The Akacias-1 well is located in the municipality of Acacias, and is part of the company’s CPO-9 Exploration and Production Contract with the National Hydrocarbons Agency.
Ecopetrol has a 55% stake in the block and is its operator, while the other 45% belongs to the Canadian company Talisman.
Drilling of the Akacias-1 well, which began on 31 August 2010, reached a depth of 11,780ft, and the hydrocarbon accumulation was proven in the T2 formation, at a net perforation interval of 352ft.
The well was characterized by its technical complexity with drilling along a highly deviated directional path, with a horizontal displacement of 6,100ft.
This means that horizontal perforation techniques were used, allowing the well in the subsoil to be slanted more than 1.8km until reaching the target in the T2, K1 and K2 formations.
The results of initial production tests show crude oil production of 9.3 degrees API, with average flow of 1,280 barrels per day supported by an artificial lift system and water cut of some 9.1%.
Akacias-1 is the sixth finding with Ecopetrol participation since the beginning of the year and the third in the Eastern Llanos region.
