Earlier this year, Newcross Exploration & Production successfully reworked and restored Ekulama-12. That well had been shut in for over 20 years, yet it returned to steady production through careful diagnostics and disciplined execution. That success became a springboard…
… which brought us to Ekulama-16L.
Inactive since 1993, the well had remained on our radar. In 2024, fresh diagnostics revealed an attic of oil within the K3000D sand. It was technically viable and well worth pursuing.
In March 2025, we carried out a successful through-tubing perforation extension operation to restore the well. A surface test followed, with multiple choke sizes confirming strong flow potential. The result was an output of over 800 barrels of oil per day (BPOD), significantly higher than the 500 BOPD target set at the start of the project.
By May, flowlines were installed, and the well was tied back to the Ekulama/2 Flow Station. It returned to the network after more than 30 years.
The successful restoration of Ekulama-16L is proof that strategy, data and restraint can unlock performance in places many would ignore. Because when you know where to look, even a quiet well can still speak.
