Oilex Starts Production Test at Cambay 77H Well in India's Gujarat State

Oilex has announced the commencement of the Cambay-77H production test on Tuesday. 

Located in the prolific Cambay Basin, the Cambay asset is the most significant component of the company’s portfolio, covering 161 km² ( approx. 40,000 acres) in Gujarat state of India.

The test is focused on acquiring long term performance data which is essential for assessment of reservoir properties and will supplement surface data collected during flowback.

The production test is the final major field activity for Cambay-77H and when concluded, all the proof of concept objectives will have been successfully completed, the company said. Oilex will then focus on putting Cambay-77H into production as soon as possible, as well as incorporating the proof of concept outcomes into the planning for the next drilling campaign.

According to Oilex, Cambay-77H is the first horizontal well with multi-stage fracture treatments to successfully be production tested in India.

Cambay-77H has also demonstrated that the Cambay Field is amenable to this technology which has now been successfully implemented in India, Oilex said.