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ReconAfrica Announces Results at Kavango West 1X Well, Onshore Namibia
CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the ȁ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"ReconAfrica Announces Results at Kavango West 1X Well, Onshore NamibiaProduction Test Planned for First Quarter 2026\n\n\n\n CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the “Company” or “ReconAfrica”) (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) (NSX: REC) is pleased to announce the results of the Kavango West 1X well located on Petroleum Exploration Licence (“PEL”) 73, onshore Namibia.\n \n\n\n Highlights of Kavango West 1X well:\n \n\n\n\n The well encountered ~400 metres (~1,300 feet) of gross hydrocarbon section identified on wireline logs in the Otavi carbonate section.\n \n\n The well encountered 64 net metres (210 feet) of hydrocarbon pay, verified by wireline logs and supported by mud log anomalies.\n \n\n An additional 61 metres (200 feet) of hydrocarbon shows identified in the deeper sections, where interpreted natural fractures in the limestone reservoir occur.\n \n\n The Company plans to production test Kavango West 1X in the first quarter of 2026.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Brian Reinsborough, President & CEO, commented:\n \n “ReconAfrica is excited to announce that the Kavango West 1X well has encountered hydrocarbon pay in the Otavi reservoir section. The results from this well have allowed the Company to proceed to a success case evaluation, which includes conducting a production test of prospective intervals to determine deliverability characteristics from the well. We are excited about what the results mean for the future of the Damara Fold Belt play on ReconAfrica’s lease position onshore Namibia which covers over six million prospective acres. I am also very proud of the ReconAfrica team who drilled this well safely, on schedule and on budget with strong local stakeholder engagement.”\n \n\n\n Kavango West 1X Well\n \n\n\n ReconAfrica completed drilling operations at Kavango West 1X (“KW1X”) on November 29, after reaching total depth (“TD”) of 4,200 metres (13,800 feet) and conducting an extensive wireline logging program. The well has been temporally abandoned and will be re-entered once testing equipment arrives in the first quarter of 2026.\n \n\n Extensive wireline logging indicates ~85 metres (~280 feet) of net reservoir with 64 metres (210 feet) of net hydrocarbon pay a...