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ReconAfrica Provides Drilling Update & Appointed TSX Venture 50 Top Performing Energy Company 2021
ReconAfrica Provides Drilling Update & Appointed TSX Venture 50 Top Performing Energy...
About this update from Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n ReconAfrica Provides Drilling Update & Appointed TSX Venture 50 Top Performing Energy Company 2021\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n ReconAfrica Provides Drilling Update & Appointed TSX Venture 50 Top Performing Energy Company 2021\n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n ,\n \n Feb. 25, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the \"Company\" or \"ReconAfrica\") (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (\n \n Frankfurt\n \n : 0XD) is pleased to both provide an update on drilling operations in the Kavango sedimentary basin in the Kalahari Desert of North East Namibia and announce that it has qualified as the Canadian TSX Venture 50 Exchanges 2021 top performing energy company.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Drilling Operations\n \n \n \n As announced on\n \n January 11, 2021\n \n , the Company commenced drilling operations on the first well (6-2), of an initial three well program to evaluate potential hydrocarbon systems in one of five major sub-basins of the larger, more laterally extensive, deep Kavango basin.\n \n \n Having set and cemented 17 ½\" surface casing mid-January, ReconAfrica has reached the intermediate casing point, set 12 ¼\" casing and has completed the cementing operation. The cementing operation is a key element of all oil well drilling and has been completed in accordance with international standards and best practices.\n \n \n Over the interval drilled thus far, ReconAfrica has been continuously sampling and testing cuttings, successfully run a full suite of wireline logs, and taken thirty-four sidewall cores.  ReconAfrica is using industry leaders to provide analysis of this critical well, with Schlumberger providing wireline logging services (as per\n \n 1/11/21\n \n press release),\n \n Netherland Sewell\n \n and Associates (\n \n Dallas, Texas\n \n ) performing well log analysis, and Geomark Research (\n \n Houston, Texas\n \n ) evaluating petroleum geochemistry.\n \n \n With the completion of the intermediate casing operation, the Company will recommence drilling to th...