Workover unit ups production from two Etame wells

Nov. 1, 2021
VAALCO Energy has completed two workovers at the Etame field offshore Gabon, lifting overall production by around 1,050 b/d.

Offshore staff

HOUSTONVAALCO Energy has completed two workovers at the Etame field offshore Gabon, lifting overall production by around 1,050 b/d.

The campaign was conducted using a mobile hydraulic workover unit, purchased early this year, which the company claims can mobilize and replace electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) quicker and at lower costs compared to bringing in a drilling rig.

At the EEBOM-2H well the operation involved replacing and upgrading Etame’s longest producing ESP, while in the ET-12H well, the team replaced both upper and lower ESP units and reconfigured the ESP design.

George Maxwell, VAALCO’s CEO, said the purchase puts the company in a better position to react to and prevent ESP failures.

“This allows us to maximize production and even incrementally increase production, which is particularly attractive in the current price environment.”

11/01/2021