Frontera Energy reported that the Galope-1 appraisal well on the CPE-6 Block (Llanos Basin), reached a final TD of 2,476m on 1 November 2019 and encountered 3.2m of net pay in the C7B member of the Carbonera Formation. Petrophysical analysis of logging whilst drilling data indicates a sandstone reservoir with 33% porosity, permeability of 2.6 darcys, water saturation of 36% and clay content of 1.5%. The well will now be completed and tested using an ESP in Q4 2019. The appraisal well was spudded with the "Pioneer 51" land rig in early October 2019 and had an original PTD of about 3,048m. A second appraisal well, Contrapunteo-1, has now been spudded following the completion of drilling operations at Galope-1.Earlier in the year, in May and July 2019, Frontera Energy was successful on the CPE-6 Block with both its Amanecer-1 and Coplero-1 wells. Galope-1 is the first appraisal well to further delineate the Coplero-1 discovery. Coplero-1 was spudded in July 2019 and encountered 2.4m of net oil pay in the Paleogene Carbonera Formation, C7 Member. Petrophysical logs showed a clean sand system with 32% porosity, 2.3 Darcy permeability, 40% water saturation and 1.6% clay content. The well was completed with an electrical submersible pump and is currently producing 132 bo/d of 11deg API oil with an 85% water cut. Galope-1 is located less than 0.5km to the north of Coplero-1. Frontera Energy holds the heavy oil CPE-6 Block through subsidiary Meta Petroleum. The Hamaca Field on the block was discovered in 1989 and brought into production in late 2013. 
Galope-1 appraisal well on the CPE-6 Block (Llanos Basin), reached a final TD of 2,476m and encountered 3.2m of net pay in the C7B member of the Carbonera Formation. Petrophysical analysis of logging whilst drilling data indicates a sandstone reservoir with 33% porosity, permeability of 2.6 darcys, water saturation of 36% and clay content of 1.5%. 