Perenco subsidiary PetroChad Mangara (PCM) has accomplished a 12-well drilling program on the Badila discipline in southern Chad, marking a key section within the operator’s multi-year effort to revive and develop output throughout its onshore portfolio.
The marketing campaign included eight horizontal growth wells focusing on Higher Cretaceous reservoirs, three water-disposal wells and one appraisal effectively. PCM additionally put in 4 fuel generators to extend onsite energy provide and upgraded processing services to deal with greater manufacturing volumes.
Following this system, mixed output from the Badila and Mangara fields has risen above 18,000 bopd—exceeding the preliminary post-restart purpose of 16,000 bopd set when Perenco resumed operations three years in the past. The GWDC rig has now mobilized to PCM’s Krim growth within the Doba Basin for a further eight-well marketing campaign.
PCM Common Supervisor Eric Josseron stated the drilling outcomes and manufacturing uplift symbolize “an essential operational milestone,” noting shut coordination with Chad’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons and state operator SHT.
Perenco acquired PetroChad Mangara in 2022 and has since centered on stabilizing manufacturing and modernizing discipline operations. The corporate additionally continues neighborhood applications within the Moundou area, together with electrification initiatives, hospital help and native workforce growth.
