The tested prospect is part of a northeast-southwest structure, around 40 km2 in area and can hold from 170 to 290 billion cubic meters of recoverable natural gas.
The company performed test in the Jurua formation sandstone reservoir from 3,122m to 3,128m and reached a production of 9.25 million cubic feet of natural gas per day with choke of 40/64".
HRT O&G chief executive officer Milton Franke said the well confirms the gas trend to the east of the Juruá Field in which previous gas discoveries were made in wells 1-HRT-5-AM and 1-HRT-2-AM.
"HRT believes that this structure has a potential flow rate up to 53 million cubic feet (1.5 million cubic meters) of natural gas per day when it reaches its development phase," Franke added.
"This discovery is another important step in the assessment of the gas potential of the Tefe cluster in the Solimões Basin."
HRT is jointly exploring the Solimões Basin in partnership with TNK-Brasil, a subsidiary of TNK-BP.
