NG Energy International Corp. announced the completion of the second Drill Stem Test (DST-2) at the Aruchara-3 well in the H2 Zone of the Jimol Inferior Formation. DST-2 was conducted over a 46-hour period including a 17.5-hour flowing period, testing up to 23.5 MMscf/d at a 1.5" choke with 5.3 barrels of 43.5 API condensate recovered during the test.

The complete results for DST-2 are as follows: Flow Duration, Choke Size, Peak Gas Flow Rate, Avg. Gas Flow Rate, Avg. Flowing Tubing Pressure (THP), (hours), (inches), (MMscf/d), (MMscf/D), (psig), 0.5, 48/64, 11, 10.8, 2066, 6, 32/64, 10.4, 10, 1993, 5, 48/64, 18.6, 16, 1360, 4, 64/64, 23, 19.7, 1047, 2, 96/64, 23.5, 20.5, 829.

The Company is currently testing the upper zone in Aruchara-3 and will be focused on completing the well and bringing online in the coming weeks, in order to fill the capacity of 20 MMscf/d of infrastructure currently at Maria Conchita. Based on the results to date, the company is also re-scoping the potential size of the Maria Conchita field.