Heritage Petroleum has announced that it has successfully spud Well FR1831.

According to a press release from the company, this marks the 5th well in the company’s 2025 land drilling campaign and represents continued committment to the development of the onshore assets. The well builds on the success of FR1819 well which was drilled in 2022, which targeted the upper and middle cruse sands in the Forest Reserve Field.

Well FR 1831 will be drilled to a depth of circa 6,000 ft measured depth using WSL Rig 80, with a planned drill time of 15 days. Initial production is expected to be 56 bopd.

The drilling of FR 1831 comes on the heels of the announcement of the arrival of offshore drilling rig EOD264 and underscores Heritage’s drive to meet its Recovery Plan Deliverables.