The well was completed and tested at a restricted average flow rate of 7.52 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, SDX said in a BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast statement. The energy firm also revealed that the KSR-16 well has been connected to existing infrastructure, with test oil rig flanges gulf coast production expected to commence in the next 10 days.

"This positive result reaffirms our ability to deliver increased rates to our customers in 2018,” Paul Welch, president and CEO of SDX, said in a BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast statement.

“We now have two wells that exceed our existing daily commitments of 6 MMscfd on a stand-alone basis. We are now very confident in delivering upon our planned natural gas sales rates of 10-11 MMscfd in 2018. I look forward to reporting on the flow rates of our recently drilled KSR-16 well in due course,” he added.