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Baraka Completes Groundbreaking Mali Airborne Survey
Baraka Petroleum Limited (ASX: BKP) has completed the aeromagnetic and radiometric
airborne survey totalling 235,234 line km over its five blocks in the Taoudeni Basin, Mali, West
Africa. These blocks cover a total area of 193,200 km2 and extend along the Mauritanian border.
The survey is one of the largest onshore airborne surveys undertaken by a private oil and gas
company. Two planes were operative between the end of January and 10 November 2006
completing 1870 hours of flying over a total of 293 days inclusive of 53.5 days lost due to
weather.
The data quality was assessed on a daily basis by UTS Geophysics team based in Timbuktu,
Mali, and independently validated on a weekly basis for Baraka Petroleum in Perth by Southern
Geoscience Consulting (SGC). Bill Peters at SGC said yesterday “it is clear that there is
substantial basement and intra-sediment information visible in the data throughout much of the
area”.
Three independent international audits of UTS Geophysics’ planes and operations were
conducted by Hart Aviation for Baraka Petroleum to ensure a safe and secure acquisition.
Processing of the data has been run in progressive slots and should be completed within 10
days to allow initial basin interpretation.
An aero-gravimetry survey is planned to start before the end of November and is expected to
take approximately 3 months to complete.