Lithium South Development Corporation (TSXV: LIS) (OTCQB: LISMF) (Frankfurt: OGPQ) started preparations for its pumping well PW23-AS-02 in the Alba Sabrina Tenement.
The Lithium South team has completed pumping well PW23-AS-02 to a depth of 400 meters and is preparing it for a long-term pumping test. The company announced on Tuesday that initial assessments indicate that the well could be highly productive. Additionally, observations of emergence, brine surging out of the hole, serve as an early promising sign of the well’s potential for brine production.
The Alba Sabrina claim, the largest of the five salar-located claim blocks, encompasses 3,287 hectares of the 5,687-hectare Hombre Muerto North Lithium Project package.
The decision to install a custom-made metal capsule, which will function as a valve to control upwelling, further highlights the expectation of substantial brine production. By implementing this valve, the company is taking a proactive step in managing the well’s emergent behaviour, reflecting the anticipation of its high yield.
Lithium South plans to deploy a 20 HP pump set to a depth of approximately 58 meters, coinciding with the first filter’s location to enhance brine pumpability. As pumping operations begin, it may adjust the pump’s capacity or depth to optimize brine extraction.
“We are very pleased with our results to date and await further information from this wells performance,” Adrian F. C. Hobkirk, Founder, President & CEO, said.
Upon the completion of the long-term pump test of well PW23-AS-02, the company plans to drill a pumping well on either the Viamonte or Norma Edith claim blocks, located south of Alba Sabrina.
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Well has average porosity of 21%
The company hired local lithium brine technology specialists Zelandez to help them finish advanced down-the-hole geophysics to profile the well, and also with other comprehensive test work.
The Salta-based tech company measured the conductivity, nuclear magnetic resonance of the sediment rock/fluid, radioactivity, and the well fluid’s temperature. Furthermore, Zelandez carried out calibre and ultrasonic wave measurements.
Additionally Lithium South says that this assessment offers valuable insight into the hole’s potential, revealing that the well possesses an average porosity of 21 percent and a yield of 7 percent. Porosity describes the volume of void space within the rock and sediment that permits brine to flow and accumulate.
The high-capacity pump is the natural result of these findings.
The pump can extract brine at a rate of 40 to 50 liters per second. Experts anticipate the new hole will significantly contribute to the ongoing production at Hombre Muerto North. Subsequently, a technical team is currently conducting a review to identify locations for additional wells at the Alba Sabrina claim block.
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