• NG Energy International reported on October 16, 2026 that Aruchara-6 is producing at Maria Conchita through the block's central processing facility.
• Initial flow tests reached up to 8.7 MMcf/d gross (6.96 MMcf/d net); these are test rates, not sustained output.
• The company projects Maria Conchita rising from 16.0 to 23.0 MMcf/d gross, against 30.0 MMcf/d of installed processing capacity, so the projection leaves headroom.
• Prices of roughly US$14-16/Mcf, with some volumes above US$20/Mcf, are the company's own description of its spot sales; no independent price series was checked.
• This is analysis of company-reported data, not trading advice.

NG Energy International reported on October 16, 2026 that its Aruchara-6 well is producing at Maria Conchita, a Colombian gas block, and projects field output rising to 23.0 MMcf/d gross. That sits below the plant's 30.0 MMcf/d rating, so the release does not describe a binding bottleneck. It is a small, non-Gulf supply addition, useful mainly as a read on how local gas is priced. Every figure below is company-reported. This is analysis, not trading advice.

What the well delivered

According to the company release, Aruchara-6 was drilled to a total depth of 9,352 feet and tied into the Maria Conchita central processing facility. During initial flow testing it produced at up to 8.7 MMcf/d gross, or 6.96 MMcf/d net, on a 30/64 choke at an average tubing head pressure of 780 psi. These are early test rates from the operator, not sustained production, and no independent measurement has been published.

Headroom against plant capacity

The company says Maria Conchita produced 16.0 MMcf/d gross before the well and expects 23.0 MMcf/d gross, or 18.4 MMcf/d net, afterwards. It cites installed processing capacity of 30.0 MMcf/d, which leaves roughly 7 MMcf/d of headroom on its own numbers. It also says GTX International is adding a compressor and improving cooling, heat-exchange and dehydration units by the end of October 2026. Completion of that work has not been independently confirmed.

What the company says about pricing

The company says its contracted offtake at Maria Conchita covers volumes up to 15.0 MMcf/d gross, and that incremental volumes are sold at average prices of about US$14.00-16.00 per thousand cubic feet, with some volumes above US$20.00. That is the company's own characterization as of its October 16, 2026 release. No regulator or independent price series was checked, so the figures should be read as indicative, not as a market benchmark.

Sinú-9 and what to watch next

At Sinú-9, the release says the Encantado-1X well was spudded on October 6, 2026 and drilling is under way. It lists Maurel & Prom as operator with 61% and Operadora NGE with 39% in the registered consortium, and says gross transport capacity rose from 30.0 to between 40.0 and 45.0 MMcf/d. Watch for confirmation that the Maria Conchita upgrades are finished and for sustained Aruchara-6 rates.