CAPE TOWN - Overberg authorities in the Western Cape say they've had to shut the R319 road between Struisbaai and Bredasdorp due to a large veld fire nearby.  It's causing a lot of smoke, affecting motorists' visibility on the nearby R43 route, which is open for now. Overberg District Municipality's fire chief, Reinard Geldenhuys, said that crews and aerial support were on hand. "At this stage, there are no structures threatened although it's quite close to the towns and farms." Sections Home | South Africa Authorities say a large veldfire in Bredasdorp, Western Cape has been contained after the blaze ignited on Thursday Overberg District Municipality Fire Chief Reinard Geldenhuys says several crews have been called in as well as aerial support to assist firefighting efforts Landowners and neighbours have also been working alongside fire fighting crews An overhead Eskom power line has been damaged affecting residents in Bredasdorp and surrounding areas in the Overberg region Authorities are working to restore electricity in affected areas He says more than 1 500 hectares have burnt “90% of our lines have been contained during the night with final lines being pulled earlier this morning Right now fresh crews are being brought in We are focusing on holding the line on the Southern side of the mountain to prevent it from going towards Bredasdorp Town as well as holding and improving all our other lines,” says Geldenhuys “Aerial resources have been brought on sight again to be on close standby and ground teams deployed in the areas We would just like to again thank everyone who donated and all the land owners that participated and assisted Western Cape – R319 Route: ROAD CLOSED Bredasdorp / Struisbaai due to a large fire in the area pic.twitter.com/H11Ie4ucRx — TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) January 9, 2025 AGRICULTURE NEWS - Nampo Cape 2024 that kicks off next week at Bredasdorp Park provides the agricultural community of the Western Cape with a window on the latest technology and innovation in the agricultural industry.  It also offers everyone involved in agriculture the opportunity to network with input providers The expo will see 542 exhibitors showcasing diverse agricultural products equipment services and solutions.It also provides a platform where producers can engage in discussions on issues affecting agriculture.  The topics discussed during the Agri in Conversation sessions in the Santam Auditorium are:• Wednesday 11 September09:00 – 10:30 The Cost-price Squeeze;11:00 - 12:30 Research and Growth;• Thursday 12 September09:00 - 10:30 What works in the Western Cape;11:00 –12:30 The Agricultural Landscape after the election;• Friday 13 September09:00 – 10:30 How businesses build agriculture; and11:00 – 12:30 Training in Agriculture Food For Mzansi and Health For Mzansi brings an open discussion to Nampo Cape about the real challenges farmers face Farmers play a critical role in maintaining our food supply but their own well-being often remains overlooked.The topics discussed in the sessions are:• Wednesday 11 September0:30-11:30 Funding opportunities for black-owned wine and spirits brands13:00-14:30 Essential skills for agricultural workers.• Thursday 12 September10:30-11:30 Chartering tomorrow: Land Bank’s bold steps towards a resilient future.13:00-14:30 Standing shoulder-to-shoulder: A circle of support for farmer health• Friday orchards & beyond: Future-proof your farm13:00-14:30 Harnessing renewable energy for sustainable agriculture• Saturday September 14From 8:00 - 14:00 Take charge of your health: Free healthThe Food for Mzansi talks take place on Plot 204a Admission tickets are available online at www.ticketpros.co.za Prices are R80 for adults and R50 for school-aged children At the gates it is R100 for adults and R50 for children The expo runs from 11 to 13 September from 08:00 to 17:00 and Saturday 14 September from 08:00 to 14:00.For more information about Nampo Cape 2024 visit www.expo.org.za ‘We bring you the latest Garden Route Please check your email and enter your one time pin below:   Open in Gmail Sorry there was an error loading the audio Bredasdorp is most often described as “sleepy” Around two-and-a-half hours’ drive from Cape Town the town boasts of being South Africa’s first “dorp” the vast majority of whom are Afrikaans-speaking coloured people Tourism websites will inform you that wheat wool and wild flowers remain its major industries a small heap of flowers marked the spot where Booysen had been left to die by her murderers The RDP houses which the security guard had been employed to watch over are newly-built and freshly painted in blues and purples There are many of such houses in Kleinbegin She and her foster mother Corlia Olivier had lived in just such an RDP house for the last few months Locals say the dearth of activities for their youth leads them towards taverns and drug use Speaking at a memorial service for Booysen at the Nelson Mandela hall in Kleinbegin on Sunday an ANC Youth League representative for the Overberg received huge cheers when he demanded that municipalities set up recreation centres for young people It is widely believed in the community that the rape and murder of Booysen was drug-fuelled though no evidence has been brought to light to confirm this yet A member of a community police forum told Rapport: “Moenie wonder waarom die moorde so wreed is nie Dis wat dwelms aan jou doen” (No need to wonder why the murder was so cruel this figure is lower than it has been at previous points over the last decade: between March 2003 and March 2004 there were 191 incidents Brown expressed what was clearly a widespread bemusement about why Bredasdorp should have played host to the murder I would come here on holiday because it was safer than Cape Town,” she said The Commission of Gender Equality’s Amanda Gouws also spoke of spending time in Bredasdorp as a teenager speakers took the lectern and expressed the same kind of horror and confusion: How could this happen What can we do to prevent it ever occurring again Others cut him more slack – Rape Crisis director Kathleen Dey was quoted as saying: “He’s echoing the national anxiety of every parent we know But Fransman was in no mood to be charitable saying Fritz was missing a vital point: “Dit was iemand wat sy geken het,” (it was someone that she knew – a reference to the fact that one of the accused is allegedly a childhood friend and ex-boyfriend of Booysen’s) Fransman went on to give Community Safety MEC Dan Plato and Helen Zille tongue-lashings of their own This culminated in the DA’s Lincoln de Bruyn – Overberg District Municipality Mayor low-key speech – very publicly walking out of the hall This factional bickering seemed tawdry and inappropriate at a memorial service where many emphasised the need for cohesion and cooperation to tackle the country’s scourge of sexual violence Booysen’s foster mother Corlia Olivier sat in the front row with other family members looking somewhat shell-shocked but grimly composed She could scarcely have imagined that within a week images of her and her foster daughter’s grainy ID photo would be beamed all over the world A community member told the audience at Booysen’s funeral on Saturday: “Anene wanted attention in her lifetime two of the young men accused of Booysen’s rape and murder will appear in the Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court for the first time A community shaken to its core will be watching them het more se jong mense en oormore se volwassenes reeds verloor” it reads:  Whoever forgets today’s children has already lost tomorrow’s youth and the future’s adults Photo: Around 1,000 Bredasdorp locals packed out a hall and a neighbouring tent to hear Anene Booysen’s memorial service on Sunday ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " A new business hub and pedestrian bridge has been opened in Bredasdorp this morning The projects are part of the Western Cape Government’s Regional Socio-Economic Programme a programme aimed at improving the quality of life of residents in poorer and often more rural communities The latest project cost approximately R3.6 million rand Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape says the RSEP programme provides an enabling environment for citizens to improve their communities their lives.  “These are safe spaces where citizens can find jobs and access to better infrastructure The Ou Meule Square and Ou Meule pedestrian bridge projects are part of the Ou Meule street corridor plan in Bredasdorp a rural town in the Cape Agulhas municipality.” Bredell says the Ou Meule pedestrian bridge ensures a safer path for the community to travel across a canal and this pedestrian walkway also leads to the Ou Meule Square which is a business area that has been upgraded to include twelve trader units a paved courtyard with wheelchair friendly timber decks and landscaping “Over and above the jobs provided during the construction phases the Ou Meule Square now ensures that 12 local businesses have attractive safe and affordable spaces to do business.” Bredell says the Western Cape government continues to perform its duties and improve citizen’s lives despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and budgetary constraints Metrics details This study aims to generate rock units based on core permeability and porosity of OW oilfield in the Bredasdorp Basin offshore South Africa we identified and classified lithofacies based on sedimentology reports in conjunction with well logs Lucia's petrophysical classification method is used to classify rocks into three classes Results revealed three lithofacies as A (sandstone Lithofacies A is the best reservoir quality and corresponds to class 1 while lithofacies B and C correspond to class 2 and 3 which are good and poor reservoir quality rock An integrated reservoir zonation for the rocks is based on four different zonation methods (Flow Zone indicator (FZI) and Stratigraphy modified Lorenz plot (SMLP)) Four flow zones Reservoir rock types (RRTs) were identified as RRT1 The RRT5 is the best reservoir quality composed of a megaporous rock unit with an average FZI value between 5 and 10 µm The most prolific flow units (RRT5 and RRT4 zones) form more than 75% of each well's flow capacities are supplied by two flow units (FU1 and FU3) The RRT1 is the most reduced rock quality composed of impervious and nanoporous rock and siderite is the dominant cement that affects flow zones This study has demonstrated a robust approach to delineate flow units in the OW oilfield We have developed a useful regional petrophysical reservoir rock flow zonation model for clastic reservoir sediments insights into the petrophysical properties of the OW oilfield from the Bredasdorp Basin South Africa based on integration of core and mineralogy data A novel sandstone reservoir zonation classification criteria developed from this study can be applied to other datasets of sandstone reservoirs with confidence The changes from diagenetic processes could alter permeability and lithology within a reservoir that would produce zones with different reservoir properties reservoir rock type classification or zonation and modelling is an essential method to explore in the oil field development stage to investigate factors that influence variations in reservoir properties El Sharawy and Nabawy 2016 The oil field investigated in this study is situated in the Bredasdorp Basin which lies offshore on the southern flank of South Africa The Bredasdorp Basin holds a promising hydrocarbon prospect with several exploration and production wells drilled over the years The Lower Cretaceous age sediments have been of primary exploration interest with renewed emphasis due to the recent hydrocarbon discoveries in commercial quantities in the southern Outeniqua basin offshore and northwestern parts of the Bredasdorp Basin all the studies are targeted at the gas field in the Bredasdorp Basin there is no published work regarding reservoir rock typing or flow zonation of an oil field in the Bredasdorp Basin this work is focused on this important but neglected field We used Lucia's Petrophysical classification method to produce three different classes of rock and Stratigraphy modified Lorenz plot (SMLP) quantitative mineralogy results from two wells are introduced to establish the effects of mineralogy on flow zones Mature shale deposited in the deep marine within the Mid-Aptian age of 13At1 in the drift section serves as the oil field's primary source rock (Fig. 2) There are four wells available in the oilfield used for this study The core consists of deep marine sandstone with claystone at the base Two cores were cut in well (OW2) with a 25.01 m recovery while three cores were cut in well (OW3) with a total recovery of 28.42 m comprise mainly sandstone with occasional thin claystone interbed three cores were cut back to back in well (OW4) with a total recovery of 32.04 m were conducted at ambient condition on 371 core plugs (108 for well OW1,64 for well OW2,89 for well OW3 and 110 for well OW4) that produced the porosity and permeability data used for this study Conventional core analysis data (Porosity and Permeability) for all wells and mineralogical data were available for two wells (OW2 and OW4) and sonic) were available for all the wells The evaluation process commences with the classification of lithofacies through to the delineation of reservoir zones In conjunction with the machine learning rock typing approach using well logs and Lucia's Petrophysical rock classification models the Sedimentology report was adopted to group reservoir rocks into three distinct lithofacies Four different petrophysical rock typing methods (Hydraulic conductivity (HC) Winland r35 pore throat radius Petrophysical Rock Type (PRT) and Stratigraphy Modified Lorenz Plot (SMLP) applied for grouping of reservoir rocks into flow zones Explanation of the methods is discussed in the result section Porosity reduction is influenced by quartz overgrowth Cluster analysis showing lithofacies identified in the wells from well logs coarse to medium grains with an average gamma-ray value of 24 API Represents fine to medium grains sandstone interbedded in places with siltstone moderately sorted with an average gamma-ray value of 31 API finely laminated with siltstone with an average gamma-ray value of 75 API Lithofacies A is ranked as the best reservoir rock Lucia's Petrophysical rock classification showing three classes of rock the best reservoir quality rock belongs to class1 sandstone with very good permeability and porosity the least reservoir quality rock belongs to class 3 which is Lithofacies C with low permeability and fair porosity The input parameters for reservoir quality index (RQI) and flow Zone indicator (FZI) are core porosity (Phi) and permeability (K) data that present the relationship below: Results of flow zone indicator (a) Histogram of vertical boundary lines (red) showing boundaries of flow units (b) log–log plot of RQI versus normalized porosity (Phiz) showing five distinct flow units and respective relationships for the determination of permeability (K) from hydraulic flow unit (c) Superimposition of RQI versus normalized porosity on Lucia’s plot (a) Winland r35 pore throat radius for the identification of rock types showing five different rock types from HFU 1 to HFU5 (b) Results of Winland r35 pore throat radius showing five different equations for rock types (c) Superimposition of Winland r35 results on Lucia’s plot 1957 was modified and called hydraulic reservoir unit (HRU) to replace conductivity that best fits the purpose of the study Cross plot of hydraulic conductivity against K/Phi indicating hydraulic reservoir units encountered in the wells Significant inflection points on the SMLP are interpreted to represent changes in flow and storage capacity flow unit The interval of cumulative flow and storage capacity that slopes higher than 45° lines on the plot is used to indicate high flow and low storage capacity; interval with a slope lower than the 45° lines on the plot represents higher storage and low flow capacity while those that plot around the 45° lines represents an interval of equal flow and storage capacity Stratigraphic modified Lorenz plots (SMPLs) for the studied wells showing different flow units (FUs) resulting in diagenetic effects on the pore throat radius there appears to be a slight increase of illite but the illite fraction is not sufficient to differentiate the reservoir into different RRTs Shows the results for well OW1. Track 1 shows the measured depth. Displayed in tracks 2–9 are flow zones, Gamma ray log, lithofacies, porosity, permeability, Winand r35, Flow zone indicator, and hydraulic conductivity. Shows the results for well OW2. Track 1 shows the measured depth. Displayed in tracks 2–9 are flow zones, Gamma ray log, lithofacies, porosity, permeability, Winand r35, Flow zone indicator, and hydraulic conductivity. Shows the results for well OW3. Track 1 shows the measured depth. Displayed in tracks 2–9 are flow zones, Gamma ray log, lithofacies, porosity, permeability, Winand r35, Flow zone indicator, and hydraulic conductivity. Seven RRT4's contribute more than 26% flow and 58% storage capacities indicate that tiny pore throats play a dominant role in tight reservoirs The pore throat is the primary physical property controlling the reservoir properties An integrated study has been used to delineate the sandstone reservoirs of OW oilfield in the Bredasdorp Basin into different potential flow zones The petrophysical and mineralogical approach helped us understand the reservoir quality and assign flow zones to lithofacies The highest reservoir quality was assigned to RRT5 and lithofacies A (coarse and very coarse sandstone of Lucia's rock class I which contains mostly megapores and is ranked as a very good reservoir rock It is characterized by higher values for all petrophysical parameters (porosity generally between 18 and 22% The content of framework grain is high (80% on average) and the average content of quartz overgrowth is (10%) and siderite cement (≤ 1.3%) The second best reservoir quality was the RRT4 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diverse agricultural products Explore the latest advancements in agriculture and technology from machinery to innovative farming techniques and discover how they can benefit your farm Delve into the “Green energy revolution” theme and find solutions to address energy crises a pressing issue in the agricultural sector With around 500 exhibitors set to showcase diverse agricultural products attendees can explore options to alleviate energy crises Following the success of its lunch-time conversations at Nampo Harvest Day in the Free State Food For Mzansi is set to bring the va-va-voom to Bredasdorp through its partnership with Land Bank The valuable lunchtime discussions are set to empower especially new-era farmers and provide opportunities for growth Thursday and Friday at 14:00 in the Western Cape department of agriculture’s tent Be inspired by farmers sharing their innovative farming plans this initiative encourages participants to submit their farming plans for various categories from new machinery and implements to gardening tools Witness practical demonstrations by industry leaders to apply to your own farming practices Water Purification Solutions will showcase water treatment solutions while the Water Wise Centre will educate attendees about soilless growth systems such as hydroponics and aquaponics trial plots will feature practical demonstrations by industry leaders like Syngenta Learn about different breeds and compare them in the Land Bank Livestock tent and catch the Merino Expo and Meat Merino Top 10 competition The tent offers farmers and the public a chance to compare different breeds and learn about their unique characteristics Enjoy daily horse performances in the Fuchs Arena featuring the renowned South African Lippizaners and other equestrian highlights Fusion Horsemanship will demonstrate training techniques Griffins Horse Archery will present archery displays and various horse breed exhibitions will take place Explore the Western Cape 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Website by Volt Africa.  Disclaimer | Terms & Conditions  |  Privacy Policy Western Cape’s No.1 Community Radio Station Metrics details Geological carbon storage provides an efficient technology for the large-scale reduction of atmospheric carbon and the drive for net-zero emissions may necessitate the future usage of oil reservoirs for CO2 projects (without oil production) dynamic modeling of an oil reservoir for CO2 storage in the Bredasdorp basin Injection into the reservoir was for 20 years (2030–2050) and 100 years (2050–2150) to study the CO2–brine–oil interactions with sensitivities carried out on reservoir boundary conditions The closed boundary scenario experienced pressure buildup with a target injection rate of 0.5 Mt/year and a cutback on injection rate progressively until 2050 to not exceed the fracture pressure of the reservoir The CO2 plume migration was not rapid due to the reduced volume of CO2 injected and the confining pressure and gravity stability was not attained at the end of the simulation as fluid interfaces were not yet flat The open boundary reservoir did not experience a pressure buildup because all boundaries were open the dissolution of CO2 in oil and brine was active and there was a growing increase of CO2 fraction dissolved in water and oil a decline in gaseous mobile CO2 phase between 2050 and 2150 and active trapping mechanisms were structural trapping The study showed that boundary condition was very crucial to the success of the project with direct impacts on injection rate and pressure This pioneering study has opened a vista on the injection of CO2 into an oil reservoir with sensitivities carried out on reservoir boundary conditions in a closed and an open hydrocarbon system in South Africa this research aims to consider an oil reservoir in the offshore Bredasdorp basin The knowledge gained from the study will also be useful for reservoirs with pockets of unrecoverable oil due to economic EW cross-sectional view of permeability distribution in the reservoir. (a) Liquid–gas relative permeability curve; (b) water–oil relative permeability curve for high permeability zones and (c) water–oil relative permeability curve for low permeability zones Dynamic simulations were carried out to simulate the injection of 0.5 Mt/year of CO2 (762,000 m3/day) in the oil reservoir for 20 years (2030–2050) with one injection well and a further simulation period of 100 years (2050–2150) to study the CO2–oil–brine interactions Two scenarios were considered based on the boundary conditions of the reservoir namely (i) open system (all boundaries open); and (ii) closed system (all boundaries closed) Cross-plot of average reservoir pressure Gas saturation profile from (a) J plane after 20 years of injection (2050) (b) J plane at 100 years of storage (2150) (c) I plane after 20 years of injection (2050) (d) I plane at 100 years of storage (2150) (a) Oil mole fraction of CO2 in 2150; (b) Oil mass density in 2150; (c) Water mass density in 2150 well block pressure and well bottom-hole pressure (a) Gas saturation shown from the J plane after 20 years (at 2050) (b) gas saturation in 2150 shown from the J plane (c) gas saturation shown from the I plane after 20 years (at 2050) and (d) gas saturation in 2150 shown from the I plane (a) Oil mole fraction of CO2 in 2150; (b) oil mass density in 2150; (c) water mass density in 2150 There was a gradual decline in the gaseous mobile CO2 phase and an increase in the CO2 fraction dissolved in oil and water This leaning should continue upon further residence time and a marked increase in CO2 dissolution in water occasioned by an influx of brine into the reservoir an oil reservoir in the offshore lying Bredasdorp basin The closed boundary scenario experienced a pressure buildup with a target injection rate of 0.5 Mt/year and therefore a cutback on injection rate progressively until 2050 to ensure the reservoir and overlying seal were not damaged due to the reduced volume of CO2 that was injected and confining state of the reservoir the system was gravity dominated but did not attain gravity stability at the end of the simulation There was a growing increase of CO2 fraction dissolved in water and oil and a decline in the gaseous mobile CO2 phase between 2050 and 2150 3.6% was trapped residually and 55.5% was in the gaseous mobile phase The open boundary state experienced no pressure buildup in the reservoir and the target injection rate of 0.5 Mt/year was achieved and 10.4 Mt of CO2 had been successfully injected into the reservoir CO2 plume migrated up-dip without getting to the reservoir flanks it was a viscous-dominated system attended with gravity movement and segregation With an increase in the density of formation fluids the dissolution of CO2 in brine and oil was active active trapping mechanisms were structural trapping dissolution in oil and water and residual trapping There was a decline in the gaseous mobile CO2 phase and an increase in CO2 fraction dissolved in oil and water between 2050 and 2150 fractions of CO2 dissolved in the oil and brine phases would increase with the CO2 gaseous mobile phase experiencing a continuous decline this study showed that boundary condition was key to the success of the project The data that support the findings of this study are available from the Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PASA) but restrictions apply to the availability of these data which were used under license for the current study Data are however available from the authors upon reasonable request and with permission of the Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PASA) On the sustainability of CO2 storage through CO2 enhanced oil recovery Ginbo, T., Di Corato, L. & Hoffmann, R. 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