Pinarova-1 exploration well is expected to resume tests in four weeks with 7-inch perforating guns at the site north of the Basur- oil discovery onshore Turkey.
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UK Oil & Gas plc (50%) said that the larger more powerful guns than previously used were capable of fully penetrating the well’s 9⅝-inch casing, focusing on the Germik/Hoya sequence.
“Testing will cover the section where strong oil odours at surface were recorded over a 12-hour period during drilling and mobile light oil was recovered from the mud pit,” added UKOG.
“Subsequent geochemical analysis revealed that the Pinarova mud pit oil is near identical to and from the same source rock as the 42˚ API seismic shot hole oil seep, located around 1.5km to the west.”
The 50-50 joint venture is between UKOG and operator Aladdin Middle East Ltd.