UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) said that perforating and swab testing equipment had arrived and testing restarted at the Pinarova-1 exploration well site in Turkey. TARGET PSI’s larger 7-inch perforation guns will be deployed following normal site rig up and safety and environmental checks. UKOG’s site representative will monitor and quality control the full […]
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UKOG starts preparations at Pinarova-1 well site
UK Oil & Gas plc reported the start of preparations, with access and well pad strengthening and repair, at the Pinarova-1 oil well site in Turkey. PERMITS The service provider PSI’s wireline equipment and operator partner Aladdin Middle East’s swab testing unit will then follow. In December 2023, the 50-50 joint venture received the required […]
UKOG notes arrival of 7-inch perforating guns for Pinarova-1
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) said that 7-inch perforating guns, capable of fully penetrating the joint venture Pinarova-1 well’s 9⅝-inch casing, arrived last week via airfreight in Istanbul. ACCUMULATION Following completion of preparations and paperwork the guns will be transported to site to resume operations on the exploration well. Pinarova-1 is testing whether […]
UKOG expects to resume testing Pinarova-1
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. SECTION 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 […]
UKOG finds more powerful perforating gun for Pinarova-1
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) has found a more powerful perforating gun to test the Pinorova-1 shallow oil exploration well, 6km north of the Basur- oil discovery in Turkey. UNDERLYING FORMATION Pinarova-1 is testing whether the active 42˚ API light oil seep, found during 2022 in a seismic shot hole above the Pinarova structure, is connected […]
UKOG suspends testing at Pinarova-1
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) suspended testing to await more powerful 7-inch perforating guns to penetrate the 9⅝-inch casing and cement of the Pinarova-1 exploration well in Turkey. EQUIPMENT The decision follows analysis of downhole pressure gauge data from testing which indicated that the 4.5-inch perforating guns used were unable to establish direct contact […]