UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) said planning approval for its wholly owned Loxley onshore gas project in Surrey has been upheld by the High Court. ENERGY SECURITY The ruling follows a series of legal actions by local protesters and different local authorities after the company successfully appealed against initial refusal in December 2020. UKOG […]
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UKOG notes oil production to restart at Avington
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) said that oil production would restart at the joint venture Avington field on PEDL070 in Hampshire, five years after being shut in. PARTNERS Avington, which lies close to the Stockbridge oil field, received fresh planning approval in December 2021. Operated by Star Energy, formally known as IGas, the field […]
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 […]
UKOG plans cased hole flow test at Pinarova-1
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) plans a conventional cased hole flow test after drilling reached final depth of 600 metres below surface in the Pinarova-1 exploration well in Turkey. OIL ODOUR Pinarova-1, 6km north of the Basur-1 oil discovery, is testing whether the Pinarova structure is directly connected to a 9km² underlying light oil […]
UKOG prepares to run electric logs in Pinarova-1
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) plans to run electric logs to identify oil pay after an initial 107 metre open hole swab test proved inconclusive in the Pinarova-1 exploration well in Turkey. PRIMARY TARGET The company is testing the site to learn whether the well is fed by and connected to a 9km2 light […]
UKOG finds oil shows in Pinarova-1 well
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) said it had encountered oil shows in drill cuttings from 300 to 400 metres depth in the Pinarova-1 exploration well within the target Eocene Hoya limestone in Turkey. SWAB TESTING The company’s joint venture aims to discover whether the Pinarova structure is connected to an underlying 9km2 light oil […]