UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) is preparing for the next drill stage to test whether the Pinarova-1 exploration well is fed by and connected to an underlying 9km2 light oil accumulation at the site in Turkey.
SCHEDULE
Following initial drilling, the company’s joint venture partner has set and cemented the well’s 9⅝ inch casing down to 287 metres below surface.
Installation of the new wellhead and blow-out preventer (BOP) is nearly complete in preparation for drilling through the target Eocene Hoya limestone sequence.
Drilling is expected to resume on schedule in the next few days following final wellhead and BOP pressure test.
UKOG has said that the underlying light oil accumulation within the Hoya limestones is 300 to 645 metres below surface.
RESERVOIR GEOLOGY
“It is planned to drill cautiously through the Hoya target zone and to open-hole test any zones where good live oil shows are encountered prior to reaching a total depth at around 550 metres below surface,” added the company in a statement.
“UKOG’s geologist will remain on site to identify and, hopefully, sample any live oil to surface within the newly enlarged mud-pits and to help describe Hoya reservoir geology seen in drill cuttings.”
The company holds a 50% non-operated interest in Pinarova-1 and the surrounding 305 km² Resan licence with operator (50%) Aladdin Middle East Ltd.