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Update:
Tanganyika drilling 1st horizontal on Syria's Oudeh Field
(4/26/2004 - OGI: Calgary) Tanganyika Oil Company reported today that the
drilling of its first horizontal well, OD-136, in the Shiranish reservoir of
Syria's Oudeh Field has commenced. The well is currently drilling ahead in
surface basalt.
Lukas H. Lundin, president of Tanganyika, said the first casing point is
scheduled at 450 meters, and that the drilling contractor Arab Drilling and
Workover Company (ADWC) is drilling the well vertically to a depth of 1,100
meters at which point it will be kicked off horizontally for around 1,200 to
1,500 meters with a total drilled length of up to 3,000 meters (9,843 ft).
It is expected to take 35 to 45 days for drilling and completion.
The initial program schedules two wells to be drilled into the top section
of
the Shiranish reservoir. However, a multiple well drilling pad has been
constructed which has the capacity to accommodate the drilling of six wells,
which should allow for efficient reserves recovery in this sector of the
field.
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The ADWC rig on Oudeh Field. |
Lundin said the company believes that utilization of horizontal drilling
technology on the Oudeh Field offers the potential to significantly increase
well productivity and reserve recovery by increasing the volume of the
reservoir exposed for production from each well. Upon full development of
the field, production levels are expected to reach 30,000 b/d.
Tanganyika's development of the Oudeh Field in Syria is underway with
current gross field production at 1,400 b/d. Independent technical
evaluations estimate the field to contain 2.4 billion bbl of oil in place.
Click here for earlier report.
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