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05/21/2007
AlgeriaGulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd., London, established a stabilized oil flow at HEK-3, a 2004 Sonatrach oil and gas discovery on Djebel Bottena Block 129 in the Southeast Constantine basin.Sonatrach’s initial tests achieved a flow after acid treatment of 184 bbl of oil in 4 hr from a Coniacian limestone.On re-entry by Gulf Keystone, the same interval at 2,439-46 m after acid-frac stabilized at 1,040 b/d of 31° gravity oil on a 32/64-in. choke. The well then made 3,500 bbl of oil in 4.5 days with a gas-oil ratio of 93 scf/bbl.Gulf Keystone will consider installing a pump and is analyzing early development based on what appears to be a commercial production rate. Gulf Keystone h...
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