Vintage Petroleum horizontal well flows oil

Oct. 28, 2004
Vintage Petroleum Inc., Tulsa, reported that its An Nagyah 11 well in An Nagyah field on Block S-1 in central Yemen has produced oil from the subsalt Upper Lam formation.

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, Oct. 27 -- Vintage Petroleum Inc., Tulsa, reported that its An Nagyah 11 well in An Nagyah field on Block S-1 in central Yemen has produced oil from the subsalt Upper Lam formation. The field's first horizontal well, it was drilled to 4,574 ft TMD, equivalent to 3,452 ft of TVD. Electric log analysis indicated a gross oil bearing interval of 587 ft in the well.

An Nagyah 11 was completed over a 538 ft interval at 3,816-4,354 ft MD. The interval flowed on test at a stable 3,100 b/d of 43° gravity oil and 1.7 MMcfd of natural gas through a 56/64 in. choke with 365 psi tubing pressure.

Operator Vintage holds a 75% interest in the field, with TransGlobe Energy, Calgary, holding 25%.