Valeura Energy Inc., Calgary, expects drilling to take 80 days at the first of three appraisal wells it plans to assess the vertical and lateral extent of its basin-centered gas accumulation play in northwestern Turkey (OGJ Online, Sept. 24, 2018).
The KCA Deutag T-700 drilling rig spudded the Inanli-1 well on Oct. 8, about 6 km northeast of Yamalik-1, a gas and condensate discovery on a long-term production test. Valeura expects to log, core, fracture, and flow-test intervals in the Inanli-1 well, for which target depth is 5,000 m.
Farm-in partner Statoil Banarli Turkey BV is carrying costs of the first appraisal well. The partners will pay costs of the later two wells in proportion to their 50% interests.