Tunisia: Winstar probes Silurian, sets up gas plant
Winstar Resources Ltd., Calgary, will drill a second Silurian exploratory well on its 42,502-acre Chouech Essaida concession in southern Tunisia along the Algerian border.
The 100% interest CS-10 well is to spud in early October 2.3 km east of the CS-1 discovery well with dual objectives in the Triassic and Silurian reservoirs. The 4,450-m well is to cost $15-16 million including a $5 million completion and test program.
CS-10 results will help plan the company’s drilling and facility programs in anticipation of gas sales through the 320-km, 28-in. Southern Tunisian Gas Project pipeline expected to be completed by the end of 2014, Winstar said.
Meanwhile, Winstar shipped a 15 MMcfd gas processing plant from its depleted Torokkoppany gas field in Hungary to Chouech Essaida in order to place the lowest Silurian Tannezuft zone in the CS-1 well on production. Start-up is likely in early to mid-October. The CS-1 well has three pay zones in Silurian and two in Triassic.
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Alan Petzet
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Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.
Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.