Venture tests gas from Chiswick field in North Sea

Venture Production PLC has tested gas production from the first well on Chiswick field in the UK southern North Sea.

Sept. 19, 2007

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Uchenna Izundu
International Editor

LONDON, Sept. 19 -- Venture Production PLC has tested gas production from the first well on Chiswick field in the UK southern North Sea. The company carried out a multiple fracture well stimulation, and 50 MMcfd of gas was produced through a restricted 72/64-in. choke.

Chiswick has been tied back to the Venture-operated Markham J6A platform. The reservoir quality and well production performance are "in line with expectations," Venture said. The well is expected to reach gross production rates of 55-60 MMcfd through the platform facilities following completion of the ongoing clean-up program, the company said.

Commercial gas production is expected to start at the end of September after the current Markham field annual shutdown is finished.

The Noble Kolskya jack up rig drilled the Chiswick Alpha well (49/4a-C1y) for Venture during the first half of this year. During August it carried out five hydraulic fracture procedures to maximize gas deliverability from the field.

Venture plans to drill a second development well, Chiswick Gamma, using the same rig. It also is considering drilling another three wells on the field to target incremental reserves on the Gamma block and the undrilled Beta block, depending on performance from the first two wells.

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