Valeura spuds West Turkey appraisal well

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.