Tethys: Boosted by Gas Well Success and Anticipated Gas Sales to China
Tethys Petroleum Limited, the oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Central Asia and the Caspian Region, is pleased to announce the success of Well AKK18, the second shallow gas exploration well of its 2014 programme. Analysis of data from the well indicates it, like the recently drilled AKK17 well, is similar to the AKK15 well which tested gas at a stable rate of approximately 7 million cubic feet (195,000 cubic metres or 1,167 barrels oil equivalent) per day, and the AKK18 is anticipated to test at a comparable rate.
The AKK18 well was drilled to a depth of 750 metres (2,460 feet) some 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) south-west of AKK15 and encountered a 3.6 metre (12 feet) interval of gas bearing Tasaran sand with an average porosity of 31%. This compares to the AKK15 well which encountered a 4 metre (13.1 feet) gas-bearing interval of similar quality, and which will be tied in as part of this year’s programme. The AKK18 well will now be cased and prepared for production testing later in the year in conjunction with the AKK17 well in order to minimise costs.
The current shallow gas programme includes the drilling of up to 10 new exploration wells, based on the latest seismic data, as well as workovers and tie-ins, and is targeting a three fold increase in gas production by the beginning of 2015.
Dr. David Robson, Chairman and President of Tethys commented, “We now have two successes from the first two wells in this year’s shallow gas programme and have confidence that our geological model will bring further successes through this drilling programme. The anticipated sale of gas into the Chinese market in 2015 at higher prices will bring a step change to the Company, significantly increasing revenues through low cost, shallow wells in a development that has low operating costs and an efficient distribution system.”
Tethys is focused on oil and gas exploration and production activities in Central Asia and the Caspian Region. This highly prolific oil and gas area is rapidly developing and Tethys believes that significant potential exists in both exploration and in discovered deposits.
