More wells onstream off Turkmenistan

March 30, 2011
Dragon Oil has tested and completed two more development wells on the Cheleken Contract Area fields in the Caspian Sea.

Offshore staff

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan -- Dragon Oil has tested and completed two more development wells on the Cheleken Contract Area fields in the Caspian Sea.

The Dzheitune (Lam) 28/152 well was drilled to a depth of 3,768 m (12,362 ft) and completed as a dual producer by the NIS rig. The short string tested oil initially at 2,091 b/d with the long string testing at 1,372 b/d. NIS has since skidded to the next slot to spud the Dzheitune (Lam) 28/154 well.

The Iran Khazar drilled the Dzheitune (Lam) B/153 well to a depth of 3,668 m (12,034 ft), completing it with dual strings. Initially, the short string tested 1,080 b/d and the long string 1,348 b/d. Iran Khazar is now drilling the Dzheitune (Lam) B/155 well.

These were the first two of Dragon’s planned 11-well program this year.

"Following the transition over to the new 30-in. (76-cm) trunkline and associated in-field pipelines, we are continuing to see strong average daily production rates in excess of 57,000 b/d in February and March 2011," said CEO Dr. Abdul Jaleel Al Khalifa.

03/30/2011