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04/05/2020, A G40 rig has already moved to the third site selected for infill drilling at the MJF structure to drill New Well 151. The well has been spudded and to date reached a depth of 12 meters. A decision on the pace at which the well is to be drilled is yet to be taken.
How long does CE certification take?
On average, certification takes six to eight weeks for a single product. This depends on the test results, whether the product still needs to be modified, and how quickly the technical documentation can be supplied. any ideas why ours is taking so long? ( gov web page) if it's the same product being used to E Extreme why hasn't it been signed off yet? do we have a product or not?
Sorry adrianz so have i m8, the last 12 years , i want to know what they call med to long term. will it be another 10 years or longer. if longer i think i'll be died before i see any return here since it's a 29 year contract. it was all cut and paste from their own releases so their own words not mine
08-8-2017
We are continue working to seek to get A6 flowing and are now close to finishing the planned work at deep Well A5, after which the rig involved will be released to tackle Deep Well 801.
We will continue to provide updates on progress at each of the se three deep wells as it becomes available. CC
01-10-2017
Drilling at BNG at both our shallow and deep prospects remains on track. The work to move the rig from 145 to 146 went as planned allowing an on schedule spudding of Shallow Well 146.
At Deep Well A5 we are entering what we hope is the final phase of drilling before we reach our goal. To date all the indicators are positive. CC
23-10-2017
On 21 October 2017 the well was opened for clean-up purposes. The initial flow rates were approximately 3,500 bopd using a 11 mm choke.
The well flowed without interruption for 4 hours and without artificial stimulation before it was shut in pending the arrival on site of additional high pressure testing equipment.
The well-head pressure varied from 160 to 300 bar. The pressure build-up dynamics indicate an excellent reservoir quality. The current shut-in pressure is 470 bar (6,887 psi). The high well-head pressure and the good presence of rich gases such as butane and pentane also indicate lighter and more valuable oil compared to our shallow wells.
27-10-2017
The flexibility afforded to the Company by the early agreement with the Kazakh authorities on the extension of the licence for the BNG Contract Area should materially improve the returns to current shareholders as the funding of our near term deep wells should now be within the Company's control from the pre-sales of oil without the need for dilutive equity issues.
27-11-2017 Deep Well A5
Caspian Sunrise is pleased to announce that the independent 90-day flow test at Deep Well A5 commenced over the weekend. We plan to make regular updates announcements as the test progresses.
05-11-2018 Deep Well A5
Deep Well A5 Sidrack-2 (A5 ST-2) has a total depth of 4,450 meters. The pre-salt carbonate reservoir is perforated over a 105 meter interval (4,332 to 4,437 meters). Milling operations to remove a metal obstruction in the well continue to progress at a current depth of 4,054 meters.
As previously announced, for the 15 days between 23 October and 27 November 2017 prior to the formal start of 90 day testing, the well flowed at the rate of approximately 3,800 bopd before being restricted by a partial blockage. Our intention is to restart the 90-day flow test once wellbore is clear of obstructions.
Deep Well 801
The pressure build-up in Deep well 801 since Caspian's last update has been steady, exceeding the Company's initial expectations, and now stands at approximately 360 ATM (5292 psi). Procurement of services are underway for re-perforation and acid fracture jobs to be followed by a 90-day flow test.
Deep Well A6 As previously announced, the Company continues to work on a detailed recompl
I've gone through a few years of release from Roxi/casp and we are no further down the road than we were 4 years ago. We have been waiting over a year for the acid. Why hasn’t it been used yet. I wouldn’t hold your breath for any deeps either. If they drilled 3 holes 5 years ago and said to be sitting on 58KMs worth. Read below for the amount of times they have said something good about the deeps BUT they are still not flowing , part 1
Deep Well A6 29/2/2016
As previously announced Deep Well A6 was spudded in early November 2015 and is to be drilled to a planned total depth of 5,000 meters.
Deep Well A6 12/4/2016
Deep Well A6 was spudded in early November 2015 and is to be drilled to a planned total depth of 5,000 meters.
Deep Well A5 was drilled to a depth of 4,442 meters, and for brief periods of up to two hours at a time the well flowed oil at the rate of 2,000 bopd before becoming blocked by the accumulation of unrecovered heavy drilling fluids becoming set in the oil pipe.
The rig initially identified for testing was used on other activities but is now back on site for a new attempt to clear the blocked well using coil tubing equipment.
Deep Well 801
As previously reported Deep Well 801, which was drilled to a depth of 5,050 meters, has suffered from blockages caused by excess drilling fluids. Following extensive chemical cleaning the pressure in the well has grown to 240 bar. Our intention is to open the well for testing once the pressure reaches 300 bar.
Deep Wells 19/10/2016
Our deep drilling exploration has to date been contained in the Ayrshagyl portion of the BNG block which extends over an area of some 120 sq km., where we have drilled three deep wells, A5, 801 and A6 to depths of 4,442, 5,050, and 4,528 meters respectively.
Deep Well A6 28/10/2016
From the analysis of wireline logging , gross oil-bearing intervals totalling 127 meters have been identified. These are in two intervals, the first of 72 meters between depths of 4,313 meters and 4,385 meters. The second is of 55 meters between depths of 4,450 and 4,505 meters. Further analysis will be conducted to determine the portion of these intervals that are capable of producing commercial volumes of oil ( net pay ).
We now plan to complete the well by cementing a 5-inch liner to the Total Depth of the well.
Following this we intend to perforate the interval between 4,450 - 4,505 meters to allow a 90 day flow test to commence without delay.
10-01-2017
The need to repeat the perforation work at Deep Well A6 is frustrating but the board believe it is unlikely to have any material impact on the final outcome at the well, which we believe remains very encouraging." CC
Nothing on the deeps for 5 months then a bit of rubbish in May about A6 followed by more rubbish in July and nothing done. Wrong type of mud bla bla bla.