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State 16 will be used to develop and prod the overlying layers (C9 etc). There is a permit in waiting on this. It is only a 4000ft lateral at 16-2 so I wouldn't worry about it as a production well yet, plus it needs added infrastructure for the gas. It will also need fine tuning for flow to prevent salt build up.
I've said for some time I am not expecting any movement before Easter and now it looks like the state 36 drill will be late April/ Early May.
Was really hoping the Helium well would be this year but apparently that is in doubt now. So all down to a successful 36-2R well.
The higher pressure resulted in a valve failing. Then to try and protect the well all the coiled tubing was crimped. This then proved to be near impossible to remove from the well. After many months trying they gave up trying to remove it. They plan to redrill the well shortly.
Note: the valve should have been ok even with this high pressure but had a premature failure. Possibly due to cold conditions. The pressure will provide an extremely productive well and they usually flow extremely well.
NtD,
32 sits on the gathering lines. 16 needs a short connection to gathering lines nearby.
There are other 'infrastructure' events happening. CH didn't mention them.
He has cut out reporting oil, gas and condensates which is something I suggested he reported back at the beginning. I don't think the loss of data will be a problem.
It’s almost as if PRD only wanted to use sand jetting but couldn’t get to do it within the amendment timeframe.
The perforation guns used were extremely short knowing that they’d had washout and had to use heavy mud during drilling. Almost as if they’d chosen them deliberately not to damage and compress the formation. When they knew sand jet would provide a much better finish and better chance of successfully flowing gas.
Kas, You can also read this from another companies RNS. Some will know who it is. I have slightly edited a line and added a bit in brackets in case anyone comments:
· As previously announced, the low production rate indicates that the reservoir near the wellbore has been invaded with drilling fluids which are restricting flow rates. This is not uncommon in situations where hole stability issues (formation damage) have occurred during drilling due to the use of high-density drilling fluids to stabilise the hole.
· The Company has now commenced sand jetting operations with a coiled tubing unit to stimulate the well. Sand jetting will focus on the oil-bearing reservoirs.
· Sand jetting technology uses a high-pressurised sand slurry with the objective of creating deep perforations beyond the zone invaded with drilling fluids. The expectation is that these deeper perforations will increase communication between the oil-bearing reservoir and the wellbore, and therefore increase production rates.
· The sand jetting operation is expected to take 10 - 14 days, including the time required to re-install the rod pump and recommence production.
Sand jetting is just a different way of perforating the pay zones. There are plenty of articles online showing it better than I can explain.
Perforating guns use explosives to fire them into the zone to be tested. This is a method used all over the world for many wells. In this instance they have not penetrated deep enough. Why they chose these gun sizes is a different matter.
If you look at BCEs recent rns they will also be using sand jetting perforations to improve the area of flow and reduce blockages that didn’t clear perfectly with standard perf guns.
Another option for cleaning up holes is acidizing to remove debris and blockages. But not necessary in this situation.
It could also be that they are still continuing but just need less equipment once perforations complete. They could also have closed the wells in and are performing down hole pressure measurements with results in the coming days/ weeks. They could also leave this until sand jet testing.
I wouldn't be certain exactly where they are with testing until the RNS lands.
Rig was with SDX September/ October last year so more likely to be stored over that way. But could be anywhere as unsure exactly where star valley store it and it is now being used with 3 different companies and areas.
I'm never sure that the link will work with the correct settings as I am viewing them. Much better for someone to load it up themselves and put it into context with the rest of the overall picture.
I try not to use copernicus. So Vegas I couldn't answer your question. But sounds like you know what you are doing. Linear gamma is good for identification and then refine with other filters to build up an overall picture.
Sorry, been busy.
As I said use the radar satellites rather than the visible ones. Try Sentinel 1. They are all available on the same links you use already.
I've done this satellite checking for years. The TXP boards and discord know me. And I'm fairly sure I was the first (or one of the first) to identify the MOU-1 location when it appeared. Also done it for other companies drills.
Going back to MOU-1 and testing. I remember some time back GRH (and others) mentioned the possibility of testing both MOU-1 and MOU-3 at the same time to prove the structure. I wonder if they will do this...