RE: T M S - block9 Jul 2019 09:13
Q2. Can you give an overview of the recently drilled West Rustavi 16az and the production process, storage and distribution for this well?
As everyone who has followed our progress over the past year knows 16aZ recorded excellent oil production rates of at least 1,100 bbl/d when tested earlier this year, more than three times higher than pre-drill expectations, confirming the field’s company-making potential.
The well was flowing so strongly that we needed to quickly secure much greater storage capacity than was available onsite. So we’ve entered into an agreement with GOGC to hire up to 90,000 bbls of Oil capacity at their principal storage facility, about 30 km from West Rustavi along the Khakheti highway, one of the country’s main transport arteries. The agreement will allow 16aZ to flow at its full potential, opening the prospect of excellent netbacks of US$36/bbl at US$65/bbl Brent, and US$3.40/MCF for gas. We are also building our West Rustavi’s onsite central production facilities to a capacity of 4,000-5,000 bbl/d.