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Hey DavidBlack...

Yes, according to Smart Engineering design doc, A10 has a target depth of 5300 meters (± 250m).

Could say, so did A8... With hindsight, it's understandable why went to flow versus deeper drill... I think the reasoning to flow A8, rather than go deeper, was more to prove the well design concept, confirming the upper carboniferous interval's ability to flow and maybe some early cash-flow, also allowed them to schedule the acid treatment too...

I am glad they did chose to flow A8, it's given them time to gently experiment and formulate the clean-up and stimulation process on a well with a newer, more learned and considered design with wider well-bore specification and importantly, equipment/technology and partners appropriate for the job.

My guess is, if it plays out well, with A8 and A5 flowing at Airshagyl, then they'll go all the way down to Devonian with A10.

Is only a best guess but below is statement from Sep 19 Interims..

"We fully intend to explore the lower depths of the Airshagyl structure with future wells."

Be nice to get an RNS this week, could also do with some nice Airshagyl photos, feel pretty confident will have an update before Christmas, but will see...

Elicense Watch resumes on Wednesday, following the conclusion of the two day public holiday ;-}

Good luck all CASPers, Cheers, MO

Hey FizzyD

Co-ordinates are:

45°58'12.0"N 54°10'12.0"E
45.970000, 54.170000

Be prepared for no wells visible on Google Maps (image must pre-date A5), might have some on other popular maps...

The Russian Google (Yandex) has a more recent image, drills at A5 and A6...

https://yandex.com/maps/?l=sat&ll=54.155271%2C45.968705&z=14

Good hunting... Cheers. MO

Would be good JD :-)

If interested have done a V3 of Airshagyl Map, and have included corresponding 2D Seismic for 4 x wells, is from 4,180m to 4,500m and covers the current top of Carboniferous, including clay areas around 4,200m.

https://ibb.co/C9Nqt7R

Can see the red section under A5 starting at approx 4,340m for approx 60m, same as latest drill data.

Good luck all CASPers and Happy Independence Day to all Kazakhs.

Good day all

Have Torill Knutsen, 12m draught, 14 API and Winter Loadline = 528k, with total turnaround of 15.1 days.

Similar to gkb47, think to start looking for tanker to arrive just after boxing day (26/27th) to prove that AK still has some on board and performance is being maintained.

Good luck all ENQers, MO

Was from an older version of the Matrix...

But Sticks were used to record debt and exchange... Stick marked, snapped in two, half with lender and half with borrower.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tally_stick

MO's Sunday useful bit of info, lol

Good day all CASPers

I have re-done my Oct-22 Satellite Image, adding reasonably accurate distances between Airshagyl wells.

https://ibb.co/qDXtP8G

Looking at what I believe is A10 drilling/preparing to drill as of Oct-22, have decided to have a guess how deep currently is.

Looking at A8 announcements...

28-Nov-2018 - Caspian Sunrise is pleased to announce the spudding of a new deep well A8 within the Airshagyl field of the BNG contract area. It has reached a depth of 350 meters without incident.

17-Jan-2019 - The 17 ½ inch hole was drilled according to plan to 2,000m (Lower Cretaceous) with casing was set and cemented. The next drilling stage with diameter of 12 ¼ inches has begun and reached a depth of 2,127 meters without incident. We expect to reach 4,100 meters in April 2019 with completion, and an initial well test in Q3 2019.

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I'm gunna guess 2700m, with the 13 3/8 conductor casing already in and cemented...

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Feel free to have a guess, can also guess "not spudded"

Good luck all CASPers, could be some serious volumes of Brent like crude flowing on clean-up as I type, then again maybe not...

Should soon find out, cheers all and best wishes, MO

Hey Badgernator...

Fingers crossed for "Exciting times"

Good luck all CASPers, have given Sati a few extra cookies to see if can continue with kind weather...

MO ;-)

Good morning all

Looks like a last minute switch back to TK...

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:1.271/centery:59.931/zoom:15

Good luck all, MO

Hey Smasher

If it goes well at A8, 801 and A6 then they may consider giving A5 the same acid treatments too, may even push it up the pecking order.

I would imagine it depends on whether the well is able to clean itself up by flowing without stimulation, like the previous A5 side-track (but that was open hole, not cemented liner) or might need extra coaxing like A8. If it does need extra coaxing, then I doubt they'll spend weeks gently circulating and cleaning like at A8, will probably go straight to clean and acid.

Would be nice to get A8 on a decent flow test before Christmas, maybe some news next week, but am being patient to see how full work program pans out.

Good luck all CASPers, fingers crossed weather is kind and works go well, pleasant weekend all.

PS, did see strange Kulzhan tender yesterday, looks like having a survey for "Reconstruction of existing field facilities of the Kulzhan deposit", maybe we're doing a deal with KNOC, who knows... Exciting times ;-}

AIS far from real-time, but looks like TK having a second attempt at AK link-up...

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:1.299/centery:59.932/zoom:15

Cheers all, MO

Hey KO

Does look like is going in slowly... 0.7nm to go !!! Imagine max waves still ~5/6m, wind is calming.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:1.295/centery:59.927/zoom:15

If linked-up by 1/2pm is around 11.8 days since last tanker departed, so possibly a 550k.

Good luck all ENQers, MO

Good evening all CASPers

I do like the breakdown of monthly production figures... Who knows, maybe get some DEEP numbers next month.

Some may be disappointed with the 58% at international pricing, but when you drill-down is only 2.9% below theoretical maximum of 60.9%.

Remember only 70% of MJF oil can be sold at world prices (not 70% of all shallow oil), so is in fact 70% of 87%.

Just something to remember when doing numbers, as new wells come online the MJF ratio should increase accordingly.

Good luck all CASPers, could be perfing as I type or doing some aceeeed !!!

Exciting times, Cheers, MO

Good day all CASPers

"Exciting Times"... It does feel that progress is being made, hopefully something nice for the first day of Christmas.

Am overall satisfied with RNS, below are some thoughts...

MJF is doing OK, considering no new wells yet, does show they have decent longevity with slow decline rate, bodes well for development wells and should get some decent flush rates when they come online, plus 3 simultaneous rigs drilling should get the development off to a flying start.

A5 - Dyslexia strikes again, lol, on TD and side-track start depth, hopefully BH have the correct depths ;-) Fingers crossed perf into good section...

A8 - Is promising after two acid cleans (500 barrels in 7 hours), that heavy drilling mud is bloomin invasive of the vuggy limestone (think someone would come-up with new drilling mud formula, that's based on a calcite, that disappears in acid, sure some clever chemist somewhere...)

They might also be using a weaker HCI solution at the mo, 15% is standard concentration, when Schlumberger did below acid works, it took 3 attempts to flow and that was open hole, and they used a 28% HCI concentrate !!! So maybe 3rd time lucky for CASP !!!

https://www.slb.com/-/media/files/stimulation/case-study/maxco3-acid-caspian-cs.ashx

A6 and 801 - Did notice 801 has gone up the pecking order for acid works, is now in front of A6.

One last observation on tender website, is first time seen Airshagyl field mentioned in name for services, is a tender for gas/fire prevention/monitoring services for 2020 with 805/6/7.

https://www.bicotender.ru/tender153295794.html

Good luck all CASPers, MO

Have done all CASPers a bonus Sunday treat...

Have compiled a comparison image to see where I think A10 is being located/prepared, compared to older image from Kaz geology website.

https://ibb.co/pQ3z0Gh

Click high resolution version, if want to have a guess if shape at A10 ? is a 40metre tall camel or maybe a Sinopec rig ???

Who knows, good luck all CASPers, MO

Hey MLQ.... Bing's image is ancient is even pre A6 !!!

https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=0ed44949-0424-498e-be5c-9152d9d234c3&cp=45.970695~54.154895&lvl=15&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027

The map coordinates to locate are: 45.97 (Lat) 54.18 (long)

Cheers, MO

No worries MLQ, Amazon's nice this time of year :-)

Inspecting the DigitalGlobe map a little more, it does look like ground works taking place where I would expect A10 to be located, i.e. approx 4km east of A5 up-dip (3.25km east of A8).

Looking at older images the road and area being cleared did not exist...

Are probably waiting for results of current work program before mentioning, but defo looks like A10 next.

Anyway... Back to snooze, good luck all and pleasant weekend.

Cheers, MO

Good morning all CASPers

Something slightly closer to the correct location than MLQ's trip down the Amazon...

Image from https://discover.digitalglobe.com/

Dated 22-Oct-2019 (not quite reading number plate quality), can see our 50 rig at A5, at A8, looks like Sinopec rig now gone.

https://ibb.co/s37WRN7

Good luck all CASPers, MO

Lol Badgernator...

Was gunna also mention the Calamari was a little metallic tasting...

Soz all that not watched Matrix, is related joke, top film(s) though.

Anyway... Back in my battery pod until awake...

Just thought would confirm MO not deleted yet... or am I ?

Lol All, MO

LOL Badgernator

You guessed right first time, just returned from two weeks full-board holiday in Zion (1* for the food and accommodation, not much natural light will be my TripAdvisor review)... Took a trip to visit The Source, to plead with Weather Programs (Sati and mates), to see if can do pleasant Kaz winter, at least for a few weeks, said will let me know... Food is pretty basic in Zion.

Is hard bargaining... Went to visit the Oracle to get some insight to how BNG work program goes... Sadly she told me to p155 off and see the architect, don't worry Morpheus and the trainman educated her.

Back in the real-world (is that air that you're breathing) ... Still awaiting input from the CASP Matrix

If bored, can have a look about cementing HPHT vuggy limestone too... i.e. "cavernous and vugular formations (limestone or dolomite formations)"

https://eaas-journal.org/survey/userfiles/files/v1i4%20HPHT%20Cementing%20Considerations-Corrected%20-%20May%2013.pdf#page=17

Good luck all CASPers, MO

L7...

If you look at original CPR, ENQ are planning to use ~10m barrels of Kraken crude as fuel over field-life.

Gas import is an alternative, Kraken crude is considerably cheaper than diesel, gas power even more viable if Poo decent price. Is a no-way back option.

MO