Kazakhstan: Doris well tests at 4,304 b/d rate
Tethys Petroleum Ltd. reported a flow of more than 4,300 b/d of oil from a Cretaceous sandstone at the AKD06 Doris appraisal well in the North Ustyurt basin in Kazakhstan.
The company gauged the well on a 66/64-in. choke at a rate of 4,304 b/d of 45° gravity oil with 186 psi flowing tubinghead pressure from an interval at 2,165-70 m. Flow was restricted for safety reasons, and data indicate an absolute open flow potential in excess of 6,000 b/d. The well is tied into test production facilities.
Alan Petzet | Chief Editor Exploration
Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.
Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.
