UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced that following the delivery of both PSI's perforating and Aladdin Middle East's swab testing equipment to site, Pinarova-1 testing operations have now recommenced. PSI's larger 7-inch perforation guns will be deployed following normal site rig up and necessary safety and environmental checks. UKOG's site representative will monitor and quality control the full operational programme. Further updates will be issued in due course.
The new larger 7-inch perforating guns, capable of fully penetrating Pinarova's 9?-inch casing, will be deployed over the Germik/Hoya section where strong oil odours at surface were recorded over a 12-hour period during drilling and mobile light 42° API oil was recovered from the mud pit (see RNS of 22nd September 2023). Geochemical analysis found the mud pit oil to be near identical to that found in the seismic shot hole oil seep, located around 1.5 km to the west.
UKOG holds a 50% non-operated interest in Pinarova-1 and the surrounding 305 km² Resan licence, which also includes the as yet undeveloped Basur-1 light oil discovery.
Source: UKOG
