Offshore staff
DALLAS, Texas -- Toreador Resources Corp. and joint venture partners TPAO and Stratic Energy Corp. have brought gas online from offshore Turkey.
Toreador says the first two production platforms in the first phase of development of the South Akcakoca sub-basin are in place, and first gas sales are expected soon.
The Akkaya production platform has been tied into the offshore pipeline, and the Akkaya-1a, Akkaya-2, and Akkaya-3 wells have been tied into the production manifold on the platform. Gas has begun to flow from the Akkaya platform into the offshore pipeline.
The initial flow of gas is being used to purge the nitrogen in the offshore pipeline, the production facility and the onshore pipeline to prepare the system for first gas sales. Once the pipelines and plant are filled, Toreador says, the compressors will be tested and pressure will be built up in the onshore pipeline in readiness for first gas sales.
Tie-in of the Dogu Ayazli platform and Dogu Ayazli-1 and Ayazli-2 wells also is nearly complete. When the wells are tied in, commissioning checks and communications tests with onshore control systems will follow. When testing is complete, gas flow from the Dogu Ayazli platform will begin into the offshore pipeline and will be combined with the flow from Akkaya.
Toreador also reported that final test results from the Alapli-1 well, which lies just outside the South Akcakoca sub-basin but within the joint venture area, yielded a final test result of 7 MMcf/d of gas.
Toreador has a 36.75% interest in the well. TPAO has 51% interest, and Stratic has the remaining 12.25% interest.
4/2/2007
