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    Kistos reports strong oil flow from North Sea well test

    Sept. 2, 2021
    Kistos says initial drilling results from its appraisal campaign in the Dutch North Sea look promising.
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    Offshore staff

    LONDON – Kistos says initial drilling results from its appraisal campaign in the Dutch North Sea look promising.

    The focus is on the Vlieland sandstone formation in the Q07 and Q10 blocks, the first stage of a planned four-month drilling program.

    The Borr Drilling jackup Prospector-1 drilled the Q10-A-04 A well, encountering the targeted formation at a depth of 1,562 m (5,124 ft) and subsequently drilling an 825-m (2,706-ft) horizontal section.

    During a five-day flow test at the end of August, the maximum stabilized rate of 3,200 b/d of oil was above expectations, with an API of 33°. The well is now shut-in for pressure build-up: Kistos will use the information, along with reservoir and surface samples taken during the flow test, to support a field development plan, including options for a scope 1 and 2 emissions profile.

    Previous estimated 2C resources for the accumulation were in the range 23.1-67.5 MMboe net.

    The Q10-A field is currently shut in while TAQA undertakes annual maintenance at the P15-D platform, which handles Q10A’s gas. Prior to the shut-down, production had been restricted due to compressor issues at P15-D.

    Earlier this week, Kistos signed an agreement with Infinergy and Windcollectief Noord-Holland to enter negotiations to acquire Windpark Ferrum, which comprises three wind turbines on the TATA-owned site onshore in Ijmuiden.

    Kistos is seeking to re-route gas production from Q10-A and build a compression station adjacent to an existing facility.

    The wind farm, designed to generate up to 7 MW of electricity, would allow the company to supply a large part of the power required by the new facility via a renewable source, reducing its carbon emissions.

    09/02/2021