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Toreador tastes Turkish delight



By Upstream staff 

Dallas-based Toreador Resources said it had flowed 20 million cubic feet per day of natural gas during testing of the shallowest of seven potential pay zones in the Akcakoca-3 well in the Turkish Black Sea.

The company said the natural gas was tested from 25 metres of perforations between depthsof 1167 and 1194 metres. The well will be completed in both the shallowest and deepest zones, which have yielded a combined test flow rate of 38 million cubic feet per day.

Toreador is the operator of the South Akcakoca Sub-basin project, with a 36.75% working interest in the permit. Turkish state-owned oil company TPAO holds a 51% share and Stratic Energy Corporation holds 12.25%.

Toreador said drilling had started on the Akcakoca-4 well. The Akcakoca 3 and 4 wells make up Phase II of the project.

The company said a processing centre for natural gas from the project had been completed and work was continuing on a pipeline to link the Akkaya, Dogu Ayazli and Ayazli platforms to the centre. Topsides for the platforms are expected to be installed in the next few weeks.

Toreador holds E&P interests in France, Hungary, Romanian and Turkey, as well as domestic assets in the US.


Wednesday, 03 January, 2007, 17:07 GMT  | last updated: Wednesday, 03 January, 2007, 17:07 GMT

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