Buccaneer Energy announced that a 24’ section of the 9,700’ sand of the Kenai Loop # 1-4 well was perforated and successfully flowed gas to surface and the well was shut-in for a 24 hour period to monitor pressure build-up.
The well was then re-opened and a four point test undertaken, with the well flowing gas to the surface at a rate of 5.9 million cubic feet per day on a 20/64” choke with a flowing tubing pressure of 2,525 psi and no water detected, gas was flared at the location. The absolute open flow potential will be calculated.
The company is now assessing if additional prospective zones intersected while drilling will also be tested.
A four point test is a process of flowing the well at four different choke sizes for a period of 2-4 hours for each choke size so as to measure both flow rate and FTP.
[mappress] LNG World News Staff, October 08, 2013; Image: Buccaneer Energy