Deepwater Gas Discovery Reported in Turkish Sector of Black Sea

Drilling Activity Details

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Turkey

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Shore Type
Well Name
#1-Tuna
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Drilling Activity Summary

Description

Turkish Petroleum Corp. announced a deepwater gas discovery in the Turkish sector of the Black Sea. Well data and geophysical testing indicate that the estimated reserves are 11.3 Tcf of gas. The #1-Tuna was drilled in Sakarya Field in Block AR/TPO/KD/C26-C27-D26-D27. Area water depth is 2,115 m and the well had a total depth of 4,525 m. It encountered more than 100 m of gas-bearing reservoir in Pliocene and Miocene sands. Turkish Petroleum, based in Ankara, plans to begin production and turning the gas into the national grid by 2023.