The well is being drilled by Tethys’ ZJ30 rig ‘Tykhe’, and is a deviated well intended to intersect several reservoir intervals but primarily the Jurassic carbonate reservoir.
The planned total depth of the well is 2,480mt with a horizontal displacement to the south. It is expected that drilling operations will be completed within approximately 60 days, the company said.
The well is being drilled to the north east of the KOM200 well that achieved a stable flow of gas but requires further work to properly test the well following the drillstring becoming stuck. Tethys plans to recommence work on KOM200 after the completion of KOM201.
An independent reserve and resources report effective December 31, 2009 gave for the Komsomolsk field gross 3P reserves of some 2.9 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas plus mid-case gross unrisked contingent and prospective resources of 17.3bcf and 57.7bcf respectively.
Tethys said that any success on this well will most likely move some of the resources into the reserves category. This field lies under Dushanbe and has existing pipeline infrastructure in place.
Tethys is focused on oil and gas exploration and production activities in Central Asia with activities currently in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
