2010 Annual Report - TPAO

Elbeyli-2, 3, 4, 6, Gökçe-3, D.Karakuş-8,
K.Akçeli-2, B.Sarısöğüt-1, K.Eskitaş-1,
B.Gökçe-6 and D.Lilan-1 wells were drilled in XII.
Concession Region, completed as “oil wells”.
Umurca-O11, Fidanlık-4, 5, Kavakdere-O1,
Pelit-1, 2 (jointly by TPAO-AMITY OIL) wells
were drilled in I. Concession Region in Thrace
Oil Region and completed as “gas wells”. Also,
Vakıflar-O8 well was drilled and completed as
“oil and gas well”.
Joint Domestic Exploration, Development
and Production Activities
Onshore
TPAO-TIWAY OIL
Within the framework of TPAO-TIWAY OIL
partnership under “The Exploration and
Development Agreement”, drilling and production
activities in Adıyaman Cendere Field have been
carried out throughout the year.
TPAO-NVT PERENCO
Within the framework of TPAO-NVT PERENCO
“Joint Venture Agreement”, production from
Kastel, Karaali and Yalankoz fields has been
ongoing throughout the year. As planned the
previous year, the drilling of G.Kırtepe-7 and
G.Kırtepe-8 wells were realized under TPAO’s
operatorship in 2010. In the light of geological and
geophysical activities conducted in the region,
the drilling of B.Gercüş-B1 well was completed
under the NVT PERENCO operatorship in
2010.
TPAO-AMITY OIL
Under the Thrace Basin “Joint Operating
Agreement” with AMITY OIL, natural gas and
condensate production from Göçerler, Adatepe,
D.Adatepe, Velimeşe, B.Velimeşe, Reisdere,
Eskitaşlı and Dikilitaş fields have continued
throughout the year. Drilling of D.Beyciler-H1 well
was realized under TPAO’s operatorship in 2010
and gas discoveries realized in Pelit-1 and Pelit-2
wells drilled with the AMITY OIL partnership. In
the scope of 2010 Work Program and Budget, it
was planned to conduct 4D seismic study.
In mid 2010, the sale of AMITY OIL to
TRANSATLANTIC Petroleum company was
realized.
TPAO-TRANSATLANTIC
Within the scope of unconventional studies
to be conducted at the Thrace Basin and
Southeastern Anatolian licences, a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) was executed by and
between TPAO and TRANSATLANTIC on April
9 th , 2010.
In the regard of this agreement, re-entry
operations are conducted in Kaynarca-1 well
at first in Thrace Basin and then re-entry and
hydrofrac operations realized in Kepirtepe-1
well.
Offshore
TPAO-PETROL OFİSİ E&P-TIWAY
OIL- FOINAVON
Under the ongoing “The Black Sea Joint
Operating Agreement”, natural gas production
from Ayazlı, D. Ayazlı and Akkaya Production
Platforms has continued throughout the year.
The manufacturing of Akçakoca Production
Platform has been completed and it was installed
at its location in summer 2010 and was put into
production in the first quarter of 2011.
The completion and tie-back operations of
Akçakoca-3 and Akçakoca-4 were initiated after
the rig GSP-31 was installed on the platform. The
sale of Stratic Energy Corp. to Foinavon Energy
Inc. was realized and the partnership was then
among TPAO-PETROL OFİSİ E&P-TIWAY OIL
and FOINAVON.
TPAO-PETROBRAS- EXXONMOBIL
Joint Activities were realized by TPAO-
PETROBRAS-EXXONMOBIL under the
Rig Farmout Agreement (RFOA) signed
by and between TPAO and PETROBRAS,
after PETROBRAS’ transferring its 50%
share to EXXONMOBIL in January 2010.
Between February and August 2010, the
drilling of Sinop-1 well was realized under
the operatorship of PETROBRAS. TPAO has
formed a mobile laboratory that would conduct
some paleontological studies for the partnership
in Samsun.
Within the scope of “Joint Operating Agreement”
between TPAO and EXXONMOBIL, CSEM
studies were conducted in the first quarter of
2010, source controlled “aeromagnetic” data
acquisition studies (CSEM) were carried out in
the first quarter of 2011 in order to better identify
the prospects. The location is determined by
conducting survey studies about the location
of the well that is planned to be drilled in the
operatorship of EXXONMOBIL in April, 2011.
The drilling ship named “Deep Water Champion”
is expected to arrive to the location in the second
quarter of 2011.
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