Trillion Energy International today announced preliminary gas indications from their South Akçakoca 2 well. On October 15, South Akcakoca 2 reached 2,826 metres total depth (TD), which is 1,543.6 metres true vertical depth (TVD). This gas well is the first of a multi-well program on the company's 49% owned SASB gas field, Black Sea, Turkiye. 

The logging while drilling (“LWD”) suggests there are 32.0 metres of potential natural gas pay within 5 sands in the Akcakoca Member (SASB production zone), notably the Akcakoca D sand had 13 metres of gas pay and the Akcakoca C sand had 10 metres of gas pay. In addition, these LWD-identified gas sands also had collaborating actual natural gas detected at surface in the mud logging. 

The 7” production casing is set and cemented. Completion, perforation and actual testing to determine natural gas production rates will occur in the following days.

Arthur Halleran, CEO of Trillion, stated:
“We are very pleased to have successfully drilled the first directional well in our multi-well program at SASB. This well was drilled on budget, both in time and capital, so demonstrates proof of concept for drilling long-reach direction wells from existing platforms to tap the new natural gas pools. The preliminary identified gas pay thickness already confirms our geological model used in our drilling location selections. We are excited to see the tested actual gas flow rates, which will occur soon.”

KeyFacts Energy: Trillion Turkey country profile