Condor begins multi-well workover campaign in Uzbekistan
Condor Energies, a Canadian energy transition company, announced on June 26 the initiation of a multi-well workover campaign for the eight gas-condensate fields it operates in Uzbekistan.
This initial workover campaign includes installing artificial lift equipment to yield higher gas flow rates and increase well uptime, perforating newly identified pay intervals, performing downhole stimulation treatments, and isolating identified water intervals.
The company launched production enhancement operations for these fields in March, following an agreement with the Uzbekistan government in May of the previous year. With over 100 wells associated with the project, both existing and shut-in wells are being evaluated for optimisation opportunities.
Condor has also commenced the construction of the first in-line flow separation unit. This unit separates water from the gas streams in the field, rather than at the production facility, thereby reducing pipeline flow pressure and potentially increasing reservoir flow rates.
Condor CEO Don Streu reported that since assuming operations in March, the company has managed to stabilize the project’s natural production decline rates, which previously exceeded 20% annually. The company has been producing an average of approximately 10,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) in the second quarter to date.
“This achievement is due to the introduction of downhole surfactants to lift produced water more effectively, well choke-size optimizations, facility upgrades, and new operating methodologies,” Streu said.
Condor Energies is focused on initiatives in Central Asia and Turkey. The company is developing Central Asia’s first LNG facility in Kazakhstan. In January, it received a natural gas allocation from the government for its planned 350 tonnes/day modular LNG facility.
According to Condor, the LNG produced at the facility will be sufficient to displace diesel used in up to 125 rail locomotives or 215 large mine haul trucks. The CO2 emission reductions associated with using LNG to displace diesel equate to removing more than 31,000 cars from the road each year.