Yamalik one year ago reminderValeura is conducting a long-term production test of its BCGA discovery well, Yamalik-1 through a new-build pipeline connected to its production facilities. After drilling out the well’s plugs in August 2018, flowback and testing of the well commenced on September 12, 2018. At the end of 24 hours of continuous production, the flow rate was 2.53 mmcf/d through a 20/64” choke with a wellhead pressure of 2,535 psi. After a period of intermittent flow of gas, condensate and water, a gas lift compressor was installed on October 22, 2018, to assist in the ongoing flow back of frac fluids phase of initial production. Pressures and flow rates stabilized after the introduction of gas lift, and on November 1, 2018 the well produced at a rate of 0.5 mmcf/d gas, 24 bbls/d
condensate, and 269 bbls/d water through an 18/64” choke with a wellhead pressure of 1,131 psi.