Oil and gas explorer Northern Petroleum has reported positive results from its Virgo redevelopment project in north west Alberta, Canada, with well workover completed ahead of schedule.
The workover on well 16-19, which included drilling out a failed packer and running a cemented liner, was originally planned to take place later in the summer.
The well has been on regular production since mid June and is currently producing between 100 and 140 barrels of oil per day (bopd).
This adds to the steady output of 125 bopd from well 13-33, on production throughout May and June, to bring the combined field output to around 200 bopd.
But a potentially higher figure was offset by a temporary shut-in of re-entry well 14-22 in May to conserve its solution gas.
Subject to obtaining the required approvals, the well will be tied-in to the local gas gathering system later in the summer, which will allow the well to be put back on production, the company said.
Northern is looking to start a three-well summer drilling programme in August, subject to completing the permitting process.
“The Calgary team have done well to take advantage of a dryer than usual break-up period and undertake the workover on 16-19 ahead of schedule,” said Keith Bush, Northern Petroleum’s chief executive.
“Production data and well performance continues to support our expectations of achieving an average initial production rate of 100 bopd per well across the field.
“A successful summer drilling campaign will reinforce these assumptions further and de-risk our initial objective of producing five million barrels from the field on primary recovery.”
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