TransAtlantic Petroleum Provides an Operations Update and Announces Payment of Dividend on its Series A Preferred Shares
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (TNP.TO) (NYSE American: TAT) (the “Company” or “TransAtlantic”) today provided an operations update and announced the payment of the fourth quarter of 2018 dividend on the Company’s 12.0% Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Shares (“Series A Preferred Shares”) in its Common Shares, par value $0.10 per share (“Common Shares”).
Operations Update
During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company’s net wellhead production averaged 3,486 BOE per day, up 4.1% from the previous quarter and up 8.5% from the fourth quarter of 2017. The increase was primarily due to an increase in production from the successful Yeniev discovery in southeastern Turkey.
Southeastern Turkey
Molla
Yeniev Field
Both the Yeniev-1 and West Yeniev-1 wells continue flowing naturally with little water.
In November 2018, the Company spud the East Yeniev-1 appraisal well to further delineate the structure. The well was drilled to a total measured depth of 9,900 feet and encountered hydrocarbon shows in the Mardin and Bedinan formations. Completion operations began on January 7, 2019.
Other
The Blackeye-1 well is currently rigging up with an anticipated spud by January 10, 2019. This exploration well will target the Mardin and Bedinan formations in the Company’s East Molla license.
Selmo
The Company has commenced operations in the Selmo-1 well to re-enter and test the Permian formation. In the history of the Selmo field, two wells have drilled to this formation, and both wells tested oil and natural gas; however, during the years that these deep tests occurred, shallow Sinan Dolomite formation production was prioritized. The Company’s recompletion objective for the Selmo-1 well is to determine the productivity of the Permian formation. The Company expects to complete the well in the first quarter of 2019.
Northwestern Turkey
Thrace Basin BCGA
We continue to evaluate our prospects in the Thrace Basin’s Basin Center Gas Accumulation (“Thrace Basin BCGA”) in light of the recent production test results at the Yamalik-1 exploration well operated by Valeura Energy Inc. (“Valeura”) with their partner Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil ASA) (“Equinor”). The Yamalik-1 exploration well is located on a license directly adjacent to our 120,000 net acres in the Thrace Basin of which we believe approximately 50,000 net acres (100% working interest, 87.5% net revenue interest) is in the Thrace Basin BCGA and analogous to the Valeura and Equinor acreage.
Subsequent to drilling and testing of the Yamalik-1 well, the joint venture between Valeura and Equinor announced a three-well program, which is currently ongoing.
Bulgaria
The Company commenced the side-track and re-drilling of the Deventci R-1 well in December 2018. Operations are ongoing, and the Company expects to complete the well in the first quarter of 2019.
Payment of Dividend on Series A Preferred Shares
On December 31, 2018, the Company paid the quarterly dividend on its Series A Preferred Shares in its Common Shares, as permitted by the Certificate of Designations for the Series A Preferred Shares.
About TransAtlantic
The Company is an international oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. The Company holds interests in developed and undeveloped properties in Turkey and Bulgaria.
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