8 January 2018, Turkmen authorities report that appraisal/outpost well Minara 3 has tested around 1 MMcm/day of gas (ca. 34 MMscf/d) from the pre-salt Callovian-Oxfordian carbonates. The wellâs planned TD is 4,750 m. It is understood that the well is being operated by the Turkmengeologiya national exploration company (TG). Minara occupies the giant Galkynysh fieldâs north-western sector. A gas pool in the post-salt Shatlyk reservoir (Hauterivian) was discovered here at 2,770 m back in 1964. The Shatlyk pool has been in production since 1970 and is now depleted. A gas accumulation was discovered in the pre-salt section in 2009.  Background information In June 2009, exploration well Minara 1 tested a flow of 147.3 MMscf/d (4.3 MM cubic metres per day) from the Callovian-Oxfordian Carbonates play at a depth of 4,030 m.  Minara 1 was spudded by Turkmengeologiya on 27 June 2007, with a PTD of 4,750 m in the Upper Jurassic.  In Q1 2009, Turkmengeologiya spudded Minara 2 with the same PTD as well 1. The wellâs results have not been reported.  Â 
Minara 3 appraisal well by Turkmengeologiya (100%) tested around 34 MMscf/d from the pre-salt Callovian-Oxfordian carbonates. Minara occupies the giant Galkynysh fieldâs north-western sector