Touchstone mobilizes rig for WD-4 drilling campaign in Trinidad

Touchstone Exploration mobilized a drilling rig to its WD-4 block onshore Trinidad and Tobago, with the first of a two-well drilling campaign expected to spud in mid-September.

Construction of the two WD-4 drilling locations is complete, and turnkey drilling costs for the second well will be covered by the drilling contractor. Touchstone holds a 100% working interest in the WD-4 block through a lease operatorship agreement with Heritage Petroleum Company Limited.

On the Central block, the company completed a coiled tubing cleanout and acid stimulation program at the Carapal Ridge 3 (CR-3) well during August and early September; the operation produced a limited production response and did not resolve reservoir damage from drilling operations, and Touchstone is now preparing a completion program targeting the uphole Karamat sands.

At the Cascadura facility on the Ortoire block, a solvent squeeze treatment at the Cascadura-2ST1 well has shown promising incremental production gains, and Touchstone said it is evaluating deployment of the approach across additional Cascadura wells.