SOCAR starts new well drilling at one of storage facilities

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) opened gas distribution point, built in accordance with new project at Kalmaz underground gas storage facility on Wednesday.

The opening ceremony was attended by SOCAR leadership headed by president of the company Rovnag Abdullayev, who pressed the button, marking the start of a new well drilling.

Kalmaz field is used as an underground gas storage facility since 1975. Since the transfer of natural gas storage facility to SOCAR, gas injection has doubled the previous capacity of 500 million cubic meters per year.

Number of compressors in compressor stations and storage facilities has been increased to 18, resulting in increasing of gas injection from 4 million cubic meters to 8.5 million cubic meters.

Abdullayev also visited Garadagh underground gas storage facility to get familiar with the process of preparing a new well number 477 on Wednesday.

The design depth of the well is 3,650 meters. Drilling of the well will be carried out from a modern rig that allows drilling to a depth of up to 5,000 meters.

Under the plan, the capacity of the facility will be increased to three billion cubic meters, and at a later stage - up to five billion cubic meters.


/Trend/