SOCAR commissions new well in Caspian Sea

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has commissioned a new gas-condensate well in the shallow part of the Guneshli field in the Azerbaijani sector of Caspian Sea, SOCAR said on Friday. The new well was commissioned on the Gunashli-11 platform.

According to the report, 140,000 cubic meters of gas and 10 tons of condensate are extracted daily from the well on the interval of 3,665-3,625 meters. Drilling of the well was carried out by SOCAR-AQŞ joint venture on the order of SOCAR's "28 May" Oil and Gas Department.

The shallow part of the Guneshli field is developed by SOCAR at its own expense. The deep part is developed by the block of Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli, along with a consortium of foreign companies.
At present, Azerbaijan operates 61 oil and gas condensate fields, 21 of which are in the sea, and the rest - on the land. "Azneft" Production Association of SOCAR has 35 fields on its balance, 15 of which in the sea, and 20 - on the land.


/Trend/