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SOCAR Begins Exploration Drilling in New Onshore Field

Oil&Gas Materials 7 January 2008 14:46 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. Trend S.Aliyev / The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) began drilling the first exploration well on the onshore square of Jahandar which is located near the border of Georgia, a source stated at SOCAR.

The depth of the planned well is nearly 3400 meters. Earlier evaluation work was carried out in this square and a decision was made to carry out exploration work.

Drilling will be implemented by SOCAR's Department for Drilling and Exploration 'Gobustan'. The drilling will be completed by the end of 2008.

On 1 January 'Gobustan' completed drilling on the onshore field of 'Jafarli'. The well was 3970 meters in depth and its daily production is 70 tons.

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