Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 26 / Trend A. Badalova /
Some 1 996 944 meters were drilled in Kazakhstan in January-October 2011 compared to 1 519 535 meters during the same period of last year, the Central Dispatching Department of the Kazakh Statistics Agency told Trend.
The total volume of drilling operations was fulfilled by 96.3 percent in October 2011. Some 159 514 meters were drilled compared to 91 166 meters drilled in October 2010. It was planned to drill 165 698 meters.
The volume of exploratory drilling was fulfilled by 92 percent in October 2011. Some 37 366 meters were drilled. It was planned to drill 40 531 meters.