Azerbaijan, Baku, July 25 / Trend A. Badalova /
Some 822 029 meters were drilled in Kazakhstan in January-May, 2012 compared to 750 395 meters during the same month of 2011, the Central Dispatching Department of the Kazakh Statistics Agency told Trend.
The total volume of drilling operations was fulfilled by 92.1 percent in May, 2012. Some 223 471 meters were drilled in Kazakhstan in May. It was planned to drill 242 309 meters.
The volume of exploratory drilling was fulfilled by 81.2 percent in May, 2012. Some 36 392 meters were drilled. It was planned to drill 44 719 meters.