BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov.16
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
The Shah Deniz Alpha platform rig and Istiglal rig have already drilled 20 wells in total, and completed 16 out of those, for Shah Deniz 2 production and subsequent ramp up, Trend reports with reference to BP Azerbaijan.
“The completed wells include four wells on the North Flank, four wells on the West Flank, four wells on the East South Flank, two wells on the West South Flank and two wells on the East North flank. Two wells on the West South flank have been drilled to final depth and suspended. Drilling operations will continue to deliver all wells required to ramp up to plateau level,” reads the BP report.
In the third quarter of the year, Shah Deniz Alpha platform rig continued to be on warm stack.
The Istiglal rig drilled the SDC05 well to total depth and suspended the well. The Maersk Explorer drilled the SDF04 well to total depth and suspended it. The rig also drilled the top hole and lower section of the SDF05 well.
In the third quarter of 2020, the installation of subsea production infrastructure using the subsea construction vessel Khankendi continued as per plan. The Israfil Huseynov barge safely completed the mechanical installation of flowlines to East South flank on 8 October, marking a major milestone in the project scope.
The start-up of deep-water East South flank (at 540m water depth) is planned for the first half of 2021, following completion of offshore construction and commissioning. The start-up of the two remaining deep-water flanks (West South and East North) is planned for future years and will support plateau rates of gas production.
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