BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan.6
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Actual gas production at Azerbaijan’s Bahar field in November 2020 stood at 628,818 cubic meters per day versus the budgeted volume of 659,000 cubic meters per day, Trend reports with reference to the US Greenfields Petroleum Company, which operates the project through its subsidiary BEOC.
The chart below shows the reasons for gas production decrease:
|
Gas Production Rate Differences Between September and October 2020 |
|||||||||||||
|
Date / Well# |
83 |
140 |
144 |
167 |
169 |
170 |
171 |
175 |
179 |
182 |
205 |
241 |
Total, x1000 m3 |
|
October 2020 |
36 |
50 |
25 |
51 |
105 |
117 |
39 |
78 |
75 |
1 |
16 |
46 |
639.0 |
|
November 2020 |
35 |
50 |
22 |
48 |
101 |
116 |
38 |
78 |
75 |
1 |
15 |
45 |
624.0 |
|
Difference -15.0 |
|||||||||||||
The Bahar Gas Field consists of 45 offshore platforms including a central processing and metering platform to gather the gas for onward transport through a three 12-inch pipelines to the shore-based gas and liquid handling facilities. The platforms, in most cases are built on 24 to 30 pilings each in an average water depth of about 16 metres.
---
Follow the author on Twitter: @Lyaman_Zeyn