BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.10
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
On the Shafag-Asiman offshore block, the drilling of the first exploration well was completed in March 2021 to the base of the Fasila reservoir to a depth of 7,189 metres, Trend reports with reference to bp.
“The well encountered gas condensate resource in some of the penetrated reservoirs. Post-well analysis of the data received during the drilling is currently ongoing. This analysis is required in order to evaluate the hydrocarbon discovery and plan the next stage of exploration activities,” the company said.
bp notes that in the Shallow Water Absheron Peninsula (SWAP) area, the drilling of the first exploration well in the North Khali prospective area was completed in December 2021.
“The well was abandoned as per the original design and plan and the well results are currently being analyzed. The second exploration well was spudded on 11 December 2021 in the Bibi-Heybat area. Drilling activities are currently ongoing at the depth of around 2,470 metres. The spud of the third exploration well is planned for this year,” the company said.
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