BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 22. SOCAR AQS has drilled three wells since early 2022, the company told Trend.
The company has drilled 1 well at Bulla, Gunashli and West Absheron fields each.
“Currently, we are in the process of drilling two wells at West Absheron field,” said SOCAR AQS.
“Adhering to its mission, the company intends to provide sustainable and industry-leading drilling services in the Caspian region, expanding business in the international market. In particular, the contract for the management of two oil wells with a depth of 3309 and 3241 meters in the Republic of Kazakhstan was signed in the fourth quarter of 2021 and is still ongoing,” said the company.
SOCAR AQS was established in 2007, as an integrated drilling and well services management company between SOCAR (the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic), Nobel Oil Services and AQS (Absheron Drilling Company). Nobel Oil Services – a diversified group of companies specialized in the oil and gas industry – is a major shareholder of SOCAR AQS JV.
The company has been a contractor member of IADC since 2009. SOCAR AQS has been assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 international standards for: Provision of Integrated Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling and Well Services; Casing Running Services and BOP and Wellhead Equipment Repairing and Testing Services.
In 2017, SOCAR AQS was certified as meeting the requirements of the API Spec Q2 Quality Management System Standard for the Provision of Integrated Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling & Well Services.
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