The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) told Trend that it has set up drilling wells from Platform 1887, installed at Oil Rocks fields.
The drilling of the well with the depth of 2,950 meters will be completed by the end of the year. Two drilling rigs have been installed on the platform. Drilling with the second rig will start shortly. In general it is planned to drill 32 wells on the platform.
According to the geologists estimation, following the commissioning of the production of the 2 wells daily from the Platform will comprise 1,000 tons of oil.
SOCAR said that this year the Company s drilling men put into exploitation 4 wells on Gunashli field. By the end of the year they plan to put into exploitation 2 more wells.