The depth of the 4th appraisal well SDX-04 on Shah Deniz field is some 6,900m currently, the project depth of the well is 7,024m. The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) informed Trend that the drilling work was carried out by Istiglal.
The drilling of the well will be completed by the end of the year. During the drilling the company has faced with some geological difficulties, which can change the schedule of drilling work.
Earlier an appraisal well, SDX-04, was spudded by the Istiglal semi-submersible drilling rig in the south-western part of the field under of the Shah Deniz pre-drilling program.
The parties to the Shah Deniz Production Sharing Agreement are: BP (operator 25.5%), Statoil (25.5%), the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Socar - 10%), LUKoil (10%), NICO (10%), Total (10%), and TPAO (9%).