Active testing on the first pre-drilling well on offshore gas condensate gas field, Shahdaniz is expected to be completed soon. Trend reports, that after the completion a decision on resuming the gas production on the field will be taken.
Р'Р Azerbaijan has completed pouring grout into the first pre-drilling well. Earlier there were some troubles in it. According to the preliminary data, all troubles and shortcomings could be eliminated. The production on the field may be resumed soon.
A gas escape has been recently found at the depth of 800-900 meters on the first pre-drilling well on Shahdaniz Field resulting in suspending the gas production.
In the middle of February, 2007, the Company will launch the second pre-drilling well. Work on the well is underway.
The gas production from the first well was launched on December 15, 2006. The daily gas production rate was 5,6 mln.cubic meters of gas and 2.500 tons of gas condensate.
8,6 bln. cubic meters of gas are expected to be produced on the stage of plateau within Stage 1 of the development of Shahdaniz field. 5,4-5,6 bln. cubic meters are expected to be produced from the field in 2007.