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Guneshly Field Daily Gas Withdrawal to Double

Oil&Gas Materials 30 April 2007 21:01 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend / The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) reported that the Department of Offshore Drilling Exploration "Bayil Limany" had completed the drilling and put into operation a new gas well on the Guneshly field.

The depth of the well, capable of 120,000-150,000 cu m per 20 hours, is 3,500 m. The transportation of gas from the field is implemented through a new high pressure submarine gas pipeline.

Another gas well drilled at the Guneshli-19 platform is to be put into exploitation in the near future. The daily withdrawal of the well will exceed 11mln cu m. The volume of production comprised 6.8mln cu m per 24 hours in the same period of 2006.

Over 20 gas and 2 oil wells are planned to be drilled on the field. In compliance with the program to increase gas production adopted by SOCAR, the production of gas on the Guneshly field in 2008 will double and make up 6bln cu m. The production of oil on the field in 2006 comprised 2.95bln cu m.

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