Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend A.Aliyev / The refurbishment of the semi-submersible drilling rig Khazar -4 will conclude next year and it will be exploited for drilling work, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) announced. The drilling will be continued in the south part of West Absheron. The rig will drill will drill production wells.
It is planned to construct platforms for the exploitation of wells with this semi-submersible drilling rig Khazar-4. The rig will drill 12 wells instead of 6, as previously planned, due to the great reserves and capacity of the stratums. The average daily withdrawal is approximately 10 tons a day
Earlier, six exploration wells were drilled with Absheron rig in this field. The platform is expected to be installed there as well. According to SOCAR, once the program is adopted, a decision on the order of installing the platforms will be made. However, even today it is evident that the first platform will be considered for gas holes. The construction of this platform has already been launched. It is expected to be installed in the first quarter of 2008. The platform will be installed at a depth of 12- 15 m.