SOCAR-AQS commences drilling of next well on Gunashli
SOCAR-AQS has commenced drilling works on well 324 located on the platform 7, which will be drilled to Balakhani X Horizon with depth of 2,750 m.
The company reported that the customer of drilling works is
Azneft Production Unit.
SOCAR-AQS LLC was established as an integrated drilling and well
services management company between the State Oil Company of
Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Absheron Drilling Company in 2007.
Main scope of activities of the company is provision of work and services related with drilling of oil and gas wells, including: well design and planning; drilling of oil and gas wells; drilling of directionally deviated wells; drilling of horizontal wells; well completion; well workover; sidetracking and drilling of multilateral wells.
Currently, SOCAR-AQS implements works on drilling the wells from
fixed platforms 7 and 11 located on Shallow Water Gunashli Field,
fixed platform 20 on the West Absheron fixed platform 1 located on
Umid Field and from fixed platform 6 located on the Bulla
Field.
The company is a contractor member of the International Association
of Drilling Contractors (IADC) since 2009.
SOCAR is wholly owned by the government of Azerbaijan. SOCAR participates in joint ventures (including ventures in Georgia and Turkey), consortia, and operating companies established with SOCAR’s participation.
The company includes such production associations as Azneft (the enterprises producing oil and gas onshore and offshore), Azerikimya (the chemical enterprises) and Azerigas (distributor of gas produced in the country), as well as oil and gas processing plants, service companies, and the facilities involved in geophysical and drilling operations.
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