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SOCAR-AQS successfully drills next well

10 June 2015 16:48 (UTC+04:00)
SOCAR-AQS successfully drills next well

By Aynur Karimova

SOCAR-AQS, an integrated drilling and well services management company in Azerbaijan, has completed the works on construction of well No 344 from stationary platform No 11.

The works on well with a target depth of 3,128 meters, were fulfilled sucessfully, ahead of schedule, without any incidents and without harming the environment, the company said on June 10.

The works had commenced on April 6 to finish on May 28, when the well reached its target depth in Fasila Layer.

"Despite the fact that the time for drilling of a well into Fasila Layer, determined by the customer, is 90 days, SOCAR-AQS managed to go far ahead of the schedule thanks to implementation in its operations of new management methods, new technologies, standards and new approach," the company said.

Daily rate of the well No 344 is expected to be 60 tons of oil.

The customer of drilling works is Azneft Production Unit.
SOCAR-AQS LLC was established in 2007 between Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR and Absheron Drilling Company. The main scope of activities of the company is provision of work and services related with drilling of oil and gas wells.

Currently, SOCAR-AQS implements integrated drilling projects in Shallow Water Gunashli, Umid, West Absheron and Bulla Deniz fields.

The company has been a contractor member of IADC since 2009. SOCAR-AQS has been assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 international standards for Provision of Integrated Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling and Well Services; Casing Running Services and BOP and Wellhead Equipment Repairing and Testing Services.

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Aynur Karimova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Aynur_Karimova

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