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Gas-bearing area of Turkmen Galkynysh field expands

13 January 2017 11:35 (UTC+04:00)
Gas-bearing area of Turkmen Galkynysh field expands

By Amina Nazarli

The Turkmen Oil and Gas Complex reported that exploration carried out at the Turkmen super-giant Galkynysh field in 2016 by the Turkmengeologiya State Corporation proved the expansion of the gas-bearing zone of the field in the north-western direction.

The commercial inflow of natural gas in the volume of 1.028 million cubic meters per day was obtained at a well drilled 4,511-4,503 meters deep on the Chelekbay area, which is located close to the Galkynysh field.

The Galkynysh field provides great prospects for increasing the volumes of production, processing and transportation of fossil fuels due to the huge gas reserves at the field, which stands apart from the more than 180 deposits of hydrocarbon resources discovered in Turkmenistan.

Experts assure that the huge gas resources at the Galkynysh field are sufficient to ensure a long-term supply of fuel both through all the existing export routes and via the pipelines that are planned to be laid under the state strategy on diversification of routes for Turkmen gas supply to global markets.

Khalkabat, belonging to Koseshor gas area in the southern part of Turkmenistan, is another promising area, which occupies 18.2 square kilometers. The design depth of 4,000 meters was reached at the first exploration well.

Commercial inflows of sweet gas in the amount of 181,600 cubic meters, as well as 32.4 cubic meters of condensate per day were obtained following the results of a test at a depth of 3,070-3,064 meters.

The world’s second biggest gas field Galkynysh is located in eastern Turkmenistan. According to the audit held by the UK’s Gaffney, Cline & Associates, reserves of the Galkynysh, together with reserves of the Yashlar field, are estimated at 26.2 trillion cubic meters of gas and reaches 27.4 trillion cubic meters – together with reserves of the reopened Garakel field.

Experts say that these resources are enough for ensuring long-term supplies of fuel both through all the operating export directions such as China and Iran and the planned pipelines to Europe and India.

Potential hydrocarbon resources of Turkmenistan amount to 71.2 billion tons of oil equivalent, 53 billion of which account for land and 18.2 billion tons – for marine areas, according to a report of Turkmengas State Concern.

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