Civil works 90% complete at Well C-37 onshore Azerbaijan
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By Trend
Civil works are 90 percent complete at Well 37 at Azerbaijan’s Jafarli oil field, Trend reports citing Canada’s Zenith Energy company, operator for development of Muradkhanli-Jafarli-Zardab block of oil fields.
“Workover and Drilling Manager, Ion Tica, met with the Field Team at C-37 well location. Well C-37 civil works 90 percent completed,” said the company.
Moreover, Zenith Energy said that last trucks transporting BD-260 drilling rig have been loaded and en route to Azerbaijan on March 7.
The rig was purchased by Canada’s Zenith Energy company for operations onshore Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR and Zenith Aran Oil Company signed a Rehabilitation, Exploration, Development and Production Sharing Agreement (REDPSA) in March 2016 for a block that includes the Muradkhanli, Jafarli and Zardab oil fields. Zenith Energy Ltd established its subsidiary company Zenith Aran Oil Company Ltd for production operations in these three fields. Production under the agreement began in August 2016.
Zenith holds an 80-percent participating interest in the three fields within the contract area, while SOCAR retains the remaining 20 percent. The agreement is for 25 years, with a potential extension by five additional years.
The total area of the Muradkhanli, Jafarli and Zardab fields is 642.2 square kilometers, and according to the contract, it is divided into rehabilitation and exploration territories.
The Muradkhanli-Jafarli-Zardab block is located in the Yevlakh-Agjabadi oil and gas region of Imishli district of Azerbaijan. The Muradkhanli field was discovered in 1971, Jafarli - in 1984, and Zardab - in 1981.
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