State oil company to close emergency well on Bulla Deniz platform
By Aynur Jafarova
Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR has completed cleaning the drilling platform equipment at the broken down well on the Bulla-Deniz field in the Azerbaijani section of the Caspian Sea, SOCAR reported.
Work was conducted using the Shirvan and the Z.Tagiyev crane ships.
The representatives of the American company Boots & Coots international company Well Control also were involved in the preventive actions undertaken by by SOCAR specialists and Azerbaijan's Ministry of Emergency Situations in the incident site.
It was decided to close the well by using the Qurban Abbasov crane vessel.
Currently work is underway on the preparation of the ship.
SOCAR also said on September 1 that it has dismantled and transported to land about 50 percent of drilling equipment located on the Bulla-Deniz field.
The fire had engulfed the exploration well No.90 in the northeast wing of the Bulla-Deniz field. The sea depth at the field is 26.5 meters.
According to SOCAR, the fire erupted at night on August 17 during drilling at a depth of 5,868 meters. A gas blowout occurred at 23:30 local time, which was followed by fire. As a result of the accident, some 60 platform workers were evacuated to safety and there are no casualties.
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