JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya, a member of Naftogaz Group, has launched a well at a newly discovered field. Its daily flow rate reaches 170 thousand cubic metres of gas and the depth is 4,202 m. This is the 15th well at the field since the beginning of the year, the company's press service reports.
"A new well was drilled in the central part of the field, we plan to drill another well by the end of the year and four more next year. Thanks to the professional and well-coordinated work of all Ukrgasvydobuvannya specialists, we have been able to increase production for the second year in a row. I thank everyone for their professional work and this result," said Oleksiy Chernyshov, Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine.
According to Serhiy Lahno, Acting CEO of Ukrgasvydobuvannya, this result was achieved due to the successful choice of the well site.
"This was preceded by the previous 3D seismic surveys and their qualitative analysis, preliminary identification of promising horizons, as well as clarification of their capacity," he added.
Earlier this month, JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya launched an appraisal and production well with a depth of 5,920 m, which produces 110 thousand cubic metres of gas per day.