The company, at the same time, started the drilling works in the well # 18, with target depth of 780 m from the stationary sea base #10, successfully. Well No 18 is planned to be drilled to Girmaki Alti Suite
The wells are planned to be drilled with Drilmec HH 300 devices.
SOCAQ AQS is confident that they will continue to adhere to their values, and as before, will be delivering the wells to customers in compliance with health, safety and environment requirements; without any complications, ahead of the determined schedule and in a cost effective manner.
The customer is Azneft.
SOCAR-AQS was established in 2007 by Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR and Absheron Drilling Company as a joint venture rendering integrated services for drilling and well servicing.
Currently, SOCAR-AQS conducts drilling operations on platforms #7 and #11 in the shallow part of the Gunashli field, platform #10 of the Western Absheron field, and the stationary sea bases #6 in the Bulla field.
The company has been a member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) since 2009.
SOCAR-AQS was assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of international standards ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 for Provision of Services on Offshore oil and gas wells drilling and well repair, pipeline lowering services, repair services for blowout and wellhead equipment.
In 2017, SOCAR-AQS was certified to meet the requirements of the API Spec Q2 quality management system standard for the provision of comprehensive services for drilling and servicing oil and gas wells at sea.
The company's shareholders include SOCAR, Nobel Oil Services and Absheron Drilling LLC.