Gas production in Shah Deniz field increased by 59%

In the first quarter of 2019, Shah Deniz produced 4.3 billion standard cubic metres (bscm) of gas and about 1 million tonnes (7.5 million barrels) of condensate in total from the Shah Deniz Alpha and Shah Deniz Bravo platforms, respectively up 59% and 66% in comparison to a year earlier, Report informs referring to BP-Azerbaijan.

Production from Shah Deniz Bravo has been ramping up since the first gas delivery at the end of last July.

The existing Shah Deniz facilities’ production capacity is currently more than 56 million standard cubic metres of gas per day or more than 20 bcma.

During the first quarter of 2019, Shah Deniz Alpha platform rig was on warm stack.

The Istiglal rig delivered one subsea well completion on the East South Flank and is currently performing completion operations on the West South Flank. The Maersk Explorer rig drilled one well to its final depth and moved to rig certification.

‘The above two rigs have already drilled and completed four wells on the North Flank, four wells on the West Flank and four wells on the East South Flank. 16 wells have been drilled by the Maersk Explorer rig in total for Shah Deniz 2 production and subsequent ramp up. Drilling operations will continue to deliver all wells required to ramp up to plateau level’, the information said.

Shah Deniz participating interests are: BP (operator – 28.8 per cent), TPAO (19.0 per cent), AzSD (10.0 per cent), SGC Upstream (6.7 per cent), PETRONAS (15.5 per cent), LUKOIL (10.0 per cent) and NICO (10.0 per cent).