By KYIV. Sept 14 (Interfax-Ukraine) – PJSC Ukrnafta is preparing to drill two wells No. 32 and No. 34 at Verkhniomaslovetske field in Lviv region, the company’s press service reported on Thursday.
Both wells are planned as directional and exploration wells.
Well No. 32, 1,250 meters deep, should reveal Stry deposits. According to the constructed digital 3D geological and hydrodynamic model of the field, the current recoverable oil reserves in the productive horizons of the Stry formation amount to 1.121 million tonnes. The initial flow rate is expected to be 42.5 tonnes of oil per day.
Well No. 34 will be drilled to a depth of 1,550 meters to menilite deposits. Current recoverable oil reserves in the productive horizons of the menilite formation are 464,000 tonnes. After the well has developed the drained reserves of menilite deposits, it will be transferred to the overlying horizons of the Stry deposits. The initial flow rate is 30.1 tonnes per day.
“The facilities will be built by a contractor selected through a transparent procurement procedure with experience in western Ukraine –Horizons Drilling Company LLC, the work will be completed on a turnkey basis,” noted Ukrnafta director Serhiy Koretsky.
As reported, Ukrnafta at the end of June announced a tender for the construction of three inclined wells at Verkhniomaslovetske field with an expected cost of UAH 184 million (excluding VAT). New facilities must be put into operation by June 30, 2024. New wells should reveal promising deposits within the field discovered in 2000.
