A New Well Was Drilled at The Dayakhatyn Field in Uzbekistan
Uzbekneftegaz is carrying out large-scale work to increase natural gas production and hydrocarbon reserves in the fields. The company’s press service reported this on December 19, 2023.
Theses of Uzbekneftegaz:
- in Karakul district of Bukhara region drilling work was successfully completed at well No. 117 of the Dayakhatyn gas condensate field (GCF), owned by the Gazli oil and gas production department;
- as a result, a new well was opened for the production of natural gas and gas condensate;
- drilling work was carried out by specialists from Uzneftgaz Burgilash Ishlari;
- After development of the well, an industrial influx of gas was obtained with a daily flow rate of 120 thousand m3 and 1.2 tons of gas condensate.
Dayakhatyn gas condensate field
- located in Bukhara region. Republic of Uzbekistan, approximately 80 km west of the city of Gazli;
- landscape feature: low mountains with a sandy plain, which is covered with shifting sand dunes, elevations here range from 170 to 210 m above sea level; Dayakhatyn was discovered and studied back in 1952;
- from 1965 to 1969 8 wells were drilled here, later, in 1990-1992 and 2002-2004, several more, it turned out that out of the total number of drilled wells, 13 were the most promising;
- the exposed section at the deposit is represented by rocks of Paleozoic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Paleogene, Neogene and Quaternary ages;
- the deposit itself has a complex structure and is located in the western part of the Gugurtli-Uchkyr uplift on the Chardzhou step;
- The field is under development, commissioning took place in 2004.
Geological exploration work in Uzbekistan
According to the press service of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, Sh. Merziyoyev visited Uzbekneftegaz on November 22, 2023 and identified tasks for the development of promising geological areas.
During the meeting, which took place on December 18, 2023, industry representatives spoke about the progress of these tasks, and provided information on the program of geological exploration (geological exploration) and production work for 2024.
It was noted that work is being carried out in two directions:
- maintaining gas production volumes at existing fields;
- identification of new reserves.
In recent years, the depth of geological research has been increased from 2-3 km to 4-5 km. As a result, new gas reserves were discovered and an additional 4.4 billion m3 of this raw material was produced.
It is reported that an international consulting company was hired, with the assistance of which it was possible to identify many promising subsoil areas.
In 2024, it is planned to carry out seismic work on an area of 3.5 thousand km2 and drill new exploration wells. In addition, they discussed attracting foreign investment and providing working capital to industry enterprises. The participants discussed ways to transition to geological drilling to a depth of 6-7 km using advanced technologies.
Sh. Merziyoyev emphasized the importance of uninterrupted energy supplies, as well as ensuring payment discipline in the regions and at large enterprises.
