Fire continues burning on the well No 90 on the Bulla Deniz field owned by State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) for three months.
On August 17, 2013 at 11.30 p.m. local time, 80 km south of Baku, there was an accident on the exploration well on the depth of 5868 meters under high gas pressure. The well flowing has caused fire, which continues till now. According to SOCAR’s estimates, the gas pressure was so high that every day over 5-6 million cub.m. of natural gas was burnt. Then the gas flow decreased to 2.5-3 million cub.m.
SOCAR said that it has no problems with fire extinguishing. The main goal is to save the exploration well, because there is a possibility to use the equipment left on the well after extinguishing and complete drilling. A lot of money and over a year was spent for drilling of a deep well.
In order to save the well SOCAR has invited the US service company, which the working experience in such conditions. It seems that it is not that simple. SOCAR has provided no information about the course of the works on the well for over two weeks.—0—
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