SOCAR Put into Operation Well in Oil Rocks after Overhaul
SOCAR has put into operation a well in Oil Rocks after the overhaul, according to information on the SOCAR website.
Well №2646 was previously drilled from the offshore platform №1637A. The daily debit of the well after the overhaul is 12 tons of oil. Drilling of the well was carried out by order of the Oil Rocks Oil and Gas Extracting Department.
* The field Oil Rocks was opened in November 1949 and has been developed since the end of 1952. -12B-
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