TATNEFT Produced 10,000 Tons of Crude Oil at South Kishma Oil Field in Syria , 俄罗斯鞑靼石油公司

Release Date: 2010-12-22

Crude oil production by Al Bou Kamal Petroleum Company (a joint venture) from the South Kishma oil field amounts to 10,000 tons since the start of the field development

Based on drilling data and well testing, the specialists of TatNIPIneft R&D Institute, Tatar Geological Exploration Administration and TNG-Group, with the employees of the Syrian branch of Tatneft Exploration & Production Int'l AG (TEPI AG) and the Geological Survey Service of TATNEFT, have developed and successfully presented the Report on feasibility and economic indicators of the first South Kishma Field discovery in the General Petroleum Corporation of the Syrian Arab Republic. As of today, additional seismic studies have been carried out to clarify the field geology structure and the plans for drilling an exploratory well to increase the category of discovered crude oil reserves. Currently, 2 wells in operation: South Kishma-101 and South Kishma-2.

Today, the branch of Tatneft Exploration & Production Int'l AG in Syria is working under the second extension period of exploration (3rd phase) within Block No. 27. It envisages 2D and 3D seismic field operations, data processing and interpretation, drilling of two exploration wells.

TATNEFT is the first Russian company to win an open international tender in 2003 and to sign a contract for exploration and production of crude oil and gas under the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) in Syria.

Al Bou Kamal Petroleum Company is a joint venture of TATNEFT and General Petroleum Corporation of Syria established on a parity basis in the Syrian Arab Republic. Recoverable reserves of the field are estimated in the amount of 4.9 million tons of crude oil.

The territory of Block No. 27 is located in the south-eastern part of Syria bordering with Iraq and consists of two areas (northern and southern parts) and covers an area of 1,900 sq.km.

A significant amount of 2 D and 3 D seismic works has been carried out and five exploration wells have been drilled since the start of operations in Block No. 27.

Type:	NORMAL
Company:	俄罗斯鞑靼石油公司
Country:	俄罗斯