Gazprom Neft nearly doubles production at Iraq’s Badra field
ST PETERSBURG, Russia -- A fourth well has been brought into production at Iraq’s Badra field, which is operated by Gazprom Neft. This new high flow-rate well (Р-05) has allowed total production at the field to nearly double to 27–28,000 bopd.
The launch of the Р-05 well has seen production at Badra field reach levels comparable (in quantitative terms) with Gazprom Neft's fields in Western Siberia, where oil production exceeds one million tonnes per year.
Bringing well P-05 into production will allow geological and engineering operations to be conducted at existing wells (P-08 and BD-04) in the near future, with no impact on total production volumes.
Further field development is ongoing, with drilling being completed and a further well (P-04) being brought online with an expected flow rate of around 10,000 bopd.
In addition to this, drilling of a further two wells (under a contract already in place with Chinese company ZPEC) is ongoing, with another currently being prepared. The total number of drilling rigs at Badra field is expected to increase from three to seven by the end of 2015.
