Four wells to be drilled as part of Chirag Oil Project

Baku, 15 March (AzerTAc). Chirag Oil Project pre-drilling program commenced in April 2010 with spudding the J01 pre-drill well by the Istiglal rig, BP-Azerbaijan reported. The company then continued COP drilling activities by the Dada Gorgud rig which first drilled and completed the J01/J01z pilot hole and sidetrack well and then spudded J02 and J03 wells in the fourth quarter of 2010. These wells were drilled to 13-3/8” casing point and were suspended in November 2010 and January 2011 respectively. It is planning to do the same drilling activity for J10 – in the first quarter, J09 – in the second quarter, J04 and J05 – in the third quarter of 2011.