ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - Lukoil
ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - Lukoil
ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - Lukoil
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<strong>ANNUAL</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong>, <strong>2005</strong><br />
Russia<br />
Total exploration drilling in Russia in <strong>2005</strong> was 119,000 meters, 2D seismic was 8,087 km and 3D seismic<br />
was 2,156 km 2 . Spending on geological exploration was $255 million.<br />
Main results from geological exploration work in Russia were obtained in Timan-Pechora, in the<br />
Northern Caspian and Western Siberia (including the Bolshekhetskaya Depression).<br />
Timan-Pechora<br />
The Timan-Pechora oil & gas province (the Nenets<br />
Autonomous District and the Komi Republic) is a<br />
new and promising oil production region both for<br />
the Company and for Russia. LUKOIL gave special<br />
importance to geological exploration work in<br />
Timan-Pechora in <strong>2005</strong>, and exploration drilling<br />
there represented 19.6% of total exploration<br />
drilling by the Company.<br />
Geological exploration work in Timan-Pechora is carried<br />
out by LUKOIL-Sever and Naryanmarneftegaz (the<br />
joint venture between LUKOIL and ConocoPhillips).<br />
LUKOIL-Sever carried out geological exploration work in <strong>2005</strong> at the Kolvinsky Bank and the<br />
Khoreiverskaya Depression. Work was begun on four prospecting wells and two wells were<br />
completed.<br />
Drilling was completed at well №255 in the northern part of the Inzyreiskoye Rise (part of the<br />
Kolvinsky Bank). Presence of commercial oil-bearing deposits was confirmed, and daily oil flow of<br />
2,452 barrels was obtained.<br />
Drilling of well №100, with planned depth of 4,700 meters, was begun at the Olginskaya structure, in<br />
the eastern part of the Kolvinsky Bank. Three strata were tested in the process of drilling and daily oil<br />
flows were between 75 and 2,094 barrels.<br />
The results of 3D seismic exploration work at the Nirmalinskaya structure and drilling of wells at the<br />
East-Sarutayuskoye field and the Nirmalinskaya structure suggest possible unification of oil<br />
deposits at these structures into one large deposit with recoverable oil reserves in excess of 250<br />
million barrels.<br />
Development of oil saturated collectors was confirmed in the northern part of the Tedinskoye field<br />
thanks to drilling of well №2 at one of the geological folds, which had been marked down for drilling<br />
as a result of 3D seismic work. Sampling of the collectors gave daily oil flow of 547 barrels.<br />
Naryanmarneftegaz carried out geological exploration work in <strong>2005</strong> at the Varandei-Adzvinskaya structural<br />
zone. Drilling of three wells was completed and a fourth was begun.<br />
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