Achim Development: both licence blocks on stream
édité le 22/04/2021 - Plus de news de "Wintershall DEA" - Voir la fiche entreprise de "Wintershall DEA"
Achim Development has started the hot commissioning of Area 5A of the Urengoyskoye oil, gas and condensate field in Western Siberia. Just a few months after first gas was produced from the Achimov formations in Area 4A, both production complexes are now undergoing comprehensive testing procedures under operating conditions and delivering hydrocarbon products. The start of this process marks another significant milestone for Wintershall Dea and Gazprom in the development of the Achimov deposits.
Achim Development is the youngest joint venture of Wintershall Dea (25.01 per cent) and Gazprom (74.99 per cent). In 2018, the company set out to tackle the ambitious task of simultaneous preparation of Areas 4A and 5A for production start-up in order to develop the hard-to-recover gas and gas condensate reserves of the Achimov formations in the Urengoyskoye field. While setting up the necessary infrastructure in Areas 4A and 5A, the specialists of Achim Development applied their expertise to finding solutions to a number of complex tasks. Besides the harsh climatic conditions and the sensitive environment of the Siberian tundra, the complex geology of the Achimov formations, which lie at depths of up to 4,000 metres, and the abnormally high formation pressure posed additional challenges for the drilling operations. Furthermore, in the final months leading up to the start of commissioning of the production facilities in Area 4A/5A, Achim Development had to overcome a range of logistical limitations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.