Ukraine continues to take steps towards energy independence, increasing the volume of its own gas production. The Naftogaz company announced the launch of a new well, the fifteenth this year at one of the fields. Its daily capacity is 170,000 cubic meters, which is a significant contribution to the total production volume of the country.
A well with a depth of 4,202 meters was drilled in the central part of the deposit. According to Oleksiy Chernyshov, Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine, one more well is planned to be drilled by the end of 2024, and four additional wells will be drilled in 2025.
"For the second year in a row, we managed to increase production thanks to the professional work of Ukrgazvydobuvannya specialists. I thank everyone for this result," Chernyshov noted.
The success of this project was made possible thanks to 3D seismic surveys, which made it possible to identify promising horizons and clarify their power. As explained by T.V.O. head of Ukrgazvydobuvannya Serhii Lagno, the right choice of the drilling site was a key factor in efficiency.
Since the beginning of 2024, Naftogaz has produced 9.8 billion cubic meters of commercial gas. This is more than 7% more than the same period in 2023 and exceeds the operating plan by 2%. However, these results are still inferior to the pre-war figures of 2021, when the volume of production reached 13.7 billion cubic meters.
