BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 4. bp plans to drill
a new multi-lateral well at the East Azeri (EA) field in
Azerbaijan, Russell Morris, bp's Vice President for Wells in the
Azerbaijan-Georgia-Türkiye region, said at the IADC (International
Association of Drilling Contractors) Drilling Caspian 2026
conference and exhibition in Baku, Trend reports.
"As many access points to the reservoir as possible are
necessary to maximize oil recovery from the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli
(ACG) field. If this were an onshore field, wells would be drilled
everywhere to fully exploit the resources. In offshore conditions,
this approach is impossible, so multilateral wells are used," the
vice president announced.
He highlighted that the drilling of the multilateral well C44 is
currently in progress, with another one scheduled for 2026 at the
EA field.
"Various technologies are being used to improve efficiency,
including sidetracking. A unique feature of the program is that
while maintaining existing wells, additional sidetracks are created
and brought into production alongside the original well. This
approach maximizes the field's resources while maintaining the
productivity of existing wells," Morris added.
The ACG, located approximately 100 km east of Baku, is the
largest oil field in the Azerbaijani part of the Caspian basin.
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