LUKOIL drilled the first production well in the eastern part of the Yury Korchagin field

The single-bore well with horizontal completion was drilled from a jack-up rig. The measured depth of the well is 5217 m, the reach is 4235 m. The well's initial flow rate is approximately 500 tpd of crude oil. The use of a lower completion system with multi-position inflow control valves provides for the most efficient use of the well's potential.

In addition, the construction of a 1408 m sidetrack was completed in the single-bore production well #14 under the additional drilling program within the first field development stage. The upgraded well with isolated bores will make it possible to produce crude oil from the original bore and the sidetrack separately thus increasing the hydrocarbon recovery factor.

The implementation of the Yury Korchagin field's second development stage and of the additional drilling program at the first development stage will allow for production increase and extension of the production plateau at the field.

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