bp unveils plans for deep gas production from Azerbaijan's ACG block

Tamam Bayatli, Head of the Public Relations Department of bp-Azerbaijan, has said that the drilling of the first well for deep-gas production from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) block is planned this year.

bp and the company's partners were aware of the presence of gas reserves in the lower layers of the exploited oil reservoirs of the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli field block, she told Report.

"We needed to clarify, supplement and evaluate the available data. To this end, we started drilling an appraisal well in February 2023, which lasted for three months," she said.

Bayatli noted that after the drilling work was completed in April, the data collected was sent to the laboratory for analysis. "As we expected, the presence of gas reserves was confirmed. However, additional data and results need to be seriously analyzed and this process is now underway."

A bp spokeswoman described the findings as encouraging and good. "It is planned to drill the first well to recover deep gas reserves in the ACG block this year. Work is now underway to plan the drilling of the well," she said.