Khvalynskoye gas field
| Khvalynskoye gas field | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Location | North Caspian Sea |
| Offshore/onshore | offshore |
| Operator | Lukoil |
| Partners | Lukoil, KazMunayGas, Total S.A., GDF Suez |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 2002 |
| Start of production | 2016 |
| Production | |
| Estimated oil in place |
36 million tonnes (~ 42×106 m3 or 260 MMbbl) |
| Estimated gas in place | 322×109 m3 (11.4×1012 cu ft) |
| Recoverable gas | 127×109 m3 (4.5×1012 cu ft) |
The Khvalynskoye gas field is a conventional gas condensate field located in the Kazakhstan's sector in the northern part of the Caspian Sea. It lies about 260 kilometres (160 mi) from Astrakhan at a sea depth of 25 to 30 metres (82 to 98 ft). The operator of the project is Lukoil with 50% stake. Other partners are KazMunayGas (25%), Total S.A. (17%), and GDF Suez (8%).[1]
History
Lukoil started to drill the Khvalynskaya-1 exploratory well in July 1999 by using Astra semi-submersible jack-up rig. The 4,200-metre (13,800 ft) well was completed in 2000. The Khvalynskaya-3 well was completed in 2002.[1]
In 2003, Lukoil and KazMunayGas signed a deal on the joint development of the Khvalynskoye field. The Khvalynskoye joint venture was established in 2005.[1][2] In October 2009, Kazakhstan invited Total and GDF Suez to join the project.[1][3][4]
Reserves
The field is expected to have 322 billion cubic meters of natural gas, 17 million tons of gas condensate and 36 million tons of oil in place. Recoverable reserves are 127 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 9.6 million tons of gas condensate. The field is expected to become operational in 2016 and to produce 9 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. The produced oil and gas will be transported to Russia through the Lukoil-operated Yuri Korchagin field.[1][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Khvalynskoye Oil and Gas Field, International". Offshore-Technology. Net Resources International. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ↑ "Lukoil, Kazmunaigaz team up". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. 2005-03-14. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ↑ "France and Kazakhstan boost energy ties". United Press International. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ↑ "French pair join Kazakh gas project". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ↑ "Khvalynskoye". SubseaIQ. Bishop Interactive. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
