ZPEC YAMAMA Project Begins in West Kurna

2019-08-13

On the morning of August 12th, after 28 teams had started drilling, the second team from ZPEC, Drilling Team 19, also started drilling in Iraq’s West Kurna Oilfield under the joint witness of Lukoil Management’s expert team of Party A.

Under the heat, the team moved 200 kilometers from the bonded area to the site and then completed the installation, rectification, and debugging of the equipment in only15 days, setting a new record in the oil region.  After 11 days of hard work, ZPEC was ready for Party A to conducted a strict drilling rig inspection for drilling acceptance.  At 10:00 am on August 12th, Party A organized 11 expert leaders to come to the well site including Zhao Yanjun, Vice President of ZPEC Group, Zhang Changxing, Deputy General Manager of Iraq branch, the Luke Project Manager, and a host of others.  All the preparation work was approved unanimously by Party A and written drilling instructions were issued.  At 11:00 am, the drilling ceremony kicked off and  Team 19 officially started its battle in the West Kurna - 2 Oilfield Project. The designed depth of Well WQ-2 Y831 is 4,047 meters.

This is the second time in 7 years that four drilling teams from ZPEC have entered this high-end market.  In 2012, ZPEC completed its drilling obligations with excellent performance in the West Kurna -1 Project.  At present, employees of Teams 28 and 19 are in strict accordance with the production operational requirements and scientific construction, to ensure the safety and smooth progress of the whole project. 

 

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