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"Zapolyarnoye" |
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UKPG – 2S |
Importance
Zapolyarnoye gas field, by gas reserves, is ranked as the global fifth gas field.
Total gas reserves amount to more than 3.3 tcm.
The upper Senomanian deposit is about 2.6 tcm of gas.
Valanzhinsk formations have about 735 bcm of gas.
History
Zapolyarnoye was discovered in 1965.
In 1992, Yamburggazdobycha and the Tazov area authorities (the field is located in the area) have signed a contract to develop Zapolyarnoye gas field.
First gas came from the field on 1 October 2001.
31 October 2001, the first gas complex treatment unit (UKPG-1С) with capacity of 35 bcm of gas per year was put in operation.
7 bcm of gas were produced from the field from October through December 2001.
Description
Gas and oil condensate field Zapolyarnoye is located 200 kms off Novy Urengoy in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous region.
Zapolyarnoye is the last large gas field discovered and located on land.
Current state of affairs
In December 2002, a 32.5 bcm capacity of gas per year gas complex treatment unit UKPG 2C was launched into operation at Zapolyarnoye.
On the 19th of december, the 3rd gas complex treatment unit (UKPG – 3S) was launched at the Senoman reservoir of the Zapolyarnoye oil and gas condensate field. At present, the UKPG–3S serves 24 wells producing 20 million cubic meters of natural gas per day. By the yearend, the UKPG–3S is expected to provide production of up to 200 million cubic meters of gas. In the first quarter of 2004, daily gas production will attain some 60 million cubic meters.
The UKPG–3S will reach its annual design capacity of 32.5 bcm in the third quarter of 2004.
By the beginning of 2005, three units will allow to increase gas production from the Zapolyarnoye field up to 100 bcm per year.
In 2008 presumably, two more UKPG units will be commissioned to back-up gas production from Valanzhinsk formations. Their total annual capacity will amount to 24.1 bcm of gas.
It is planned that about 3 mln t of gas condensate and 861 th t of oil will be produced at Zapolyarnoye annually