Achimgaz launches 4th process shop to produce stranded Achimov gas
Gazprom Dobycha Urengoy
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The 4th process shop was commissioned at comprehensive gas treatment unit No.31 producing hydrocarbons from the Achimov deposits of the Urengoyskoye oil, gas and condensate field in Novy Urengoy.
Vsevolod Cherepanov, Member of the Gazprom Management Committee, Head of the Gas, Gas Condensate and Oil Production Department and Harald Schwager, Member of the BASF Board of Executive Directors were present at the ceremonial opening.
Background
Achimgaz is a joint venture created in July 2003 on a par between Gazprom Dobycha Urengoy and Wintershall Holding to develop the Achimov deposits of the Urengoyskoye oil, gas and condensate field.
The Achimov deposits feature a maximum hydrocarbons reservoir depth (more than 4,000 meters), an abnormally high reservoir pressure (over 600 Ata) and presence of heavy paraffins. Starting from 2008, the number of producing wells in 1A block of the Achimov deposits grew up to 42. Another 18 wells are scheduled for commissioning during 2015, with 113 more wells planned to be put onstream by 2018.
The core business of Gazprom Dobycha Urengoy (a 100 per cent subsidiary of Gazprom) is natural gas, gas condensate and oil production , hydrocarbons treatment and feedstock base build-up. The subsidiary includes 18 branches, 2 of which are gas producers. The company operates 22 gas treatment units, 2 oil fields, 18 booster compressor stations, 5 gas cooling stations, 2 compressor stations for associated petroleum gas utilization, more than 2,800 producing wells, and over 1,500 kilometers of gas gathering pipelines. The headcount of Gazprom Dobycha Urengoy is above 12,000 persons.