Ukraine increases daily gas production due to restoration of old well

Ukraine increases daily gas production due to restoration of old well

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Ukraine increased its daily gas production by rehabilitating an old well that now produces more than 340,000 cubic meters of gas per day.

According to Naftogaz, the results of production from the "repaired" wells compared to pre-war 2021 are better than in 2021, with examples including the restoration of an old well, which now additionally produces more than 340 thousand cubic meters of gas per day, UNN reports.

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According to Naftogaz Group, the restoration of one of the old wells, which had been awaiting abandonment for a long time, now produces more than 340 thousand cubic meters of gas per day.

The company announced that the largest production from well workovers over the past 4 years was obtained in 2023.

This figure is 20% higher than the production in pre-war 2021. I am sincerely grateful to the specialists of Ukrgasvydobuvannya and the entire team that made this result possible

- said Oleksiy Chernyshev, Head of Naftogaz Group.

Gas industry experts also argue that the development of opportunities to increase production  is facilitated by the involvement of new modern technologies.

Our specialists are constantly working to review and analyze old wells that can be brought back into operation thanks to better technical capabilities than those that existed decades ago

- comments Oleg Tolmachev, Acting CEO of Ukrgasvydobuvannya.

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