Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz is completing the mobilisation of heavy machinery to the Shakhrinav-1P drilling site

The mobilisation of heavy loads, intended for the installation of the drilling rig, will therefore be completed.
All-in-all, since 25 September, 12 vehicles carrying heavy equipment with a total mass of up to 370 tonnes have been delivered to the drill point.
The rig-building department of the Orenburgsky Drilling Company (the main drilling contractor) is currently continuing with the installation of the drilling rig in the Sarikamysh section, which, in accordance with the approved schedule, is planned to be completed by the end of this October.
28 members of staff and up to 10 units of specialist technicians have started working at the field.
The general drilling contractor is the Orenburgsky Drillng Company.
The company is planning to start on drilling the Sakhrinav-1 well in November this year.
The Sarikamysh field is estimated to have the best prospects from all of Gazprom's four licensed areas.
Sakhrinav 1 is the deepest well in the Republic of Tajikistan. It is 6,300 metres deep.
Gazprom zarubezhneftegaz, at Gazprom's request, is undertaking the hydrocarbon exploration and prospecting project in Tajikistan.
The company is currently carrying out geological exploration work in 4 areas licensed by Gazprom: the Sarikamysh field (Shakhrinavsky district), the Sargazon field (Dangarinsky district) the Rengan field (Rudaki district), and the West Shokhambari field (Gissarsky district).