More than 645 million barrels (87 million tons) of oil have been produced from the “East Azeri” platform to date.
elchi reports that “bp-Azerbaijan” released this information.
It was stated that tomorrow, October 21, marks the 20th anniversary of the first oil production from the “East Azeri” platform. The first oil was obtained from the platform on October 21, 2006, thus completing the second phase of the full-scale development of the giant “Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli” (ACG) field.
It was noted that the “East Azeri” platform has made a significant contribution to the total oil production of 4.7 billion barrels obtained from the ACG field since production began in November 1997.
By the end of the third quarter of 2026, the platform’s average daily production was approximately 46,000 barrels.
The “East Azeri” platform consists of a production, drilling, and living platform, 48 well slots, a 30-inch subsea pipeline connected to the onshore “Sangachal” terminal, as well as a number of inter-field pipelines and systems.
Currently, approximately 170 people work on the platform. The majority of them, including both platform managers, are Azerbaijani specialists.
According to the information, a total of 39 wells and numerous side-tracks have been drilled from the platform to date. Of the 36 wells currently in operation, 27 are used for production, 8 for water injection, and one for re-injecting sludge into the reservoirs.
It was stated that “East Azeri” continues to use innovations and technologies to maximize oil recovery from the ACG field, which is in the mature development stage. In the recently handed over D18Z well, an open hole section of over 2,000 meters was drilled. More than 1,500 meters of this passed through the sand section within the target productive layer. The D18Z well has the largest reservoir contact among all wells drilled in the ACG field to date.
It should be noted that the first oil from the “East Azeri” platform was produced through the first of eight pre-drilled wells and delivered to the “Sangachal” terminal on November 10, 2006, via a new subsea pipeline.