According to Masoud Afshar, Deputy Head of NIDC for drilling operations, three of the drilled wells were development and the rest were work-over ones, Shana reported.
The official stated that during the mentioned time span NIDC managed to dig eight more wells as compared to the figure for the same period last year.
As reported, 35 of the drilled wells were in the operational zone of the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), one well was drilled in the fields under the supervision of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC), three were in the fields under the operation of Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDEC), and three wells were drilled in fields developed by private contractors.
According to the official, currently, 63 of the company’s rigs are active and 10 are being overhauled.
Over 43,416 meters of drilling were conducted for the mentioned wells, the official said, noting, “We are trying to play our role optimally by using the company’s maximum operational capacities in order to realize the Oil Ministry's plans to increase production.”
Considering the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)’s strategies for strengthening the presence of domestic companies in the development of the country’s oil fields, NIDC, as a major NIOC subsidiary, has been supporting such companies by lending those drilling rigs and other necessary equipment.
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