The purpose of the new directional well that Ukrnafta launches in the west of Ukraine is to explore reserves in the Stryi deposits. The works were carried out in a short time: the shaft with a total length of 1,244 m was drilled in just 32 days.

“During the construction of the facility, we discovered the target horizon, and geophysical surveys found its prospects for oil production,” Sergii Koretskyi, CEO at UKRNAFTA, said. “The promising formations in the section of this well lie in the depth intervals of 886-1,122 m, their total oil-saturated thickness is more than 120 m.”

So far, we have perforated the deposits in the interval of 1,085-1,122 m, which is about 30% of the total thickness of oil-saturated formations of the Stryi deposits.

The development process is underway. The initial daily oil flow rate is 25-30 tonnes.

This is the third well drilled by the Company in 2023 within the same field, and the second of them was developed in partnership with Drilling company Goryzonty LLC. By the end of the year, three more wells are to be completed at the same field.