Daily Production Has Reached 415 Tons of Extra-Viscous Oil (EVO) at Ashalchinskoye Field

      Daily production of extra-viscous oil (EVO) has exceeded 400 tons at Ashalchinskoye field of JSC TATNEFT. The target of commercial development of EVO in the Company is Sheshminsky horizon of the Ufa Stage

      Development of Ashalchinskoye field is carried out by "Nurlatneft" Oil and Gas Production Board of JSC TATNEFT.

      The oilmen have produced 233,000 tons of extra-viscous oil since the beginning of Ashalchinskoye field development. The planned production volume of EVO for 2013 is 117.5 thousand tons. The Company has developed a set of technical measures for accomplishing the tasks planned, including capacities development of gas and heat supply, production, treatment and transportation of extra-viscous oil

      Water and gas pipelines construction is being carried out this year along with increasing the boiler throughput as well as a number of other activities are also being implemented.