Samotlor Field
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| Country | Russia |
| Region | Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast |
| Location | Lake Samotlor, Nizhnevartovsk district, |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 61°7′N 76°45′E / 61.117°N 76.75°ECoordinates: 61°7′N 76°45′E / 61.117°N 76.75°E |
| Operator(s) | Samotlorneftegaz |
| Partners | TNK-BP |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1965 |
| Start of development | 1967 |
| Start of production | 1969 |
| Peak year | 1980 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 750,000 barrels per day (~3.7×107 t/a) |
| Year of current production of oil | 2008 |
| Estimated oil in place | 4,000 million barrels (~5.5×108 t) |
| Producing formations | Cretaceous ages |
Samotlor Field is the largest oil field of Russia and the sixth largest in the world,[1] owned and operated by TNK-BP. The field is located at Lake Samotlor in Nizhnevartovsk district, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast. It covers 1,752 square kilometres (676 sq mi).[2]
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[edit] History
The field was discovered in 1965. Development started in 1967 and first oil was produced in 1969.[1][2] Discovery of this field had changed Nizhnevartovsk from a small nearby village into a busy oil city as Samotlor used to be the most important oil production base of the Soviet Union. Before forming TNK-BP, the field was developed by Samotlorneftgaz and TNK-Nizhnevartovsk.[3] After creation of TNK-BP, these companies became subsidiaries of TNK-BP.
Over the all development period a total of 2,086 well clusters (containing more than 17,000 wells) have been built and about 2.6 billion tons of oil has been produced.[1][2] The peak production occurred in 1980 when Samotlor produced 158.9 million tons of oil (7 million barrels per day (1.1×106 m3/d)).[2] The production has been in decline ever since, although according to TNK-BP the field production has stabilized over the past last years after.[1]
[edit] Reserves
The in-place oil reserves of the Samotlor field were equal to 55 billion barrels (8.7×109 m3) and as of 2009 estimated at 1 billion barrels (160×106 m3). The proven reserves are approximately 44 billion barrels (7.0×109 m3).[4] The field is 80% depleted with water-cut exceeding 90%.[1]
At the end of 1990s, production rate dropped to 300,000 barrels per day (48,000 m3/d).[5] However, through an aggressive exploration program and application of cutting-edge technologies TNK-BP had raised production up to 750,000 barrels per day (119,000 m3/d).[1] Up to 2012, TNK-BP plans to invest US$1 billion per year for maintaining oil production in it at the level of 30 million tons per year.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "TNK-BP's Samotlor Field Declared the World's Sixth Biggest". OilVoice. 2009-08-22. http://www.oilvoice.com/n/TNKBPs_Samotlor_Field_Declared_the_Worlds_Sixth_Biggest/4b2f3ae45.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ a b c d "Samotlor". TNK-BP. http://www.tnk-bp.com/operations/exploration-production/projects/samotlor/. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (2009-04-13). TNK-BP planning to produce Samotlor for another 90 years. Gerson Lehrman Group. http://www.glgroup.com/News/TNK-BP-planning-to-produce-Samotlor-for-another-90-years-37338.html. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ a b "TNK-BP to Invest $1 bln in Samatolor Field". Oil & Gas Eurasia (Eurasia Press, Inc.). 2001-05-28. http://www.oilandgaseurasia.com/news/p/0/news/4468. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "TNK to revive Samotlor oil field". The PMA Online Power Report (Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections). 2001-05-28. http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/company/cnr12732.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
[edit] Sources
- Kramer, Andrew E. "Mapmakers and Mythmakers: Russian Disinformation Practices Obscure Even Today's Oil Fields," New York Times (1 December 2005): C1.
