OREANDA-NEWS. February 5, 2008. State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (except Joint Ventures and Operation Companies) carried out 17 244-meter drilling activities during January, 2008. 16 492 meters was drilled for oil, and 752 meters was drilled for exploration. In general, the share of the Complex Drilling Trust constituted 6 274 meters of the total drilling activities carried out by SOCAR; while the share of Azeri Drilling Company constituted 599 meters, and the share of Geophysics and Geology Department constituted 371 meters.