OREANDA-NEWS. November 12, 2014. Crude Oil Production

In October the amount of 2,233,339 tons of crude oil or 100.6% versus October 2013 was produced at JSC TATNEFT, while the production since the beginning of the year amounted to 21, 436,124 tons, which was 98,210 tons more than in 2013 (100.4%).

The amount of 21,436,910 tons of crude oil was delivered with the above-the-plan delivery amounting to 28,760 tons.

New Drilling

The new drilling penetration for 10 months of 2014 amounted to 413 thousand meters (472.5 thousand meters in 2013). Out of that amount drilling performed for JSC TATNEFT came to 331.8 thousand meters (372.4 thousand meters in 2013), including drilling to bitumen deposits in the amount of 15.5 thousand meters, production drilling accounting for 303.3 thousand meters and exploratory drilling accounting for 13 thousand meters.

15.8 thousand meters (26.0 thousand meters in 2013) were penetrated for "Tatneft-Samara", including production drilling in the amount of 7.1 thousand meters and exploratory drilling amounting to 8.7 thousand meters.

261 wells (314 wells in 2013) were constructed and delivered to customers. Out of this amount 210 wells were delivered to JSC TATNEFT (235 wells in 2013), including 20 wells drilled to bitumen deposits, production drilling accounting for 180 wells and exploratory drilling - 10 wells.

4 wells (20 wells in 2013) were drilled for "Tatneft-Samara", including 3 wells - production drilling and 1 well - exploratory drilling.

Active Well Stock Drilling

During ten months of 2014 the penetration of sidetracking and horizontal wellbores amounted to 47.8 thousand meters (46.1 thousand meters in 2013) with 16.0 thousand meters (21.4 thousand meters in 2013) drilled for JSC TATNEFT.

87 wells (98 wells in 2013) were delivered to customers with 47 wells for JSC TATNEFT (63 wells in 2013).

The average number of drilling crews performing conventional well drilling operations since the beginning of 2014 amounted to 36, while 12 drilling crews were engaged in drilling lateral and lateral horizontal wellbores. One drilling crew performed drilling to the bituminous deposits of Ashalchinskoye oil field for NGDU "Nurlatneft".

The penetration per crew engaged in new drilling amounted to 11,198 meters for 10 months of 2014. 62.2 thousand meters were penetrated outside the Republic of Tatarstan, including 31.8 thousand meters for penetration of sidetracks and horizontal holes.

Repair of Wells

During ten months of 2014 the crews of well remedial servicing, workover and oil recovery enhancement performed routine overhaul in 6,823 wells (741 wells in October) and workover operations in 2,277 wells (247 wells in October).

101 wells were repaired outside the Republic of Tatarstan with 93 wells for "Tatneft-Samara" and 8 wells for OOO "Tatneft-Severny".

Formation hydrofracking operations were performed in 553 wells (53 wells in October).
7 small diameter horizontal wells were drilled and completed for NGDU "Almetyevneft".

Oil recovery enhancement works were performed in 2,228 wells (224 wells in October), including chemical methods applied in 1,114 wells (109 wells in October).

Bottomhole area treatment operations with application of JSC TATNEFT's technologies were performed in 3,028 wells.

Production Performance of the JSC TANECO

The TANECO Complex of Refining and Petrochemical Plants processed 739.2 thousand tons of raw materials, including 718.3 thousand tons of crude oil, and yielded 731.5 thousand tons of oil products in October 2014.