Uzbekneftegaz: Production of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons in Ustyurt fields increased

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The quality of natural gas supplied to gas pipelines from the Ustyurt Gas Production Directorate at Uzbekneftegaz has become in line with the requirements of Uz Dst 948: 2016, as well as increased production of liquid hydrocarbons. This was reported by the press service of Uzbekneftegaz.

In order to increase the production of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons from fields belonging to the Department, employees of Uzbekneftegaz studied the state of natural gas fields, gas pipelines and reservoirs.

In addition, the pressure in the gas reservoirs, the current differences in pressure, the areas where process fluids can accumulate in the gas reservoirs were monitored.

The modes of operation of wells and technological equipment at the Arslan, Sharkiy Berdak and Shimoly Berdak fields were also studied.

Changes were made to the technological regimes of technological units 1,2,3,4 of complex gas treatment and expansion of the Sharkiy-Berdak field.

Defects in the equipment used to bypass the heat exchanger pipelines at the 1st and 4th units in the field were eliminated, and production was achieved up to 10 tons of liquid hydrocarbons per day.

The administrative location of the fields and structures of the Ustyurt Gas Production Directorate in Muynak district of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, and the tectonic location in Ustyurt region.

Currently, the Office has 7 gas condensate fields, 1 unit for “primary gas treatment” and 3 units for “integrated gas treatment” and 3 “Compressor compression stations”.