Libya’s eastern based Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) announced last Monday (23 June) that it has begun the process of restarting JJ1-65 well in Masala field after a hiatus of more than five decades (1971).
It said this comes as part of its efforts to develop marginal fields which are in turn part of the state National Oil Corporation’s (NOC) plan to raise production rates.
AGOCO said this step came after periodic meetings of the Field Development Committee and technical recommendations to start work on the well, and in coordination with one of the service companies contracting with the AGOCO, the work of preparing the wellhead JJ1-65, and preparing it for production and field testing operations.
Under the supervision of the Production Engineering Department, the first phase of the project was completed, which included equipping the wellhead and installing buffer valves, followed by comprehensive inspection and evaluation of the well using modern underground equipment to determine its depth, measure the pressures and temperature of the reservoir, and obtain accurate data that helps in developing a comprehensive technical assessment of the oil reservoir.
The move is part of an integrated strategy to invest available resources and enhance production capabilities in the company’s fields.
