Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - In the Ustyurt region, ERIELL Group and Uzbekneftegaz successfully commissioned several facilities in the Shimoliy-Sharkiy Berdakh field system. In particular, the construction of a gas collection point, a gas pipeline, a gas pipeline, a gas pipeline, and the launch of 4 wells were completed.

On 4 December, at the Sharkiy Berdakh field, the construction of the GSP-2 gas collection point, designed to receive gas from 7 wells, was completed, to which 4 wells No. 47, No. 22, No. 30, and No. 35 of this field were connected between 4 and 8 December 2019. The construction of a gas pipeline loop with a diameter of 108 × 6 mm and a total length of 370 m was also completed.

A gas pipeline was constructed from the gas collection point No. 2 at the Sharkiy Berdakh field to the existing gas pipeline between the Arslan gas collection point and the Sharky Berdakh integrated gas treatment unit, the gas pipeline was 4200 m long and 219 × 9 mm in diameter. This gas pipeline was the first of 3 gas pipelines under construction in the Sharkiy-Shimoliy Berdakh field system.

The construction of gas pipelines from GSP-1 Sharkiy Berdakh and GSP Shimoly Berdakh to the existing gas pipeline between the Arslan gas collection point and the Sharkiy Berdakh integrated gas treatment unit (UPPG) with a total length of 6 km will be completed in the near future.

On 11 December  2019, a well No. 326 of the Shurtan field was commissioned in Shurtan region of Kashkadarya region.

The construction of a loop gas pipeline with a diameter of 114 × 6 mm and a length of 1,500 m has been completed. The well is connected to the existing gas pipeline from SP-4 of the Shurtan field to the Shurtan integrated gas treatment unit (UPPG).

Commissioning of these facilities will increase the supply of natural gas to the population of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Work to increase hydrocarbon production is carried out as part of the implementation of the "Program of measures to increase hydrocarbon production for 2017-2021."