Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On behalf of the Chairman of the Board of Uzbekneftegaz, routine and repair work is being carried out on the equipment of offices and enterprises using internal capabilities.

In particular, the gas pumping units at the Bateman compressor station of the Shurtan Oil and Gas Production Department were repaired.

The main task of this compressor station is to increase the pressure of natural gas and transfer it to the head works "Shurtan" and "Shurtan gas chemical complex".

It should be noted that the shutdown of one of these units has a negative impact on the reduction in natural gas production to 500 thousand cubic meters per day, as well as on the production of liquefied gas at the Shurtan headquarters.

Taking this into account, the station’s engineers promptly carried out routine maintenance and repair work on four existing gas-pumping units.

Based on the manufacturer’s instructions for carrying out repair work, the interior of the LM-2500 gas generators installed on the gas compressor unit No. 1,2,3,4 of the Bateman compressor station was washed with water softened with a special detergent, and air, fuel and oil filters have been completely replaced.

The main and auxiliary equipment of the D12R6B compressors and the gas generators of the units have been fully tested.

Also, in the process of repair, several technically complex calculations were carried out and adjustment work was carried out.

As a result, it was possible to ensure continuous, standard operation of gas-pumping units, to prevent a decrease in natural gas production and its shutdown in an emergency state. 

The Bateman compressor station is located in the Guzar district of the Kashkadarya region, has 4 gas pumping units. The station’s capacity is 13 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. Gas-pumping units manufactured in the USA were installed at the station and put into operation in 2003.