On 26 December 2017, Lukoil provided update on its first well in the Taymyrskiy Vostochnyy block in Krasnoyarsk Kray (Eastern Siberia). Some hydrocarbon flows were obtained during open-hole tests but they were considered as non-commercial. The company mentioned low hydrocarbon saturation and thin reservoirs within the drilled section. Vertical Zhuravlinaya 1 with a PTD of 5,500 m, spudded on 4 April 2017, is targeting reservoirs of the Lower Cambrian section. The company plans to complete drilling by mid-April 2018 and testing by October 2018. Contractor ERIELL is drilling the well by using rig ZJ70DBS. The Taymyrskiy Vostochnyy block (contract KRR15948NR) covers 13,800 sq km in the Anabar-Khatanga Depression (Lena-Anabar Basin), a frontier unexplored area. Lukoil won an auction for the block in mid-2015 paying a signature bonus of USD 32 million. Before the acquisition, seismic coverage amounted to about 2,500 km. No wells have been drilled in the block. Hydrocarbon resources (category D2) of the block were estimated at 33 MMbbl of oil, 319 Bcf of gas and 4 MMbbl of condensate. Reservoirs of the Devonian-Permian section are the main exploratory targets. In 2016, Lukoil recorded 2,501 km of new seismic data preparing drilling locations. The Zhuravlinyy prospect is located in the north-eastern part of the block bordering the Khatanga Bay (Laptev Sea).
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