In February 2017, Surgutneftegaz completed testing of a new exploratory well at the Vysotnoye license in Khanty-Mansiysk (Yugra) Autonomous Okrug (Western Siberia). Vysotnaya 885, spudded in November 2016, reached its TD of 2,632 m in January 2017. In February, the company reported a new pool in the Vikulov Formation (Aptian) after testing oil at a rate of 138 b/d from the interval 1,570-1,574 m (VK1).  Vysotnoye, discovered in 2009, is located in the central part of the Ural-Frolov Province. As of 2016, 3P reserves of three pools, distributed within the Middle-Upper Jurassic section, were estimated at 35 MMbbl.  Â 
Surgutneftegaz completed testing of a new exploratory well at the Vysotnoye license,  a new pool in the Vikulov Formation (Aptian) after testing oil at a rate of 138 b/d from the interval 1,570-1,574 m (VK1).