On 18 September 2018, Novatek announced that exploratory well Salmanovskaya 294, drilled by subsidiary Arctic SPG-2, discovered two deeper pools in the Salmanovskoye (Utrenneye) field in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Western Siberia. The company discovered additional 405 Bcf (13.8 Tcf) of gas and 40 MMt (320 MMbbl) of condensate in Middle Jurassic reservoirs. According to the company, 3P reserves of the field are now estimated at 2 Tcm (68.5 Tcf) of gas and 100 MMt (800 MMbbl) of condensate. The company submitted its new reserves estimations to the State Commission for Reserves (GKZ) for revision and confirmation. Well Salmanovskaya 294 was spudded in May 2017, TD of 4,400 m was reached in November 2017.  Background Information  The Salmanovskoye field was discovered in 1979 and in the South Kara-Yamal Province on the Gydan Peninsula with a minor extension to the Ob estuary. The field is part of the companyâs Arctic LNG-2 project. Arctic LNG 2 will include three liquefaction trains with capacity of 6.6 MMt/year each installed on gravity-based structures in the Ob Estuary. The Salmanovskoye (Utrenneye) gas/condensate discovery is the feedstock for the LNG plant. In 2014-2017, Novatek-subsidiary Arctic SPG2 drilled six appraisal wells that resulted at extension of the discoveryâs productive area and increase of its reserves. As the end of 2017, the company estimated 3P reserves of the discovery at 54.8 Tcf of gas and 475 MMbbl of condensate and oil.
Novatek announced that exploratory well Salmanovskaya 294, drilled by subsidiary Arctic SPG-2, discovered two deeper pools in the Salmanovskoye (Utrenneye) field in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Western Siberia. The company discovered additional 405 Bcf (13.8 Tcf) of gas and 40 MMt (320 MMbbl) of condensate in Middle Jurassic reservoirs. According to the company, 3P reserves of the field are now estimated at 2 Tcm (68.5 Tcf) of gas and 100 MMt (800 MMbbl) of condensate. The company submitted its new reserves estimations to the State Commission for Reserves (GKZ) for revision and confirmation.