Ukraine launches new gas well in Kharkiv region with over 50 mcm annual capacity

The JSC Ukrgazvydobuvannya gas production company has kicked off operations at a new well in Kharkiv region with a daily throughput of more than 140,000 cubic meters.

This was announced by Naftogaz of Ukraine CEO Yury Vitrenko on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"Our own UGV-Service division for the first time carried out a technologically complex operation at a new well – three stages of hydraulic fracturing of the formation within a production cycle. Thanks to high-quality and coordinated efforts, we managed to fully unlock the potential of gas-bearing horizons and launch a well in Kharkiv region with a flow rate of more than 140,000 cubic meters of gas per day," Vitrenko wrote.

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On an annual basis, 51 million cubic meters of gas can be extracted from the well, which, according to Vitrenko, will help save US$102 million on the imports.

As reported, JSC Ukrgazvydobuvannya drilled 30.2 km of new wells in September, which is a record high for the company. Last month, the firm began resuming extraction operations that had to be suspended due to the full-scale Russian invasion.