JSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia in June 2019 opened new fields in Kharkiv and Poltava regions.
According to the press service of the company, in particular, in Kharkiv region, after testing an exploratory well with a depth of over 3,700 meters, an oil inflow was obtained. Oil resources in the field are about 130,000 tonnes.
In Poltava region, after drilling the first exploratory well with a depth of 6,300 meters, an industrial gas flow was obtained. The resources of the open gas condensate field exceed 2.7 billion cubic meters of gas.
“Ukrgazvydobuvannia significantly intensified exploration work, in particular, seismic exploration in all promising areas of the subsurface, which made it possible to open eight new fields in the last three years, six of which in 2018,” the company said.
As reported, Ukrgazvydobuvannia in 2018 increased gas production by 1.2% (by 176.2 million cubic meters) compared to 2017, to 15.420 billion cubic meters. The company’s share in total production in Ukraine in 2018 was 73.8%.