Dunga Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Maersk
• Country: Kazakhstan
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• Type: Oil / Gas
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+++ Description

• The first phase of the pilot project was completed in 2001 and included the drilling of seven wells and the construction of surface facilities.
• The second appraisal phase was initiated to evaluate the field’s production performance under various development schemes,
• A full field development plan (FDP) was formulated and approved comprising the drilling eight vertical wells and six horizontal wells.

+++ Contractors

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+++ History

• 1994 - Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) which was signed
• 2001 - The first phase of the pilot project was completed
• 2002 - The second appraisal phase was initiated
• 2007 - A full field development plan (FDP) was formulated and approved by the Kazakh authorities
• 2009 - The first phase of the FDP was completed
• 2012 - First oil at Dunga Phase II

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. First oil at Dunga Phase II sets path to 30,000 bpd in Kazakhstan
2. OOCEP, Dunga