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Samotlor Field is the largest oil field of Russia and the sixth largest in the world,
History
The field was discovered in 1965. Development started in 1967 and first oil was produced in 1969.
Over the all development period a total of 2,086 well clusters (containing more than 17,000 wells) have been built and about 2.6 billion tons of oil has been produced.
Reserves
The in-place oil reserves of the Samotlor field were equal to and as of 2009 estimated at . The proven reserves are approximately . The field is 80% depleted with water-cut up to 90%.
At the end of the 1990s, production rate dropped to . However, through an aggressive exploration program and application of cutting-edge technologies TNK-BP had raised production up to .
See also
- Petroleum industry in Russia
References
Sources
- Kramer, Andrew E. "Mapmakers and Mythmakers: Russian Disinformation Practices Obscure Even Today's Oil Fields," New York Times (1 December 2005): C1.