BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan.7
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
The construction progress at Azerbaijan’s Bahar-Gum Deniz block has been provided by the US Greenfields Petroleum Company, which operates the Bahar-Gum Deniz project in Azerbaijan through its subsidiary BEOC, Trend reports with reference to the company.
The table below shows the ongoing and completed construction works at the block as of November 2020:
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# |
Field/Location |
Work Description |
Status |
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Gum Deniz field |
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1 |
Gum-Deniz,Causeways,Entrance road |
Completed repairs & istallation of 20" production pipeline supports along the entrance road and on the causeways in the area between 62-235 and PLTs |
completed |
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2 |
Gum-Deniz,PLT232 at Causeways |
Completed works on hammering of 4 piles 10" each for repair of road section in between 160B and PLT232 at the causways & hammering of 2 piles for 160-160B and intermidiate connection works. |
completed |
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3 |
Gum-Deniz,Causeways PLT9 |
Connection of 600mm i-beam with 10x10 panels installed on the causways' piles for the widening of the vehicle pass at the causeway in between the crossroads and PLT9 where 6 / 0.4kV Distribution Unit No. 13 located. |
in progress |
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4 |
Gum-Deniz, PLT62-235 |
10" Piles hammering and connecting with existing structure in between PLT 62 & 235 with purpose to repair support #20, |
in progress |
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5 |
PLT209 |
As for installation of 10x10 steel panels at PLT209, cutting of unused steel structure, its transportation and prep. works |
in progress |
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6 |
Gum-Deniz, Causeways, in between PLT235-64 |
As a part of repair job of the road in between PLT235 and PLT64, hammering and connection of 10" piles around bad piles #39-40 was completed |
in progress |
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7 |
Gum-Deniz, Causeways, in between PLT235-64 |
As a part of repair job of the road in between PLT235 and PLT64, hammering and connection of 10" piles around 41st bad pile |
in progress |
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8 |
CS, Gas Collection, Processing and Delivery Unit and Oil Processing Unit. |
In order to complete construction project, finished Installation of 20” valves on production line considered between OGSU#1 of Compressor Stations, Gas Collection, Processing and Delivery Unit and Oil Processing Unit. Prep. for UT and leak test of finished welding joints . |
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Bahar field |
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9 |
Bahar, GZU-2 |
Proceeding the installation of 12" gas flow line pipe supports along the existing bridge according to the project. Expansion of the existing comb separator area in the south-western part of the working area. Reinforcement of lines coming from wells in the southern part of the existing working site and installation of 6x10m service area. The installation of parts fabricated in the workshop has begun. |
in progress |
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10 |
Bahar, PLT168 |
Installation of the platform surrounding well#165 and to connection of the sub-rotary piles with the supports of the existing Rig platform.Preparation of 4 submersible pumps and safety belt on the working site |
in progress |
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11 |
Bahar, PLT-175 |
Assemling of new GYM and stairways in the western part of the living block were done. on-going the Installing supports to a gas flow lines running to the wells and installation of the entrance path to the Separator and . |
in progress |
The Gum Deniz Oil Field is located south of the Absheron peninsula, 21 km south of Baku, between Gum Island and the Bahar Gas Field. The Gum Deniz Oil Field extends from onshore Gum Island, which is 2.5 km from the mainland to the south in the Caspian Sea. The Gum Deniz Oil Field is found along the Fatmai–Gum Adasi anticlinal trend which includes the Bahar and Shakh Deniz structures. Oil in the Gum Deniz Oil Field is trapped in a north-south trending structure that is approximately 16 kilometres in length and 3 kilometres in width. The Gum Deniz Oil Field is structurally up-dip from the Bahar Gas Field.
The Bahar Gas Field consists of 45 offshore platforms including a central processing and metering platform to gather the gas for onward transport through a three 12-inch pipelines to the shore-based gas and liquid handling facilities. The platforms, in most cases are built on 24 to 30 pilings each in an average water depth of about 16 metres.
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