A drilling update from Caspian Sea-focused oil and gas giant Dragon Oil has revealed the "great potential" of the Dzheitune field on the Cheleken Contract Area, offshore Turkmenistan, the firm said.
The Dzheitune 13/140A sidetrack was completed to a depth of 2,237m and tested for initial production at 2,123 barrels of oil per day (bopd) which "shows the great potential of side tracking low producing wells in the future."
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