Photo: Serhiy Koretsky

Ukrgasvydobuvannya, a part of Naftogaz Group, has commissioned a new exploration well with a high flow rate of 383,000 cubic meters of gas per day. This was reported by the Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz Serhiy Koretsky.

The well is directional and has a depth of almost 5.7 kilometers. The drilling, completion and start-up works were completed one and a half months ahead of schedule.

"This result is a joint achievement of all Ukrgasvydobuvannya's divisions involved in design, drilling and construction," noted Koretskyi .

Two more exploration wells are currently being drilled at the same field. The company plans to start drilling three more in the near future.

  • In the first quarter of 2025, the company's drillers drilled 107,136 meters – almost twice as much as a year earlier.
  • In 2024, JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya increased commercial gas production to 13.9 billion cubic meters, compared to 13.2 billion cubic meters in 2023.
  • Last year, the company commissioned 83 new wells and reached the highest daily production volume in the last three years – 38.9 million cubic meters.