Russia's Lukoil gas started driving in marine risers at the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea, ahead of planned development well drilling operations.
Risers, required to reinforce wellheads, ensure circulation and environmental safety at drilling operations, are driven down in the sea bottom to a depth of 120m, says Lukoil. It is planning to drill 13 wells at the field.
The living quarters platform (LQP-1) topside for the Vladimir Filanovsky field arrived at its north Caspian Sea destination from Krasnye Barrikady shipyard in Russia’s Astrakhan region, in 2014.
It is one of a number of facilities in the field, including an ice-resistant stationary platform for drilling operations, a central processing platform, and a riser block, connecting connect the infield pipelines and export pipelines. All will be interconnected with bridges, and the platform is planned to be connected to Yury Korchagin fields.
First oil had been expected for 2015 or early 2016.