Atash

Overview

The project was implemented under the Contract for exploration within Atash area located in the Kazakh sector of Caspian Sea No. 29 as of December 29, 2003.

The project participants

  • "KazMunayTeniz" JSC OOC — 50%
  • "Lukoil Overseas Shelf B.V." — 50%.

Social Commitment

  • Annual training of Kazakhstani personnel for the amount of USD$400 thousand.
  • Annual funding for social projects for the amount of USD$ 400 thousand.

Performed works

  • Detailed 2D seismic operations on structures Atash, Kazakhstan, and Maral in the volume 1509 line km.
  • Interpretation and re-interpretation of the previous seismic data and analysis of geology and geophysics evidence (2004—2005);
  • Electrical exploration works by differential-normalized method in the volume of 533 line km (2006 г.);
  • Thematic work “Analysis and integration of geology and geophysics data on the contractual area Atash”; 
  • Construction of 2500m deep exploratory well Atash-1(2008);
  • Processing of 2D seismic data;
  • Analysis of gas and liquid inclusions by detailed analysis of molecular composition of hydrocarbon deposits of the Triassic, Jurassic, Lower Cretaceous periods (Atash-1 well),     clarification of velocity characteristics by wavefield continuation method (Velink) (2009—2010);
  • Processing of electrical data (Geovisor method);
  • Performance of AVA and inversion.

The project was closed in 2010 due to expiration of the exploration period. "Atash Company" LLP was liquidated in September, 2011.