OREANDA-NEWS. LLC Bashneft-Polyus, a joint venture of JSOC Bashneft and OJSC Lukoil, has produced its millionth tonne of oil since the start of development of the Roman Trebs and Anatoly Titov fields in the Nenets Autonomous District.

Pilot production at the Trebs and Titov fields was launched on August 1, 2013 at 12 exploration wells. Last year, as part of the project Bashneft-Polyus produced 291 thousand tonnes of oil; this year, production is expected to reach up to 900 thousand tonnes.

Currently, Bashneft-Polyus is preparing for commercial production at the fields. During the nine months of 2014, the company completed construction of 11 production wells, re-entered six wells and carried out major repairs at seven old exploration wells. Facilities are under construction at three multi-well pads at the Trebs field and two multi-well pads at the Titov field. Nine water supply wells forming part of the formation pressure maintenance system have been drilled.

At the Trebs field, the company is in the second stage of construction of the Central Gathering Station (CGS) and facilities forming part of the formation pressure maintenance system that will utilize associated gas produced at the field for water-alternating-gas injection (WAG). At the Titov field, a booster pump station (BPS) with a free-water knockout unit, power lines, oil-gathering pipelines and a high-pressure multiphase pipeline connecting the BPS at the Titov field and the CGS at the Trebs field are under construction.

Bashneft-Polyus is meeting all of its licence commitments regarding the development of the Trebs and Titov fields. In the sphere of geological exploration, to date the company has carried out 3D seismic surveys covering 1,535 sq. km (the licence requirements stipulate 700 sq. km) and 2D seismic surveys totalling 2,742 km (the licence requirements amount to 1,000 km) and has constructed five exploration wells. During the nine months of 2014, 44.3% of oil produced was supplied to refineries (the required amount totals 42%), and 15.5% of oil volumes were sold via the commodity exchange (the required amount is 15%).