Belorusneft has started the assessment of reserves of a new oil deposit in Svetlogorsk region
Belorusneft has started the assessment of reserves of the South-Shatilkovsky oil deposit in Svetlogorsk region – trial operation of the appraisal well #16.
The deposit was discovered by the “Scientific and production center of geology” of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Belarus having transferred it to Belorusneft.
The well #16 of the South-Shatilkovsky oil deposit was constructed in 2015. 3 oil perspective objects were discovered in the interval of 2,880-3,070 m. As a result of tests, flows of light low-sulfur oil were received. On the results of the trial operation #16 it is planned to specify the resources of the South-Shatilkovsky oil deposit and plan further steps towards its additional exploration and development.