Soviet program for higher oil recovery
In 1980, the Soviet Union's output of oil and gas condensate was 12,100,000 bpd; 1981's figure is 12,200,000 bpd. In 1985, production is expected to reach 12,500,000 to 12,900,000 bpd. Having taken the lead in oil production in the world in 1974, the USSR looks toward retaining it in the coming decade. Maintaining and raising oil output requires speedy development of new deposits. A case in point is the Tyumen region in W. Siberia where in the next 5 yr. it is planned to drill 80 million m of hole and to put into operation 27 new oil fields. The whole operation will call for over $35 billion (at the official rate of exchange). Deposits now being discovered in the USSR are, as a rule, situated in difficult-to-reach regions and have complicated geologic structures. Both involve higher costs. At the same time, output at some older deposits (mainly in the European part of the country) declines.
- OSTI ID:
- 6343611
- Journal Information:
- Oil Gas J.; (United States), Vol. 79:37
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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