The effectiveness of radial drilling technology has long been a contentious issue within our industry, and it was into this climate of controversy that Tethys Petroleum Limited in 2010 embarked upon a campaign of radial drilling to enhance oil recovery from a mature oil field in the Republic of Uzbekistan. This would be the first application of radial drilling technology in Uzbekistan.

Tethys Petroleum Limited is an oil and gas exploration and production company currently focused on Central Asia with projects in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is the only independent oil and gas company operating in all three Republics.

The North Urtabulak oil field in southern Uzbekistan was discovered in 1972, with calculated oil in-place of approximately 124.2 million barrels (“MMbbls”). To date, 119 wells have been drilled on the structure, and remaining oil thought to be in the region of 7.3 MMbbls.

.....

Full version of the article can be downloaded here.