Brief Project Description:

Lukoil Mid-East Limited (COMPANY) is planning to develop its upstream production facilities and infrastructure to meet a target of 800 КBOPD of production in the West Qurna-2 oil field in Southern Iraq.

The West Qurna-2 field is located in the south-eastern part of Iraq, 64 km westwards from Basrah and 32 km to south-west from Zubair Oil Field.

The West Qurna-2 field occupies lower reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which confluence constitutes the Shatt Al Arab River. The relief of the area is described as a plateau of low-lying coastal sand plain having an elevation 5 to 50 m. The contract area of the West Qurna-2 field lies in the northernmost part of the Rumaila Field.

Expansion of existing well pads by hook-up of 54 wells at 6 existing well pads # 2, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 12 and hook-up of two historical wells. Detailed information is as follows:

• Expansion of existing well pads by hook up of 52 wells at 6 existing well pads # 2, 5, 7, 8, IO and 12
• Hook-Up of 2 water injection wells, WQ#2 I 5 at WP#8 and WQ# 232 at WP#7
• Hook-up of historical well # WQ 08 to manifold of existing well pad# 2
• Hook-up of historical well# WQ 148 to manifold of existing well pad #7

Brief CP Scope:

Cathodic protection is applied for the Well casings, trunk lines and underground piping structures as per approved project design documents within the scope of “EPC for Well Pads Expansion and Hook-Up of Historical Wells at the West Qurna (Phase 2) Contract Area Project”. Kortek is selected to supply the materials for related Impressed Current System including 11 Transformer Rectifier Units, 49 Distribution Box, 11 deep-well anode groundbed accessories (including MMO anodes, groundbed casings, coke breeze etc.) and other related equipment such as reference electrodes, cables, test posts etc. All materials have been produced and shipped successfully to site and CP system commissioning will be finalized by the end of March 2021.