Onshore Drilling Program - Western Kazakhstan Well Delivery

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  • Client: Caspian Onshore Development Partner
  • Category: Upstream
  • Start Date: April 4, 2022
  • End Date: August 16, 2024
  • Tag: Drilling, Wells, Completion
  • Contract Value: $185,000,000.00 USD
Onshore Drilling Program - Western Kazakhstan Well Delivery

Project Overview

The Onshore Drilling Program covered a multi-well campaign across mature and step-out locations in Western Kazakhstan. ODS Oil and Gas LLP supported the operator with well engineering, rig readiness, contractor coordination, completion planning, and production handover.

The programme required careful control of drilling efficiency, HSE exposure, and reservoir protection. ODS integrated offset-well lessons, real-time drilling performance tracking, and standardised field procedures to improve repeatability across the campaign.

Scope of Work

The assignment combined front-end well planning with daily field execution support, ensuring that each well moved from drilling approval to completion and clean-up without losing technical continuity.

Technical Execution

The execution plan was organised into controlled workstreams so engineering, HSE, procurement, commissioning, and operations readiness moved together instead of becoming disconnected site activities.

  • Prepared detailed well programmes, casing designs, mud plans, and cementing quality requirements
  • Reviewed rig acceptance, well-control readiness, critical equipment status, and contractor bridging documents
  • Monitored directional drilling, rate-of-penetration trends, formation pressure behaviour, and non-productive time
  • Supported completion design, perforation strategy, clean-up planning, and production test interpretation
  • Issued close-out reviews that captured lessons learned for the next drilling sequence
Onshore Drilling Program - Western Kazakhstan Well Delivery technical execution

Client Partnership

ODS maintained a joined-up field team with the operator, drilling contractor, mud engineers, logging specialists, and completion service providers. Decisions were documented through daily reports, action trackers, and formal management-of-change controls.

Project Results

The programme improved drilling cycle time, reduced avoidable delays, and gave the operator a reliable well delivery framework for future pads. Production start-up was achieved with stable handover documentation, stronger contractor accountability, and no major HSE events.

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