🏭 Production Operations & Facilities Management
Efficient, safe, and sustainable oil and gas production operations
World-Class Production Facilities & Operations
Phystech II AO operates state-of-the-art oil production facilities at the North Karazhanbas field designed for maximum efficiency, safety, and environmental protection. Our 24/7 production operations team manages crude oil extraction, processing, storage, and transportation ensuring consistent output quality, operational reliability, and compliance with all regulatory requirements. Advanced automation, SCADA monitoring, and quality control systems optimize production while minimizing environmental impact.
Crude Oil Processing Systems
Our production facilities include comprehensive oil-water-gas separation systems, emulsion treating, and crude oil stabilization ensuring product quality meets pipeline specifications. Thermal management systems handle high-temperature production fluids from steam-stimulated wells safely and efficiently.
Production Systems:
- Multi-stage separation optimized for heavy oil
- Emulsion breaking and dehydration systems
- Crude oil storage and custody transfer
- Produced water treatment and disposal
Production Operations Services
Well Operations Management
Daily well monitoring, surveillance testing, and production optimization ensuring maximum productivity from each producing well. Artificial lift system management including electric submersible pumps (ESP) and progressive cavity pumps (PCP) optimized for heavy oil production from thermal wells.
Separation & Processing
Oil-water-gas separation utilizing multi-stage separators handling high-temperature production fluids. Emulsion treatment, crude oil dehydration, and stabilization ensuring product quality specifications for pipeline transportation and refinery acceptance in Kazakhstan domestic market.
Production Optimization
Real-time production monitoring, data analytics, and optimization ensuring maximum oil recovery rates while minimizing operating costs and energy consumption. Steam-oil ratio optimization balancing thermal energy input against incremental oil production for economic efficiency.
Crude Oil Storage & Transport
Tank farm operations with automated level monitoring, temperature control, and custody transfer metering. Pipeline operations delivering crude oil to refineries or export facilities. Quality control sampling and testing ensuring product specifications compliance throughout value chain.
Produced Water Management
Comprehensive produced water handling including oil-water separation, treatment, and disposal or reinjection. Water quality monitoring, treatment chemical optimization, and environmental compliance ensuring protection of groundwater resources in Mangystau region.
Quality Assurance & Control
Laboratory testing and quality control programs monitoring crude oil properties including API gravity, sulfur content, water content, and sediment. Process optimization based on quality data ensuring consistent product specifications and maximizing commercial value.
North Karazhanbas Production Performance
North Karazhanbas field reached peak production in 2015, demonstrating the effectiveness of our field development strategy and operational excellence. As of 2023, the field has successfully recovered 66.10% of total recoverable reserves through systematic reservoir management and production optimization.
Our production operations maintain industry-leading reliability with uptime exceeding 95% through proactive maintenance, spare parts management, and rapid response to operational issues. Through continuous optimization of steam injection parameters, artificial lift systems, and production facility operations, we project continued economical production until field economic limit projected for 2053.