Tag Archives | Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC)

IDC Completes 86 Oil Wells in the First Half of 2023

By John Lee. Khalid Hamza, the General Manager of the Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC), has said the company has completed the drilling or development of 86 oil wells in the first half of 2023. This included the successful completion of the 24th well in the Majnoon oil field, reaching a depth of 3,079 meters, in […]

Texas Firm to support Iraqi Drilling Company

By John Lee. Texas-based oilfield services company ADS Services has signed a partnership contract and joint submission agreement with the Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) to provide oil services. According ot a press release, the collaboration will focus on introducing and integrating dynamic pressure control systems on IDC's fleet of drilling rigs. Charles Orbell, CEO of […]

Successful First Coring Op in East Baghdad Field

By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully conducted the first coring operation in the Southern part of the East Baghdad Field, specifically in the Hartha Formation. EBS Petroleum, the Chinese field operator, reported that through the detailed analysis of the oil and gas evidence from the core samples, achieving a 100% success […]

Iraq signs Oil Services Contract with US Firm

By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has signed a partnership contract with the American company Air Drilling Solutions. Few details were given, but a statement from the Ministry of Oil said the intention was to, "keep pace with the industrial and technological development in the oil industry sector, in addition to training and […]

IDC completes new Oil Well at Majnoon

By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully completed the drilling of oil well MJ-150 in the Majnoon oil field in southern Iraq, collaboration with Halliburton. This is part of the contract between the ICD and the Basra Oil Company (BOC), which involves drilling a total of 43 oil wells in the area. […]

IDC Completes new Directional Well at Zubair

By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully completed drilling the directional oil well Zubair/566 at a depth of 2471 meters, as part of the contract with the Italian company ENI to drill 37 oil wells in the Zubair oil field in Basra. This project is being carried out in cooperation with the […]

IDC starts Drilling New Oil Wells

By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has begun drilling the FQCS-88 oil well at the Fakka oil field in eastern Maysan [Missan] province. The 2,000-horsepower IDC 55 rig is operating as part of a project to drill 22 oil wells for the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). It will drill to a […]

IDC completes two Drilling Projects in Iraq

By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has recently completed the drilling of oil well 48 at the Nasiriyah oil field. The company's general manager, Engineer Basem Abdel Karim Nasser, said this was part of the contract with Dhi Qar Oil Company (DQOC) to drill 20 oil wells at the field in cooperation with […]

Petrel to submit proposals to Incoming Iraqi Administration

By John Lee. Petrel Resources has said its Iraqi business is being "re-galvanised" (sic), with data bases being updated, and updated proposals submitted to the incoming administration. In its audited results for the year ended 31st December 2021, the company said it is strengthening its Iraqi team, and has invested heavily in the training and […]

Iraqi Drilling Company signs Partnership Contract with SOCAR

By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has signed a partnership contract with SOCAR, the the state-owned oil and gas company of Azerbaijan, for drilling and oil-field services. The Director General of the company, Bassim Abdul Karim, said that the contract involves collaboration in the field of drilling and reclamation of oil wells, noting […]

IDC Drills New Well at Majnoon

By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has announced that its technical and engineering staff have started drilling oil well MJ-129 in Majnoon oil field in Basra Province. The Director General of the IDC, Bassim Abdul Karim, said that the planned depth of the well is 3,648 meters, reaching to the Mishrif formation. He […]

Iraqi Drilling Company visits SOCAR AQS

By John Lee. The General Director of Azerbaijan-based oil services company SOCAR AQS, Samir Mollayev, met with a delegation led by General Director of Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC), Basim Abdulkareem, on Tuesday. At the meeting held in Socar's Baku office, he informed the guests about the development of the oil and gas industry in Azerbaijan, […]