Our history

SOCAR AQS, an integrated drilling and well services company, was established

The first contract for drilling Guneshli 13 and Guneshli 11 wells was signed and the wells were drilled

SOCAR AQS receives ISO certification for Integrated Management Systems (IMS)

The company became a member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)

Establishment of the first Base-Bulla Production & Supply Base

First sidetrack operation with whipstock on a rotary rig 

Extraction of the first core samples from the Gala formation at the Guneshli field

The first cementing complex on the platform and first in-house casing running services

First workover and drilling operation in the Bahar field and Gumdeniz for Bahar Energy Operation Company

SOCAR AQS has drilled a highly deviated well for the first time in the Shallow Water Guneshli field

SOCAR entrusted SOCAR AQS with the drilling operations services for both the West Absheron and Bulla-deniz fields

The first well drilled from the West Absheron field, the first well under a turnkey contract at the Umid field, and the application of an innovative Sand Control technique in West Absheron field

bp Azerbaijan recognized SOCAR AQS as the 'Company of the Year' for successful implementation of modern technologies

The company started drilling operations at Guneshli 7

Installation and commissioning works start at the Bulla-deniz field

Completion of the first HP gas well (Umid) in SOCAR AQS history

SOCAR AQS was certified for API Specification Q2

SOCAR AQS has expanded its global presence through the creation of a subsidary, SOCAR AQS International DMCC, in the UAE

SOCAR AQS made landmark strides by securing its first international drilling contract with the BAPEX project in Bangladesh, providing drilling advisory services in Ukraine and forming the Turan Drilling & Engineering Joint Venture with KCA Deutag

Advancements were made with the first geological measurements of MDT, XPT, and VSP

SOCAR AQS was awarded the IWCF and IACET certificates

Pivotal developments included establishing SOCAR AQS Sondaj Mühendislik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş in Türkiye and signing a drilling contract with China CAMC Engineering, İctas Construction Industries & Trade and completing the deepest exploration well (6,810 m) at the Umid field in SOCAR history

Turan Drilling and Engineering Company secured its first contract with bp in the Caspian Sea

SOCAR AQS became the first Azerbaijani company announced as a UN Global Compact LEAD, and established the first national Baku Drilling School

Turan Drilling and Engineering was awarded a contract amendment to manage procurement, maintenance and warehousing activities on behalf of BP

SOCAR AQS signed its first contract in Kazakhstan to manage a drilling project at one of the Eureka Oleum oil fields
 

SOCAR AQS signed an MOU with Naftogaz of Ukraine for joint cooperation on onshore and offshore technologies

We drilled our first multilateral well from the West Absheron field and successfully managed two oil wells (3.309 and 3.241 meters) in Kazakhstan

SOCAR AQS signed a partnership contract with the Iraqi Drilling Company for integrated drilling and workover services

SOCAR AQS has received recertification of its integrated management system by the American Petroleum Institute (API) to comply with API Spec Q2, Second Edition, in the provision of integrated oil and gas drilling and well services

SOCAR AQS Türkiye, has signed a critical drilling services contracts with Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), state oil company of Republic of Türkiye and with Çalık Petroleum, one of the biggest private oil and gas operators in Türkiye

SOCAR AQS began drilling the first onshore well in Azerbaijan by concluding an agreement with Tagiyev Operating Company LLC (TOC), a subsidiary of GL LTD LLC, to implement an onshore drilling project at TOC's Buzovna-Mashtaga oilfield

For the first time in the history of SOCAR, SOCAR AQS has drilled sidetrack well in the Guneshli field, one of the most complex projects in the drilling context

SOCAR AQS has started drilling the first exploration gas condensate well from platform No. 18 at the Bulla-deniz field

Baku Drilling School of SOCAR AQS secured a three-year contract with BP

SOCAR AQS successfully completed the drilling of three wells in an onshore oil field, achieving a remarkable milestone by drilling a 2,000-meter deep well in just 18 days — setting a record for speed

SOCAR AQS was honored with the prestigious "Best Integrated Drilling and Well Services Management Company" award at the International Finance Awards