Oil production

Currently AB LOTOS Geonafta is producing oil from six production plants over four oil fields - Girkaliai, Kretinga, Nausodis and Genčiai (the licence of Genčiai field is owned by the company‘s subsidiary UAB Genčių nafta). A closed environmentally friendly production system is used on the production facilities. The applied technology allows to separate oil, gas and formation water in order to process high quality crude oil for the market. Separated water is injected back to the reservoir in specially completed wells.
 
There is an artificial lift techniques used in every production well. The types of pumps are chosen for each well individually according to the hydrodynamic parameters of the reservoirs. Usually rod, progressive cavity or jet pumps are used.
The annual production exceeded 100 thousand m3 (730 thous. bbls) in 2002 after all present production facilities were installed.