NIDC Marks 41st Anniversary

The National Iranian Drilling Company, a subsidiary of National Iranian Oil Company, undertakes most drilling operations in the country and drilled 4,724 onshore and offshore oil and gas wells in four decades, the company’s managing director said.
Speaking on the occasion marking the 41st founding anniversary of NIDC, Abdullah Mousavi said 4,310 wells were drilled on land and 414 in deep waters, the Oil Ministry news portal reported.
“Drilling ventures included 2,437 development wells, 117 exploratory wells and 142 appraisal wells while 2,028 wells were repaired."