Saman-Depe field

The field belongs to contractual territory Bagtyyarlyk, a group of several fields on the right bank of Amu Darya River the maximum output of which is estimated at 25-30 billion m³ per year, combined.

The 1^st well № 53/1 at a depth of 2,533 m was drilled by subcontractor Sichuan Petroleum.
CNPC also repaired nearly 50 wells prepared by Turkmen specialists in 1980's.[

In December 2009, Presidents of Turkmenistan, China, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan inaugurated the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline and commencement of gas processing plant in Saman-Depe.

The plant was built for refining, purification and annual production of 5 billion m³ of gas.
Additionally, the plant produced nearly 180,000 tonnes of stable condensate at full capacity.
The construction of the facility was subcontracted to Sofregaz and Technip.

The peak of production was in 2015–2020.
Saman-Depe along with Altyn-Asyr are considered to be the largest fields in the area.

Contract area of Bagtyyarlyk is estimated at 60 trillion cubic feet, however the precise data is yet to be confirmed.
In total, there are 17 gas and gas condensate fields on the right bank of Amu Darya:

• Saman-Depe, Farap
• Metedzhan, Kishtivan, Sandykty
• Akgumalam, Tangiguyi, Ildzhik, Yanguyi, Chashguyi, Girsan, Beshir, Bota, Uzyngyi, Bereketli, Pirgyi

Saman-Depe is proven to be the largest among 17 fields so far, with reserves equal to 2.8 trillion cubic feet.