Oil Gas Technology Roundtables

1. The crash in the oil price has had a major impact on global oil and gas projects. Russia has also had to deal with sanctions and the exchange rate drop. What impact has this had on Russian demand for drill bits? How are you dealing with the situation? Halliburton: …

Organising power generation for an oilfield used to be a simple case of purchasing a power supply. Nowadays this has evolved into choosing a turnkey, specifically designed technology solution. Do you agree with this? How do you tailor your solutions for your customer’s needs? Caterpillar Oil & Gas: Our customers’ needs have evolved over …

Russia is starting to develop its unconventional reserves with pilot projects and longer term plans in place. How do you see the current state of the unconventional sector in Russia and how quickly do you think full scale unconventional development in the region will take place? Weatherford: It is difficult …

1.    Could you please describe the capabilities of your rig fleet? Bashneft-Drilling: Our rig fleet is currently located in three oil producing provinces of Russia – the Urals-Volga region, the Khanty-Mansiisk Autonomous Okrug (KhMAO), and the Nenetsk Autonomous Okrug (NAO). Our rig fleet capabilities include: Urals-Volga region Drilling rigs with …

  How does a MWD system improving drilling efficiencies and formation understanding? Baker Hughes: First of all, let’s go back to industry adopted classification of telemetry systems – MWD (measuring while drilling) and LWD (logging while drilling) systems: MWD systems provide directional survey data (well path), bottom hole temperature, pressure, …

Coiled tubing has become increasingly popular in Russia in recent years. What is the current level of utilization at the moment? Baker Hughes: Current market data estimates a CT unit count of roughly 250 in Russia & the CIS, which is up 24 units from the 2012 count of 226. …

Why is an effective wellbore cleanout program essential when looking at the production and run life of a well? Schlumberger: Movement of sand and accumulation of debris can have a considerable impact on fluid flow. On the surface, a river can deposit so much silt that it blocks its own …

  Welcome to all of our participants. Could you briefly describe the rig fleet that you are operating in Russia? LLC Integra-Drilling: A part of rig fleet of Integra – Drilling (Integra Group) is presented by 320 ton Drilling Rigs BU 3D designed mainly for exploratory or single well drilling. …

Continuing the series of Technology Roundtable discussions, ROGTEC talks “Arctic Exploration” with the leading exploration service and technology providers. With the cost of oil rising, and the eagerness for Russia to push its O&G frontier deeper into the Arctic, what will it take to make Arctic development a reality? Development …

The key element to any well completion is the well design plan that is adopted. Would you agree with this statement and why? Baker Hughes: The well design is a critical aspect to ensure the most efficient well completion. The optimum well design will include considerations for various different reservoir …