Gazprom Neft: LWD Applications in the Construction of Horizontal Wells
Introduction Horizontal well construction is an effective method of developing oil and gas fields with a complex structure [1]. Currently, 77% of Gazprom Neft wells under construction use the standard set of Formation Evaluation (FE) methods. These include resistivity logging (RL) and gamma ray logging (GR) (GOST 32358-2013). The application …
Technical Research Centre Management: Theory of Constraints (TOC)
Currently, the market for engineering services within exploration and production is shifting more and more towards those companies which are technical research centers (TRC) and are incorporated into the vertically integrated oil and gas companies (VIOC). Like any other high-tech business, i.e. a business in which one of the main …
SSC: Supplemented Tribological Test Results for Wear Resistant Hardbanding
This article follows on from the technical report first published in ROGTEC Issue 49, SSC: Hardbanding Report, which covered SSC’s wear resistant hardbanding test for domestic and foreign wires. A detailed description of the test method, equipment and test benches used, and a conclusion on the test results were published …
RDCR 2018 Record Number of Delegates
TMG Worldwide, publishers of ROGTEC Magazine, hosted the 6th annual RDCR on the 12th April at the Kempinski Baltschug Hotel in centre of Moscow. The organizers were proud to partner with National Oilwell Varco as the 2018 Platinum Sponsor, as well as MTU and Hardbanding Solutions as Gold Sponsors. Established …
Closure Interview, Boris Ivanov, General Manager, TDE Energy Services Ltd
Please tell me about TDE and its services. TDE is a leading provider of services and innovative technology to the international oil and gas industry. The company’s major goal is integrated control and monitoring for drilling operations and analysis of sensor data to quantify and further examine all drilling processes. …
RPI: 2017 Drilling Market Brings Optimism
In late 2016, Russia signed up to the OPEC deal to limit oil production. Last year, it was extended twice with its term covering the entire 2018. One might think that production curbs would have led to less production drilling activity in the country. However, this did not happen. Last …
Technology Roundtable: Drilling Contractors
1. How can you characterize the current state of the Russian drilling market and what is your forecast for 2018? NSH ASIA DRILLING: A number of key factors affect the Russian drilling market today. First of all, Vertically Integrated Oil Companies have established their own oilfield services divisions. Today around …
SSC: Predicting and Preventing Drill String Fatigue Failure
This article describes the results of an analytical study of drill string fatigue failure, prediction, and prevention during well construction. Regarding the causes of drill string failure, the API Recommended Practice 7G, para. 13.2.1 states: Most failures of drill pipe result from some form of metal fatigue. A fatigue which …
Gazprom Neft: Reservoir Pressure Maintenance – Digitally Integrated Models for Water Injection Management
One of the Company’s highest strategic goals is to achieve an oil production rate of 100 million tons of oil equivalent. This goal requires an expanded resource potential, new oil fields being brought into production and enhanced production from the current wells. At the moment, the Company has a reservoir pressure …
Gazpromneft NTC: Developing Inhouse 3D Hydrofracturing Models
This paper provides an analytical solution for the Pseudo3D model for hydrofracturing in a simplified geomechanical setting. The problem is solved in dimensionless parameters to ensure the universality of the solution. Dimensional lengths on height are plotted. The obtained solution allows to quickly find the geometry of the fracture during …