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NNTC Research & Development Center: Integrated LWD, Mud Logging and Geomechanical Surveys While Drilling in the Nizhnevartovsk District

This article presents the study of an integrated approach to drilling process management with the aim to optimize and reduce well construction time. It demonstrates successful integration of well construction design and technology aspects. The described experience is unique for Russian companies and based mostly on Russian techniques. Introduction Nowadays …

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Closure Interview, Christian Cordes, Country Manager Russia, FORUM B+V OIL TOOLS GMBH

Please describe your role at Forum B+V Oil Tools GmbH and your responsibilities? I’m responsible for the B+V sales department and acting as Forum Country Manager Russia. How long has your company been in the region? Approx 20 years ago our company was invited by some Western rig manufacturers and …

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ROGTEC Interview: Alexey Cherepanov, Gazprom Neft. Partnering for the Future of the Drilling Market

This year, during the RDCR forum, you talked about strategies aimed at improving the company’s drilling performance. What strategies have you implemented? What benefits and improvements did you achieve by implementing these strategies? Increasing the efficiency of the entire well construction life cycle is crucial to the further development of …

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Gazprom Neft: Western Siberia Structural Features of the Taz Khet Facies

Data relating to the deposits discovered in the Pur-Tazov oil and gas bearing region (Fig. 1) suggest that the deposits located here have a high hydrocarbon potential and a significant oil bearing section. As Fig. 1 shows, the main prospects in this area are related to the Upper Jurassic complex …

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LUKOIL: First Intelligent Multilateral TAML5 Wells on the V. Filanovsky Field

The first Intelligent multilateral TAML5 wells on the V. Filanovsky Field are a great example of how new technologies are helping to optimize CAPEX, and thanks to a higher productivity index, achieving higher production rates. Multilateral well geometry combined with an ability to monitor and control each leg separately helps …

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Gazprom Neft: The Drilling Map of Russia, Russian Drilling Market Overview

Drilling activity in Russia has fully recovered following the 2014-2015 crisis when the falling price of oil and sanctions caused an investment slump in the Russian domestic oil sector. However, as drilling becomes increasingly more technology-driven and costly, many experts believe that today’s peak drilling level will not last for …

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Tatneft: New Sucker Rod Pumps Installed at Elkhovneft NGDU

The development of oil production technologies depends on the quality and scope of the latest achievements which have been implemented as part of the industrial production process, directly in the field. However, before any technology can be implemented, it needs to prove its efficiency at the pilot testing stage. The …

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KDR 2017 Event Review and Overview

21st September 2017 Palace of Independence, Astana The 3rd KDR, Well Engineering Forum, the unique drilling and production conference held in direct partnership with JSC NC KazMunayGas and its Scientific Research Institute for Drilling and Production (SRI PDT), recently took place at the Palace of Independence in Astana on the 21st September. …

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Closure Interview, Gary Wu, Managing Director, Dynamic Technologies (DTCC)

Please describe your role at DTCC and your responsibilities?  I have been the Managing Director since the company was founded in 2000 in Calgary, Canada. My partner Jack Feng, Vice President of DTCC is more focused on the R&D and manufacturing and I am more on the marketing and sales. …

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The ROGTEC Interview: Oleg Karpushin, Executive Vice-President for Production, Exploration and Oil Field Services, JSC NC KazMunayGas

1. Firstly, congratulations on your new role and position at JSC NC KazMunayGas. For our readers, can you please describe your new position and your areas of responsibilities? Thank you. From June 12th, I have taken up the position of the Executive Vice-President for production, exploration and oil field services. …

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