RPI: Drilling Quality, Not Quantity
In the Russian Federation 2014 became very significant in respect of qualitative change in the situation in the local drilling market. Firstly, the forecasts, only recently predicting fast growth of the open drilling market, did not come true. On the contrary, starting from spring of 2014 Rosneft built up its …
ROGTEC on the ROAD
Conferences, Exhibitions, Seminars and GOLF, has meant that this summer, once again, has been busy, fun and hugely successful for the ROGTEC “on-the-road” team, travelling across the region from Baku to St. Petersburg and back to Moscow. Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition, 2nd – 5th June 2015 The summer overseas event trail kicked off once again with Azerbaijan´s flagship …
Closure Interview, Denis Ivanov, General Director for Nabors Russia
What is your position and how long have you been in the company? I am the General Director for Nabors Russia. I have been working for Nabors for more than 3.5 years. How long has your company been operating in Russia? Nabors is successfully working in Russia for almost 10 …
Technology Roundtable: Extended Reach Drilling and Sidetracking
1. With sanctions impacting on the region´s horizontal drilling in unconventional field, what is the current level of demand for horizontal and ERD wells? What projects are you currently working on? Halliburton: Currently, the demand for horizontal directional drilling has not reduced; instead, it has increased significantly. Horizontal drilling, overall, …
Kazakhstan Oil & Gas. 2014 Results and 2015 Industry Development Outlook
Introduction Among the FSU (former Soviet Union) countries, Kazakhstan has the second largest liquid hydrocarbon fields after Russia. According to the Republic of Kazakhstan State Commission for Mineral Reserves, the recoverable oil reserves in the country are estimated at 4.1 billion tonnes (30 billion barrels) including onshore fields (more than …
Gazprom Neft Implements Technology Strategy for Development of Non-conventional Reserves
Sofiya Zorina Development of the Bazhenov formation is one of the key strategic objectives of Gazprom Neft in the medium term. Success in achieving this objective directly depends on the company’s technological development. In 2014 plans to develop non-conventional reserves which had been announced in Gazprom Neft some time …
The ROGTEC Interview: Valeri Kurtbidinov, Chief Project Engineer at TNGG
The future of Urengoy region lies in the development of Achimov deposits. Last year, TyumenNIIgiprogas began working simultaneously on facility construction projects in Areas 2, 4 and 5. Today we interview Valeri Kurtbidinov, the projects Chief Engineer and design manager for the construction of the facilities at Areas 1 and …
Identifying the Real Structure of an Oil and Gas Reservoir and its Effect on Recoverable Hydrocarbon Reserves Part 2
Yuri A. Limberger, Independent Expert The first part of this article (ROGTEC Issue 40) focused on the rationale, structure and proof of the actual existence of a fundamentally different model for the accurate estimation of an oil and gas reservoir. The second part focuses on the practical results using the …
Skin Factor: Relationships, Conclusions and the Formula for the Key Hydrodynamic Parameters
R. S. Mufazalov, NPF Timurneftegaz, City of Oktyabrskiy, Bashkortostan The area near the wellbore of an oil and gas formation is a very active and unstable zone. During the process of drilling the first well into the payzone, well completion, and the operations that take place during this process, the natural …
Closure Interview, Orlando Ramirez, CEO, Stockholm Precision Tools, SPT
Since its founding, in 1996, SPT has risen from start-up to a global supplier of downhole surveying tools. Tell our readers a little bit about the company and also your role within the organization? Since founding SPT, Stockholm Precision Tools, in Sweden in 1996, as CEO, I have been in …