Russia Upstream Magazine

The drilling equipment market, the key segments of which are drilling rigs and top drives, is characterized, on the one hand, by fleet obsolescence, and on the other, by increased requirements toward drilling equipment on the part of major contractors. Considering the outlook until 2030, the accumulated demand for drilling …

1. What is the level of demand for proppants in Russia?  How has this changed from the past 5 years? Borovichi Refractories Plant: Honestly, proppants are the “most wanted” material for oil and gas industry today. The only limits are both the number of frac fleets and the capacity of …

Introduction The key factor in successfully drilling a production well is an accurate geological structure prediction for a producing formation. Currently, new well drilling data often disproves the existing formation models, which undermines the oil and gas reservoir production performance. Local heterogeneity identified through drilling and detailing of the reservoir …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …