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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …