Bearing the Risk and Taking the Reward : Verkhnechonskoye
Kevin Wilson: Drilling Director, VCNG Back in 2007, Verkhnechonskoye (VC) project was considered uneconomic, yet today there’s no doubt about the commercial potential of the field. First and foremost this is thanks to CAPEX optimization in drilling and infrastructure. VCNG continues its drilling effort building the most complex wells in …
Coiled Tubing Applications for Exploration Drilling at Salym
In 2009, Salym Petroleum Development & Schlumberger assessed the Bazhenov formation — ROGTEC overviews the project and speaks with SPD Well Manager Fred van Nieuwenhuizen about the advantages of coiled tubing. In Q1 2009 Salym Petroleum Development N.V. (SPD) jointly with Schlumberger Logelco Inc. did an assesment of presense of …
ROGTEC talks Exclusively with Tom Blades, CEO for Oil & Gas at Siemens
Tom Blades Energy Sector, CEO Oil & Gas Division Having previously held senior positions at Schlumberger and Halliburton, Tom Blades has taken the reigns at Siemens Oil & Gas during turbulent times. ROGTEC caught up with him to discuss his strategy. 1. You started your position at Siemens in what …
Exploration Hardware: Advances for Harsh Environments
Vladimir Boreyko General Representative in Russia & CIS Robert HeathGlobal Technical Marketing Manager In an economic downturn, the exploration sector can sometimes bear the brunt of companies cost cutting. How did this affect your business in Russia last year and what are your forecast for 2010 and beyond? Vladimir Boreyko: …
New Standards: SEG-D 3.0 and the SEG Technical Standards Committee
Jill Lewis, Troika International Stewart A. Levin, Halliburton Drilling, Evaluation & Digital Solutions, Rune Hagelund, WesternGeco, Barry D. Barrs, ExxonMobil SummaryThe SEG Technical Standards Committee has recently undertaken a revision of the SEG-D Field Tape Standard designed to accommodate the needs of current and anticipated future acquisition systems. This includes …
Caspian Sea: Morphometrics & Stochastic Modelling
Many reservoir models rely on populating reservoir zones with objects whose dimensions are taken from statistical databases of analogue sandbodies. While this attributes may be sufficient to characterise single channels, they do not adequately describe branching networks such as deltaic distributary channels. This study examines morphometrics of deltaic distributary channels …
Blackbourn Reports: Western Siberia
Following on from his previous article for ROGTEC, Graham Blackbourn looks at the Potential of this exciting frontier The West Siberian Basin (WSB) occupies an area of approximately 3.5 million km2, including the offshore South Kara Basin in the north and the western part of the Yenisei-Khatanga Trough in the …
Milton Roy Metering Pump, a concept that has been following human concerns and values
Patrick Deniau, Business Development Mgr, Milton Roy Europe Birth of the conceptIn a recent press article, it is mentioned that the Egyptians were using a pump close to the metering pump concept, but in real terms, the birth of the concept took place during the XIXth century with the venue …
The ROGTEC Interview: Paul Brickman from Aggreko
What is your position in the company and how long have you held this?Country Manager Russia for 2 years. I provide the link to our established European business for our Russian team. Aggreko Russia is now a key part of Aggreko’s European business. How long have you been in business …
Issue 19 News
Russia and Slovenia in South Stream Pact Russia and Slovenia have signed a pact on the South Stream pipeline, which will transport Russian gas to Europe. Russia’s Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko and Slovenian Economy Minister Matej Lahovnik on Saturday signed the deal ensuring Slovenia’s participation in the project, Reuters reported. …