ERIELL Group started drilling activities within the framework of new Achimgaz Project

ERIELL Group started drilling at Urengoi Oil and Gas Condensate Field. Wintershall Chief Executive Officer Dr. Rainer Seele supervised BHA fitting and drilling of first meters of well.

ERIELL Group was selected as the General Contractor following the tender held by CJSC Achimgaz. The Contract stipulates construction of 20 vertical and S-shaped directional producing wells in Achimov deposits of Urengoi Oil and Gas Condensate Field on turnkey conditions.

ERIELL Group has involved leading service companies for Project implementation: Halliburton, Baker Hughes, Weatherford, Tesco, Marubeni Itochu, Forest Alpine, FMC, and Corvet.

ERIELL Group mobilized two new Uralmash 5000/320 EK-BMCh complete drilling rigs produced at Uralmash Works for more efficient completion of construction activities. Rigs were equipped with Varco Top Drive System having lifting capacity of 500 tons.

Pavel Korchagin, Deputy Chief Operating Officer of ERIELL Group Russia, said, “Achimgaz Project will be implemented in complex geological conditions. Achimov deposits are bedded at depth ca. 4,000 m and with abnormally high formation pressure over 600 atmospheres. In view of this ERIELL Group will apply state-of-the-art technologies that have not become very common in Russia, particularly: Top Drive Systems, drilling with casing, use of ultra strength and corrosion resistant tubulars, etc. We will also use telemetry with high-speed transducers enabling online operations monitoring.”

ERIELL Group is going to complete construction of all 20 wells within 3 years.