Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes is the first integrated oilfield service company to receive full accreditation of its Competence Management Program from the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC). IADC’s system for accrediting competency assurance programs reviews and confirms that a company’s program meets accepted practices to develop and evaluate personnel across a …

Martin Craighead has assumed the role of Baker Hughes’ President and Chief Executive Officer. Craighead will build upon the successful seven-year tenure of Chad Deaton, who will remain Chairman of the Board of Directors. “During Chad’s tenure, Baker Hughes has undergone a significant transformation positioning us well to execute in …

The key element to any well completion is the well design plan that is adopted. Would you agree with this statement and why? Baker Hughes: The well design is a critical aspect to ensure the most efficient well completion. The optimum well design will include considerations for various different reservoir …

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 …

Mobile Service Treats 100% of Produced, Flowback Water for Reuse A new Baker Hughes water treatment technology cost-effectively removes suspended solids and heavy metals without chemicals and treats 100% of flowback and produced water for reuse. The H2prO™ water treatment service uses an exclusive electrocoagulation technology that reliably eliminates contaminants …

Baker Hughes offers three multistage stimulation technologies that provide operators with time- and cost-efficient completion solutions to significantly increase production, improve recovery and preserve water during the pressure pumping process. “It takes tailored fracturing and stimulation solutions to produce efficiently in the diverse shale formations that stretch across our globe …

Baker Hughes’ Eco-Centre CR, a mobile and portable onshore waste facility, offers operators a one-stop solution to processing a wide range of drilling fluids and solids in close proximity to shale formations. This eliminates the need to take waste to separate facilities while reducing environmental impacts and transportation risks. “Operators …

The Talon™ 3D high-efficiency vector-accurate PDC bit shortens the time it takes to drill a well and offers Baker Hughes’ customers the directional control necessary to drill curve and lateral sections in a single run. “Operators want to drill quickly and accurately so they can stay on plan,” says Scott …

Real-time 3D visualization service facilitates accurate, timely decisions Turning wellbore-related data into real-time imagery for enhanced well planning and optimization, directional drilling and reservoir navigation is now part of Baker Hughes’ digital oilfield offerings through its WellLink™ 3D visualization service. “Our customers can now see a real-time synopsis of their …

Sergey Samyshkin Acting Drilling Dept. Director, TNK-Uvat Vladimir Malov, Regional Supervising Manager, Drilling Dept., TNK-Uvat In 2010, TNK-Uvat demonstrated the best performance among the Upstream’s subsidiaries. Thus, almost 500,000 t were produced above the plan, which came as a natural outcome of the introduction of innovations and the efficient cooperation …