
Rosgeo Plans to Sign an Offset Contract for the Supply of Drill Pipes for 500 Million Rubles
JSC “Rosgeologiya” plans to sign an offset (with counter investment obligations) contract for the supply of drill pipes with JSC “Drilling Equipment Plant” in the near future, the electronic trading platform (ETP) “Roseltorg” (the organizer of the selection of suppliers under the offset contract) said. “In April 2023, JSC Rosgeo …

Hardbanding Essentials Webinar – 5th of August – Sign Up Now!
Postle Industries would like to invite you to attend an informational Webinar on “Hardbanding Essentials”. Anyone interested in learning the basics of protecting oil & gas drill pipe and downhole tubular components is encouraged to register for this informative one-hour presentation. Brief Agenda: Purpose of Drill Pipe Hardbanding: protection of …

Coretrax: Drop Drift Cleaner – Cost Effective Drill Pipe Cleaning Post Cementing
Following cementing operations foam wiper balls are typically used to remove residual cement, drilling fluid or debris from the inside of the drill pipe or tubing. The foam wiper ball is pumped down the drill pipe wiping the internal diameters before being circulated back to surface along with the debris. …

Arconic Samara: Siberian Service Company Approves the Use of their Aluminium Drill Pipes
Arconic has developed new lightweight aluminum-alloy drill pipes in its Samara (Russia) facility, and they have successfully passed rigorous quality and field trials in Siberia. After seven months of testing, Siberian Service Company, a market leading domestic drill company, has issued an official reference letter that opens new opportunities for …

Drill Pipe Hardbanding Technology in the Russian Drilling Industry
Introduction Russian drilling practices are changing, with the percentage of directional and horizontal drilling increasing significantly during this decade. Between 2010 and 2017, the share of horizontal well profiles in explorational drilling grew from 11 percent to 41 percent. Russian companies are achieving better production performance by adopting advanced technologies. …

Hardbanding Solutions: Produces Instructional Films Before Launch of SkyGo Mobile Hardbanding
In preparation for the launch of our fully mobile hardbanding range, SkyeGo, Hardbanding Solutions have this week been working with Urbancroft, a multi-award winning film production company. Three training films will be shot; ‘Health and Safety and Set Up’, ‘Standard Hardband Application’, and ‘Remove and Repair’. We hope this series …

SSC: Supplemented Tribological Test Results for Wear Resistant Hardbanding
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 …

Hardbanding Solutions: Celebrates 10 Years of Working in Russia
2018 marks ten years since Hardbanding Solutions Europe made our first trip to Russia and Duraband NC was first used in the country. Since then, the use of hardbanding has grown at a phenomenal rate, as the percentage of directional drilling has increased and protection of the drill string has …

Hardbanding Solutions: New Hardbanding Procedure Extends Life of Work String Connectors
Rather than replacing worn work tube, a new procedure for the application of Duraband ® NC hardbanding on work string tubing connections is said to restore worn work string tubulars. The upset connections of 2-7/8” and 2-3/8” tubing are experiencing excessive wear in many drilling environments, especially in abrasive formations …

NOV: To Acquire Vallourec Drilling Products for $63m
Vallourec announces that, after negotiations run with the US oil services company NOV, it has received a binding offer for the purchase of Vallourec Drilling Products business, for a total cash amount of US$63 million. This offer covers all of Vallourec’s industrial activities related to Vallourec Drilling Products in North …