Eurasia Journal News

Gazprom Neft and Gazprom Burenie will Support the Creation of the First Russian Drilling Robot for Oil and Gas Wells

Gazprom Neft and Gazprom Burenie signed a memorandum of cooperation to create the first Russian robotic drilling complex. The digital drilling rig is planned to be used in the future for the construction of oil and gas wells in offshore and onshore fields. During the X St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, …

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Russia Upstream Magazine

Design and Construction of ERD Wells at the Semakovskoye Field

Introduction RusGazAlliance (a joint venture between Gazprom and RusGazDobycha) together with RusGazBurenie successfully completed the construction of the longest onshore extended reach well (ERD) in Russia on Senomanian deposits. Well No. A08 at the Semakovskoye field was 3,663m long with a vertical depth of 879m and a vertical deviation of …

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Eurasia Journal News

Gazprom Drilling: Completed Construction the Longest ERD Well in the Cenomanian in Russia

Gazprom Drilling completed construction of a unique high-tech well No. 1208 of the Semakovskoye gas condensate field located on the northern coast of the Taz Peninsula in the polar part of Western Siberia (most of the area is confined to the water area of ​​the Taz Bay). The well has …

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Oil Gas Technology RoundtablesRussia Upstream Magazine

Technology Roundtable: Drilling Contractors

1. How can you characterize the current state of the Russian drilling market and what is your forecast for 2018? NSH ASIA DRILLING: A number of key factors affect the Russian drilling market today. First of all, Vertically Integrated Oil Companies have established their own oilfield services divisions. Today around …

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Russia Upstream Magazine

RPI: Offshore Field Development in Russia: Are the Sanctions an Opportunity for Russian Companies to Fill the Void?

Vadim Kravets In mid-February 2015, the third round of EU sanctions targted a number of Russian officials and nine new companies were introduced. Previously, in late summer and early autumn 2014, the U.S., EU, Japan and Canada introduced, in two rounds, sanctions againstw certain individuals and sectors of Russia’s economy …

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