Gazprom Neft Implements Technology Strategy for Development of Non-conventional Reserves
Sofiya Zorina Development of the Bazhenov formation is one of the key strategic objectives of Gazprom Neft in the medium term. Success in achieving this objective directly depends on the company’s technological development. In 2014 plans to develop non-conventional reserves which had been announced in Gazprom Neft some time …
Halliburton: To Sell Off Drill Bits, Directional Drilling and MWD/LWD Business Lines as Part of Baker Hughes Merger
Halliburton Company announced it will separately market for sale the company’s Fixed Cutter and Roller Cone Drill Bits, Directional Drilling and Logging-While-Drilling (LWD)/Measurement-While-Drilling (MWD) businesses. The final sale of these businesses will not be completed until we have reached acceptable terms and conditions negotiated by Halliburton, the approval of Halliburton’s Board …
RPI: Horizontal Drilling in Russia
Horizontal drilling increased by 80% in both KMAD and East Siberia between 2007-2012. The contribution to incremental drilling was roughly the same in both regions. As a result, horizontal drilling is rising at a steady pace in Russia due to both the development of new fields in greenfield oil producing …
Schlumberger Releases New High-Definition Imaging-While-Drilling Service
MicroScope HD service provides detailed logging-while-drilling images for reservoir description and completions optimization Schlumberger announced today the release of the MicroScope* HD high-definition imaging-while-drilling service. The MicroScope HD service provides unmatched logging-while-drilling (LWD) imaging for reservoir description to enable detailed fracture characterization and completion optimization in conductive drilling fluids for …
Baker Hughes and CGG Alliance Tackles Shale Resource Challenges
An update on the CGG and Baker Hughes shale alliance announced during the 2012 SEG annual meeting. It is now a year since CGG and Baker Hughes announced that they would enter into a collaborative relationship that could redefine shale reservoir exploitation. Since then CGG has acquired Fugro’s Geoscience division …
Technology Roundtable: MWD, Measurement While Drilling
How does a MWD system improving drilling efficiencies and formation understanding? Baker Hughes: First of all, let’s go back to industry adopted classification of telemetry systems – MWD (measuring while drilling) and LWD (logging while drilling) systems: MWD systems provide directional survey data (well path), bottom hole temperature, pressure, …
New Non-Metallic Hardbanding Improves Wear Resistance In Non-Mag Applications
Hardbanding Solutions by Postle Industries has just introduced a new non-magnetic hardband which is said to dramatically improve wear resistance. The new hardband, called Ultraband™ NM, can provide up to 500% improved wear resistance over ordinary non-magnetic welding alloys such as 310 stainless steel. Additionally, it can provide up to …
Results of New Drilling Technologies Applied at the Verkhnechonskoye Field
The field development plan for the Verkhnechonskoye (VC) oil and gas condensate field provides for over 500 horizontal wells to be drilled between 2007-2021. To meet this schedule and the production targets of up to 10 million tons of oil per year, it was necessary to significantly improve the well …
Excellent Performance of Weatherford LWD Triple Combo
Early in November, on the Urievsk oil field, Weatherford completed the first Russian engineering and technical maintenance operations during construction of horizontal well sections with the use of full range of 4 ¾ in. LWD Triple Combo (conventional assembly of three combined logging while drilling sensors). The operations were conducted …