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Experience of Association of drilling contractors

Russian Association of Drilling Contractors was established in 1992. Its founders - drilling enterprises and organizations of the Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry.

Currently, Association of Drilling Contractors has more than one hundred companies and organizations, including major oil and gas companies, research organizations, industry leading engineering plants, foreign companies, including:

  1. JSC "GAZPROM";
  2. JSC NK "ROSNEFT";
  3. JSC NGK "SLAVNEFT";
  4. JSC "TATNEFT";
  5. STATE PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION "BELORUSNEFT";
  6. LLC "GAZPROM DRILLING";
  7. JSC "LUKOIL - KALININGRADMORNEFT";
  8. JSC "VOLGABURMASH";
  9. NPO ENERGOMASH - "VORONEZH MECHANICAL PLANT";
  10. LLC "DRILLING COMPANY" EURASIA ";
  11. JSC "SPC" NEDRA ";
  12. CJSC "URALMASH - NGO HOLDING" and others.

In recent years, experts Association of drilling contractors developed and approved in the established order of about 30 industry regulations, and regulatory and technical documents, including:

  • Safety Rules in the Oil and Gas Industry ”, PB 08-624-03, registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on June 20, 2003, N4812, approved by the Gosgortekhnadzor of Russia of June 5, 2003, N 56;
  • Federal rules and regulations in industrial security “Safety rules in the oil and gas industry”, RTN order of 12.03.2013 № 101, Registered in the in Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation of 19.04.2013 №28222;
  • PB 08-623-03 “Safety rules for exploration and production of oil and gas fields in the continental shelf”;
  • Federal norms and rules in the field of industrial safety "safety rules for offshore facilities of the oil and gas complex", RTN Order No. 105 (Registered in the Ministry of Justice of Russia on September 17, 2014 N 34077);
  • MU 03-008-06 “Guidelines for safety review of drilling rigs and extending their service life”;
  • Instruction for safe restoration of idle wells by sidetracking;
  • Temporary procedures for prevention of incidents and bad workmanship while drilling wells;
    Instruction for drill string design.

Association of Drilling Contractors in the period from 1999 to 2015 performed the following work:

  • examination of industrial safety of technical devices;
  • examination of industrial safety of offshore oil and gas facilities and equipment;
  • examination of industrial safety of design, working and other documentation;
  • carrying out technical audits and inspections of offshore facilities.

From 1999 to 2019 the major projects that are completed Association of Drilling Contractors regarding the Expertise of industrial safety, obtain Permit for use of offshore oil and gas facilities and Technical audit were:

Technical audit, environmental audit, survey of ship part of части, drilling rig, inspection of the helipad and its equipment in compliance with the requirements of the OAT GA-90 and the rules of ICAO of offshore drilling rig:

  • Jack up drilling rig «URANUS» (LLC "OIL COMPANY "PRIAZOVNEFT");
  • Jack up drilling rig «AMAZONE» (LLC "OIL COMPANY "PRIAZOVNEFT");
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «DOO SUNG» LLC "GAZPROMGEOLOGORAZVEDKA");
  • Jack up drilling rig «GSP UPITER» (LLC "GAZPROMNEFT-SAKHALIN", LLC “RN-SHELF-ARCTICA”);
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «WEST ALPHA» (EXXON MOBIL RUSSIA INC.);
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «OCEAN ENDEAVOR» (EXXON MOBIL RUSSIA INC.);
  • Jack up drilling rig “ARCTICHESKAYA” (LLC “RN-SHELF-ARCTICA”);
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «NAN HAI JIU HAO» (LLC "MAGADANMORNEFTEGAZ", LLC "LISYANSKMORNEFTEGAZ");
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «HAKURYU-5» (LLC "MAGADANMORNEFTEGAZ", LLC "LISYANSKMORNEFTEGAZ");
  • Drill Ship «DEEP VENTURE» (LLC "MAGADANMORNEFTEGAZ", LLC "LISYANSKMORNEFTEGAZ").
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig “SCARABEO 9” (LLC “Shatskmorneftegaz”);
  • Drill Ship OCEAN RIG PAROS (Shatskmorneftegaz LLC);
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig “SCARABEO 8” (LLC “Fedynskmorneftegaz”);
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig “SCARABEO 9” (SAIPEM (PORTUGAL) COMERCIO MARITIMO, SOCIEDADE UNIPESSOAL, LDA.);
  • Jack up drilling rig “ORIENTAL DRAGON” (PJSC Rosneft Oil Company);
  • Jack up drilling rig “HAI YANG SHI YOU 942” (PJSC Rosneft Oil Company);
  • 17 Semisubmersible drilling rig NAN HAI JIU HAO (PJSC Rosneft Oil Company);
  • Jack up drilling rig NEPTUNE (BKE Shelf).

Obtain Permit for use of main and auxiliary equipment of drilling rigs in Rostekhnadzor (until January 1, 2014):

  • Ice-resistant fixed platform “PRIRAZLOMNAYA” (LLC “GAZPROM NEFT SHELF”);
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig “POLAR STAR” (JSC "GAZPROM");
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «SEVERNOYE SIYANIE» (JSC "GAZPROM");
  • Ice-resistant fixed platform «BERKUT» («EXXON NEFTEGAZ LIMITED»);
  • Jack up drilling rig «ASTRA» (Lukoil OJSC, BKE Shelf LLC);
  • SSDR «SONGA MERCUR» (LLC "Gazflot");
  • SSDR "DOO SUNG" (LLC "Gazflot");
  • SSDR “MAERSK EXPLORER” (LLC “TsentrKaspneftegaz”);
  • Jack up drilling rig “AMAZONE” (OJSC “Gazflot”).

 

Preparation of documents for the purpose of obtaining a license of Rostekhnadzor for operation of explosive production facilities (offshore rig) and registration of hazardous production facilities in the State register of hazardous production facilities (after January 1, 2014):

  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «WEST ALPHA» (EXXON MOBIL RUSSIA INC.);
  • Jack up drilling rig «URANUS» (LLC "OIL COMPANY "PRIAZOVNEFT").
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «NAN HAI JIU HAO» (LLC "MAGADANMORNEFTEGAZ", LLC "LISYANSKMORNEFTEGAZ");
  • SSDR «SCARABEO 9» (LLC “Shatskmorneftegaz”, Saipem Drilling).

 

Expertise of industrial safety of offshore drilling rig and technical devices on offshore drilling rig:

  • Jack up drilling rig «AMAZONE» (LLC "GASFLOT");
  • Jack up drilling rig «ASTRA» (Lukoil OJSC, BKE Shelf LLC);
  • Floating drilling complex«OBSKY-1» (LLC "GASFLOT");
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «MAERSK» («HEYDAR ALIYEV ») (LLC "TSENTRKASPNEFTEGAZ");
  • Jack up drilling rig « SIWASH » (LLC "OIL COMPANY "PRIAZOVNEFT");
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «DEEPSEA DELTA» (LLC "GASFLOT");
  • SSDR «SONGA MERCUR» (LLC "Gazflot");
  • Jack up drilling rig «ENERGY EXERTER» (LLC "GASFLOT");
  • SPO-1 (LLC "PETRORESURS");
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «DOO SUNG» LLC "GAZPROMGEOLOGORAZVEDKA");
  • Ice-resistant fixed platform “PRIRAZLOMNAYA” (LLC “GAZPROM NEFT SHELF”);
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig “POLAR STAR” (JSC "GAZPROM");
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «SEVERNOYE SIYANIE» (JSC "GAZPROM");
  • Ice-resistant fixed platform «BERKUT» («EXXON NEFTEGAZ LIMITED»);
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «WEST ALPHA» (EXXON MOBIL RUSSIA INC.);
  • Jack up drilling rig «URANUS» (LLC "OIL COMPANY "PRIAZOVNEFT").
  • Semisubmersible drilling rig «NAN HAI JIU HAO» (LLC "MAGADANMORNEFTEGAZ", LLC "LISYANSKMORNEFTEGAZ")

The results of the Association of Drilling Contractors work measures have been taken to bring the state of the offshore oil and gas facilities in accordance with the requirements of Russian norms and rules of industrial safety, government standards.

Association of Drilling Contractors made more than 300 Examination of industrial safety in the safe use of the facilities in the oil and gas industry of the Russian Federation technical devices, including only the 2012-2013 year:

  • Group project to design and build wells for the Lunskoye and Piltun (Sakhalin Energy);
    Blowout equipment manufactured by «National Oilwell Norway AS» (Norway);
  • The equipment for automation and mechanization of tripping operations, manufactured by «National Oilwell Varco Norway AS» (Norway);
  • Equipment of top drive, manufactured by «National Oilwell Varco»;
  • Drilling rig, manufactured by «Woolslayer Companies, Inc.» (USA);
  • Complex equipment to control well trajectory type Geo Trend Combo manufactured by «Geo Trend Corporation» (USA);
  • Steam heat exchanger, manufactured by «DPIR Limited» (Cyprus);
  • Centrifugal pumps, manufactured by «Derrick Equipment Company» (USA);
  • Set of equipment to control solids in the drilling mud, manufactured by «Derrick Equipment Company» (USA);
  • System bezrayzernoy washing wells, manufactured by «AGR Subsea AS» (Norway);
  • The system control and data acquisition of the drilling process, manufactured by «TTS Sense AS»;
  • Incinerator heterogeneous solid waste manufactured by «Infratech Corporation» (Canada);
  • Equipment for pipe conveyor, manufactured by «TTS Sense AS» (Norway);
  • The system of manifolds and gas separator of drilling mud, manufactured by «TechDrill Limited» (United Kingdom);
  • The equipment for storage, transportation, preparation and mixing of the components of drilling mud, manufactured by «TTS Sense Mud AS» (Norway);
  • Equipment of throttling and killing wells, manufactured by «Cameron Flow Control» (USA);
  • Burner for combustion of crude oil manufactured by «DPIR Limited» (Cyprus);
  • Diverter system DIV37 ½ "- 500, manufactured by« Drilltech Manufacturing Co., Ltd »(China).

Association of Drilling Contractors performs research work focused on improving the technical and technological solutions for drilling and production, as well as the creation of innovative technologies for the oil and gas industry. In recent years, Association of Drilling Contractors made a number of research and development on topics:

  • The procedure for selection, use, and chartering of offshore drilling rigs for the construction of exploratory wells in the license areas of JSC"NK" Rosneft "on the shelf of the Russian Federation;
  • Development of measures on conducting preventive work to prevent accidents and complications in the production facilities, construction and transportation of gas of JSC"Gazprom";
  • The federal rules and regulations in the field of industrial safety "Safety in the oil and gas industry," subject to the provisions and amendments of the current legislation of the Russian Federation in exchange PB 08-624-03 (OJSC "TNK-BP Management", OJSC "Surgutneftegas");
  • Technical and technological solutions to optimize the process of construction of wells in the CBM fields. Technical and technological solutions improve the efficiency of arrangement of gas fields in the CBM fields for JSC"Gazprom Promgaz" and others.

The staff of Association of Drilling Contractors highly qualified specialists with scientific degrees - 6 Doctors of Science, 7 Candidates of Sciences.

Jack-up "Arkticheskaya"

Jack-up "GSP Uranus"

SSDR "Ocean Endeavor"

SSDR "NAN HAI JIO HAO"

Jack-up "GSP JUPITER"

SSDR "RAKURYU-5"

SSDR «SCARABEO 9»

ООО «Шатскморнефтегаз», Saipem Drilling

DS "Deep Venture"

SSDR «WEST ALPHA»
EXXON MOBIL RUSSIA INC.