The indicator of 5 million meters of penetration was achieved during the construction of well No. 786 at the well pad No. 31B of the Karamovskoye field, the customer is Gazpromneft-Nobyarskneftegaz. This milestone is an important achievement of NaftaGaz, confirming its leading position in the industry.
General Director Islam Nazaraliev noted that “correctly placed accents on the way of the company’s development, namely: serious investments in the renewal and modernization of fixed assets, in the training and advanced training of personnel, the creation of new areas of activity (rig construction, digital drilling, transport, personnel training on based on its own training center) allowed NaftaGaz to achieve impressive results in 9 years. To date, the company has overcome the milestone of 5 million m of rock (an increase of more than 110,000 m/year on average), built over 1,200 wells, and the number of drilling crews has increased from 3 to 26. This made it possible to enter the top five largest independent drilling companies in Russia.
One of the main priorities of NaftaGaz is to maintain the quality performance indicators with intensive growth. Therefore, 2023 has been declared the Year of Efficiency, which will make NaftaGaz more competitive in the drilling market and strengthen its leading position.
The long-term plans of the company include a further annual increase in the investment portfolio, the purpose of which is the renewal and purchase of new drilling equipment, the development of innovative technologies, and the training of qualified personnel.
“We can say with confidence that we are fully proud not only of the status of a dynamically developing company, but also of the fact that we are a reliable and efficient partner for our customers,” the head of NaftaGaz emphasized.
The first meter of rock was drilled by Naftagaz-Bureniy on October 14, 2014 at well No. 2554, cluster 12 of the Verkhne-Shapshinskoye field, the customer is Russneft.
The result of 5 million meters of penetration was achieved thanks to the well-coordinated, efficient and safe work of the drilling crews and the use of the modern Digital Drilling automated drilling system. This system can significantly reduce drilling time and improve the accuracy of work, which in turn increases the efficiency of the project and reduces the cost of its implementation.
In addition, NaftaGaz is implementing a program of regular optimization of work processes. Not only drilling performance is improved, but also cost-effectiveness for the customer. The company annually invests in staff development and sets new drilling quality standards. In 2022, NaftaGaz received the title of the best drilling contractor of Gazprom Neft.
NaftaGaz is accredited by the largest Russian oil and gas companies. In addition to the management company NaftaGaz, the group includes 2 production divisions – Naftagaz-Drilling, Naftagaz-Service, as well as the IT company Digital Drilling, which automates drilling processes, and the Naftagaz-Development Training Center. Since 2014, investments in development have amounted to more than 10 billion rubles. The number of employees is 2500 people. The production base is located in Noyabrsk (YaNAO).
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