Drilling Company ALLIANCE: A lot of hole in 4 years! ONE OF IADC’S NEWESTcontractor members, Drilling Company AL- Drilling Company ALLIANCE: 1995-98 activities LIANCE, has drilled a lot of hole in just four years. The firm was only founded in Cumulative depth, m 1994, but its experience in the drilling in- 25,000 21,350 5 rigs + dustry dates to 1960. It was formed to de- 1 transitory 4 rigs + velop the resources of the Pashninskoye, 20,000 17,700 , and Kharyaga deposits, 16,530 1 transitory regions it still works today. Since 1995, 14,300 the company has drilled 25 wells with a 15,000 cumulative depth of 70,500 m. Currently, 5 the company is operating for KomiArc- 10,000 6,570 rigs ticOil with 2 rigs on the Verkhny Vozey 4,700 field in the . The Komi Re- 5,000 5 public lies just west of the Ural Moun- rigs 3 rigs tains in northern . The company is 0 headquartered in Usinsk in the Komi Re- public. 1995 1996 1997 1998* Verkhny Vozey deposit Saliukino deposit Usinsk deposit In addition, though, Drilling Company ALLIANCE is pursuing opportunities * Through 1 August Source: Drilling Company ALLIANCE elsewhere. “The company has gained a great deal of Drilling Company ALLIANCE well statistics: 1995-1998 experience in drilling in extreme geolo- gies and severe climates,” summarized 1995 1996 1997 1998* Yuriy V Deryagin, Director of Drilling Cumulative meterage 23,100 19,000 21,350 17,700 Company ALLIANCE. “We welcome your Average depth of deep wells (m) 3,790 3,785 3,840 3,790 proposals for drilling and are prepared to Horizontal deflection (m) 425-970 117-1,287 224-1,038 500-800 consider any contracts for drilling in 78 75 75 70 Timan- or any other region.” Well-construction time (days)

During the last decade, joint ventures * Through 1 August such as KomiArcticOil and Severnaya Neft have proliferated in the Russian Federation. “This has provided, Mr Deryagin said, “toward the the creation of a small private drilling company that at the same time meets all appropriate in- ternational standards applicable for Joint Ventures.” The company works closely with a vari- ety of international operators and serv- ice companies, including British Gas, Elf Aquitaine, Gulf Oil, Schlumberger, Security DBS, EcoArctica and Komi- ArcticOil, Mr Deryagin said. Drilling Company ALLIANCE has also participated in exploration work in the South Shapkino field. Severe-climate specialists: Drilling Company ALLIANCE, based in Usinsk in the Komi Republic, which Using their Uralmash-4E and upgraded lies west of the Ural Mountains in northern Russia, has gained significant expertise operating in se- Uralmash-3D rigs, the Russian firm’s op- vere climates and difficult geologies. The company operates Uralmash 4-E and upgraded Uralmash 3- erations run the gamut of drilling, hole D rigs. Since 1995, Drilling Company ALLIANCE has drilled 25 wells to a cumulative depth of 70,500 m. construction and supplementary work. In addition to their 3 rigs, Drilling Com- tion provides for access via railway or • Flexible structure of organization; river transport. pany ALLIANCE boasts a full yard of spe- • Availability of own production and sup- cialized equipment, Mr Deryagin ex- Mr Deryagin summarized the philosophy ply base; plained. This includes emergency equip- of Drilling Company ALLIANCE as: ment and bit-manufacture machines. • Availability of qualified personnel; Personnel are housed in 3 complete sets • Commitment to active participation of wagon houses. The firm’s Usinsk loca- with customers; • Good reputation among business part- ners. ■

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