Two drilling rigs were commissioned to the Zapolyarnoye field in Western Siberia in 2008, while nine rigs were commissioned in the period from summer 2008 till autumn 2009 to the Bovanenkovskoye field (Yamal).
As part of this project, the engineering team of URBO (a manufacturing subsidiary of Integra Group) designed a drilling rig named Ekaterina. The rig design included a series of engineering solutions, particularly the integration of a cementing complex into the skidding system of the rig.
Andrey Rossinsky, CEO of Gazprom Bureniye, said: “As a customer we are entirely satisfied with our order which was completed by URBO. We had assessed the enterprise’s design, engineering and production capabilities before starting our cooperation and were entirely satisfied with our findings. Our cooperation process, production quality and deliveries ahead of schedule leave a very positive impression of this contractor”.
Vitaly Tkachev, executive vice president of equipment manufacturing at Integra Group, said: “Our customer was actively involved in the production process, setting high technological and quality standards as well as strict deadlines. Each drilling rig was test-assembled at URBO’s production sites and was launched into operation collectively with the customer.
“Today manufacturers face strict quality requirements and innovative demands. URBO team produce rigs which have unique innovative engineering solutions. We are thankful to Gazprom specialists for the invaluable and productive experience which resulted in synergetic cooperation and allowed to achieve impressive results”.
