Samara, October 2, 2018. Light alloy highly-reliable drilling pipes (LAHRDP) Arconic Russia, which have passed pilot industrial tests in Siberian Service Company (SSC), confirmed their compliance with the declared parameters and applicable industry standards. The quality of these pipes was tested in wells of the Tagrinskoye deposit located in Western Siberia.
'We raise tight requirements for the products that we use, as work performed by us greatly depends on them,' comments Andrey Smuglov, the Head of the Property Management Department in JSC SSC. 'We tested such parameters of LAHRDP as the wall wear rate, tool joint diameter, etc. For the time of pilot operation, we did not have any claim to Arconic Russia LAHRDP, so it's safe to say that they have successfully passed the pilot industrial tests and LAHRDP of this producer are recommended for industrial application.'
'For half a century, the reliability of Samara aluminium pipes has been ensuring the quality of drilling in difficult geographical conditions. We are proud that the technical parameters of our products were highly appreciated by Siberian Service Company and continue our efforts to improve the resource and operational properties of our pipes,' commented Maxim Smirnov, President of Arconic Russia. 'We expect that the advantages of aluminium will be the key to long-term joint projects of Samara Metallurgical Plant and oil & gas companies.'
Samara Metallurgical Plant, which is a part of Arconic, offers a wide range of LAHRDP, including from alloys of own development. Pipes of Arconic SMP have a high specific strength and are 40% lighter than steel equivalents that allows increasing the depth of drilling and improve its economic efficiency.
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About Siberian Service Company
Siberian Service Company is a non-state independent Russian company that provides a wide range of services to oil & gas companies. The key business lines are: exploration and production drilling of oil and gas wells, including horizontal drilling, minor repair and overhaul of wells, selection of formulations, development of and support to drilling fluids, well cementing, and technological support to directional drilling.
About Arconic
Arconic (NYSE: ARNC) is developing revolutionary products that determine the development of entire industries. In cooperation with our customers, we are solving the most complex technical issues associated with the transformation of the familiar ways of moving in air and on the land, building and using energy. Thanks to the ingenuity of our employees and the latest production technologies, we are creating high-quality products that increase the shareholder value of companies and contribute to the success of our customers. Read more at: www.arconic.com. Follow us via hashtag @arconic: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
In Russia, Arconic has been working since 1993. Since 2005, the company includes one of the biggest companies producing aluminium semis in Russia - Samara Metallurgical Plant (now JSC Arconic SMP). The company, which employs about 3000 people, produces a wide range of mill, pressing and forging-stamped products. Traditional consumers of the production facility's products are aviation, space, packaging, shipbuilding, automotive, construction, oil and gas, transport engineering and other industries.