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TMK Premium Casing Successfully Tested in Horizontal Well

04/15/2009 - OAO TMK announces the successful operation of its FMC premium threaded casing in a 2385-meter horizontal gas well in the Vankor field.

OAO TMK, Russia, announced that its FMC premium threaded casing was successfully run and tested in a 2385-meter horizontal gas well in the Vankor field.
 
The Tagmet-produced premium threaded N80-Q FMC casing was tested in Eastern Siberia by TMK-Premium Service, a TMK division that specializes in production and supply of premium connections to the oil and gas sector.
 
In addition to the complex downhole environment that characterizes Rosneft’s Vankor development, the casing was also subjected to harsh climatic conditions, with daytime temperature dipping to as low as -37° Celsius.
 
“TMK expects that this latest TMK Premium success will continue to tighten the gap between imports and domestic production in this high value-added segment,” commented TMK-Premium Service Director Sergey Chetverikov.
 
TMK began supplying Rosneft with premium threaded FMC casing in 2008. The premium casing is used in the development of Rosneft’s Vankor field, one of the key fields scheduled to supply the Eastern Siberia – Pacific Ocean Pipeline
 
OAO TMK, Russia’s largest manufacturer and exporter of steel pipes, ranks among the top three international pipe producers. Founded in 2001, TMK has production plants in Russia, Romania, the United States, and Kazakhstan, including the Volzhsky, Seversky, Sinarsky, and Taganrog plants in Russia and TMK-Artrom and TMK-Resita in Romania.
 
TMK entered the U.S. market in 2008 with the acquisition of Ipsco Tubulars and NS Group. Renamed TMK Ipsco, it includes ten assets in the Eastern and Central United States. In July 2008, TMK strengthened its foothold in the CIS with the purchase of Kazakhstan-based Kaztrubprom, which specializes in finishing and threading operations.
 
In 2008, TMK consolidated Orsky Machine Building Plant, Truboplast, TMK Central Pipe Yard and TMK Pipe Maintenance Department into a specialized division, TMK Oilfield Services