Drilling and Cement Mortar Research Laboratories

The branches of KMG Engineering LLP in Aktau and Atyrau have laboratories for the study of drilling and cement solutions.

The laboratories of drilling and cement solutions conduct the following types of research.

– Determination of the properties of oil- and water-based drilling fluids: filtrate at low and high temperatures and pressures, sand content, rheological properties, electrical stability, content of solid phase\water\lubricating additives or oil, linear swelling of clays, polymer concentration, etc.

– Conducting chemical analysis of oil- and water-based drilling fluids: alkalinity of drilling fluid and filtrate, total hardness, content of potassium ions, chlorides, lime, active solid phase, etc.

– Quality control of chemical reagents and lubricating properties;

– Development and testing of the most effective formulations of spacer fluids;

– Study and development of new formulations of cement slurries for primary cementing operations and well workover operations taking into account well conditions;

– Determination of the properties of cement slurries: miscibility, density, rheological properties, thickening time at temperatures and pressures, cement stone strength gain, water loss, expanding capacity, water separation, gel strength, compressive and flexural strength, sedimentation resistance;

– Cement quality control;

– Technological support of work by qualified engineers and specialists, who have mobile laboratories for oil- and water-based drilling fluids at their disposal;

– Conducting author’s supervision of well construction;

– Development of sections on drilling and cement solutions in individual and group technical projects for well construction;

– Development of optimal formulations of well-killing fluids taking into account well conditions;

– Modeling of cementing operations using WellPlan Cementing software

At the drilling site (mobile laboratory):

– Audit of the contractor’s drilling fluid laboratory

– Monitoring the preparation of drilling fluid

– Control analysis of drilling fluid

– Monitoring deviations from the technical design and program for drilling fluids

– Monitoring deviations from the technical design and program for cement fluids

– Checking the program for drilling and cement fluids

– Participation in the cementing process

– Providing recommendations.

In the stationary laboratories of KMGE:

– Preparation of sections on drilling and cement solutions in technical projects for well construction

– Analysis of drilling and cement solutions for technical projects

– Analysis of drilling and cement solutions according to requests under contracts with customers

– Preparation of reports on the work performed

Research laboratories are accredited for compliance with ISO IEC 17025

The laboratories are equipped with testing equipment from leading foreign companies, the laboratory personnel have the ability to monitor the process of well drilling and perform laboratory research in a specialized mobile laboratory directly at the drilling site, which allows for the accelerated issuance of analysis results and recommendations in the process of well support in full and in accordance with approved methods and international API standards.

Main partners:

– Ozenmunaigas JSC

– Embamunaygas JSC

– Karazhanbasmunai JSC

– JV Kazgermunai LLP

– Urikhtau Operating LLP

– Kazakhturkmunai LLP

– Zaman Energy LLP

– KazTehMunaiService LLP

– Zhasulan and K LLP

– Elaman Oil LLP

– Atyrauhydrogeology LLP

– Ushkonyr LLP

– SRF chem Services LLP

– SolvoTech LLP

– Oil Geo Construction LLP

– KMG Burenie LLP

– Petro Unit LLP

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