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Drilling in a Church Adapted from Information by KLEMM Bohrtechnik GmbH Drill rigs are occasionally found in unusual locations. Such was the case with a renovation project at the Catholic Sint Hendrik Church near Brussels, Belgium. The church was built between 1908 and 1911 in the neo-Gothic style, as a replica of a Dominican monastery. Before the restoration work could be carried out, the existing founda- tions of the church needed to be extended, al- lowing the load of the church building to transfer to the lower layers of earth. CVR nv, headquartered in Beringen, Belgium, has used drill rigs from KLEMM Bohrtechnik GmbH for many years. For this project, they used a KR 801-3FS drill rig from KLEMM to make micropiles and cement columns using the one-phase jet grouting method. At times, work needed to be performed under some very tight spacial constraints, such as along the existing foundations of the church. This required a drill rig with compact dimensions, making the KLEMM KR 801-3FS a great choice for the project. The rig’s flexible and load-bearing boom enabled the drill mast to be aligned in a wide range of drilling gradients and distances in front of and to the side of the drill rig. The installed drill mast with lattice mast extensions can drill to depths of up to around 40 feet in single-pass operation. The drill rods are driven by a rotary head type KH 14SK, which is fitted with a hydraulic mandril for drill rods. During the project, a total of 123 high-pressure injection (HPI) piles were drilled. Oil Production Expands in the Sarqala Field of Kurdistan Adapted from Information by Gazprom Neft Gazprom Neft’s subsidiary Gazprom Neft Middle East B.V. commis- sioned a third production well at its Sarqala field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is estimated the potential production at this new well will be 12,000 barrels per day. Following the commissioning of the Sarqala-3 well, cu- mulative daily oil production at the field has increased by 25%, reaching 35,000 barrels. An international team, with members from 20 countries, was involved with drilling the well. Gazprom Neft Middle East received technical support for the project from the Gazprom Neft Science and Technology Centre. The well runs to a total depth of 10,800 feet, with drilling being performed under challenging geological conditions. Anomalously high pressure and reservoir temperature demanded the use of 11 technological solutions. The construction of the Sarqala-3 well utilized large- diameter casing pipes with ultra-strong thread connections, weighted drilling mud for bottom hole flushing, and cement incor- porating mineral-based and iron-oxide additives. Vadim Yakovlev, first deputy CEO of Gazprom Neft said, “The Middle East remains an area of strategic interest to Gazprom Neft, being a region with a rich resource base, and a demonstrable will- ingness to allow access to investors. Experience in implementing projects from scratch - both in exploration and production - is important to us. We are continuing to evaluate opportunities for the further development of our business in the Middle East - independently and in partnership with other companies - both using the synergies offered by existing project infrastructure, as well as at other assets.” 39 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® NOVEMBER 2019 Dealmakers The crew from Bee Cave Drilling, Dripping Springs, Texas, are all set to start pulling the levers on their new SIMCO 2800 wet rotary rig from SIMCO ® Drilling Equipment, Inc. of Osceola, Iowa. Mounted on a compact RAM 5500 4X4AWD truck equipped with a 2X3 centrifugal mud pump, onboard air compressor, and plenty of 10- foot PDQ drill rod, they will be installing water wells in hard-to-access areas. From right to left are Matthew McGovern, JimBlair, JaredWenkheimer, and Mike Scott. SIMCO ® Drilling Equipment, Inc. Send your deals to: michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com C&G Sarqala field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. G&O