Polish Market No. 10 (182) 2011

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Oil and Gas Exploration Company Cracow Ltd. in the face of shale gas boom which are of great importance for the drilling projects are: reduced mobilization time of the drilling rig, considerably higher safety of work and optimization of costs of the drilling project. OGEC Cracow Ltd.’s experience, qualified workforce, impeccable reputation in regards to HSE standards, as well as its prospective opportunities connected with shale gas exploration works in Poland, provide an excellent base for the rapid growth of the company in the near future on both domestic and international markets. www.ogec.krakow.pl

Oil and Gas Exploration Company Cracow Ltd. (OGEC Cracow Ltd.) is a provider of diversified drilling services for the oil and gas industry. The company employs around 1200 people in total, domestically and abroad. OGEC Cracow Ltd. has its branches in Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Uganda, as well as two dependent entities: Oil-Tech International FZE registered in the United Arab Emirates and Poltava Services LLC with its main office in Ukraine. The rig fleet owned by OGEC Cracow Ltd. consists of 13 drilling rigs (with hook load capacity ranging from 105 to 725 t.), capable of performing vertical, directional and horizontal wells. As many as five rigs are equipped with top drive system which increases the efficiency of drilling operations. OGEC Cracow Ltd. offers to its clients services encompassing exploratory, extraction and production drilling as well as specialized services connected with the reconstruction of existing production wells and workover

activities. The Company also has at its disposal the Training and Qualification Development Centre for Oil and Gas Production.

OGEC Cracow Ltd. enhances its rig fleet by purchasing Drillmec 2000 HP Land Rig, ”tailored” to shale gas drilling requirements With the news about the potential existence of substantial shale gas deposits on the territory of Poland, the qualified team of specialists from OGEC Cracow Ltd. began their preparations for the intensified drilling works. One of the most significant steps taken by the company is the purchase of DRILLMEC, a high-tech 2000 HP drilling rig equipped with Walking System which will be available in the third quarter of this year. The new rig will also be equipped with Automated Catwalk, Top Drive system and Iron Roughneck. The most essential advantages of these functions and systems

Drillmec 2000HP Drilling Rig


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