Bentec wins Russian contract for cluster slider drilling rigs

German drilling rig supplier and oilfield equipment manufacturer Bentec has secured a contract from INK-Service Group’s drilling division for cluster slider drilling rigs.

Under the contract, Bentec will deliver seven latest generation 320t cluster slider rigs to INK, the oilfield service unit of Russia’s Irkutsk Oil Company.

These high-performance land rigs will be manufactured at Bentec’s production site in Tyumen, using some high technology components supplied by its facility in Germany.

According to Bentec, the rigs will be equipped with the newest of Bentec equipment, including its recently introduced integrity and optimisation software solutions.

They are designed to deliver optimised drilling performance on demand, Bentec said.

The first three rigs are scheduled to be delivered next year, with the delivery of the remaining rigs expected in 2021.

In addition to the rigs supply, Bentec will provide full training support for the crews at its production site in Tyumen and also support the field start-up.

Commenting on the contract, Bentec CEO Dirk Schulze said: “We are proud to announce this new contract with INK-Service Group.  We know the Russian market very well and our innovative drilling rigs are ideally suited to the extreme weather Russia experiences.

“This is an exciting project for us and we are very much looking forward to working with our new client, and supporting them as they drive to improve the efficiency of their drilling operations.”

In April 2017, Bentec received a contract from North American onshore drilling contractor Xtreme Drilling for the supply of three major drilling equipment packages.