Case Studies

Drill Pipe Achievements

1. In July, 2005, the construction of the Waidiao-Cezi offshore pipeline project based on horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and using Baosteel BGDS55 high anti-torsion drill pipes was completed, setting up a world record in terms of the length of the crossing.
2. In January, 2008, the drilling of the 7,620-meter Lundong Well No.1 in Tarim Oilfield was successfully completed using Baosteel NC52 non-standard drill pipes. The well was then the deepest well of PetroChina. The drilling result indicated that compared with imported API drill pipes of the same specifications and grade, NC52 non-standard drill pipes' drilling fluid displacement was approximately 28% higher and service life was 18% longer. The quality reached the world's leading level.
3. In January and October, 2009, Baosteel BGXT26 super high anti-torsion drill pipes were applied for successful drilling of the 6,280-meter Tazhong Well 451C and the 6,875-meter Keshen Well No.5 in Tarim Oilfields, which marked China's first local production and application of super high anti-torsion drill pipes, the top-end products in the category of drill pipes. Before that, only two companies in the world, respectively located in America and Germany, were able to produce such products, and even the OCTG giant Japan was incapable of producing them.
4. In January, 2011, the compound tubular column comprising NC52 non-standard drill pipes, BGDS40 high anti-torsion drill pipes and BGXT26 super high anti-torsion drill pipes was applied for successful drilling of the 8,023-meter Keshen Well No.7 in Tarim Oilfield, which broke the record of Sinopec's deepest well created in 2008 when the 7,620-meter well was completed in Tarim Oilfield using Baosteel's drilling pipes. Therefore, another milestone in the history of domestic drilling pipes was created.
5. In October, 2013, Baosteel BGXT42M Super 13Cr Super High Anti-torsion Air-Tight Drill Pipe was successfully applied for Dibei Well 101 in Tarim Oilfield. Made of Super 13Cr, this product has both the function of air-tight tubing and the function of super high anti-torsion drill pipes, hence the first of its kind in the world.
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