ENDE Main navigation (Default) WHO WE ARE WHERE WE ARE WHAT WE BELIEVE NEWSROOM CAREERS INVESTOR RELATIONS Search Link Search DEVELOPMENT WITH ATTENTION TO DETAIL Backed by a broad portfolio of development projects, Wintershall Dea is working now to be successful tomorrow, leveraging the expertise and know-how of our employees and long-standing partnerships. The Njord A platform off the coast of Norway produced gas and oil until 2016. An upgrade is making it fit to tackle new challenges. SHARE Credit Wintershall Dea Whether it’s Nova in Norway, Achim Development in Russia or the West Nile Delta in Egypt, Wintershall Dea is involved in new and highly promising natural gas and crude oil projects across the globe. Developing new fields until they come on stream demands a lot of know-how and is cost-intensive. The entire production process is planned in detail. Production facilities are designed and built. Cooperation with licence partners and authorities is very important in this phase. ENGINEERING TO DEVELOP FIELDS We drive development projects with our expertise. Our project teams comprise experts from the disciplines of exploration, geology, reservoir engineering, plant construction, drilling technology and project management. Their know-how turns development concepts into concrete plans. The engineers prepare the front-end engineering and design (FEED) and implement it within the defined technical and commercial framework. The development phase ends when production starts. One of the rigs at Achim Development. Credit Wintershall Dea/Georgy Pavlovsky 97 KM2 IS THE SIZE OF THE AGUADA FEDERAL BLOCK IN NEUQUÉN PROVINCE, CENTRAL ARGENTINA. 100 PRODUCTION WELLS ARE PLANNED FOR THE SECOND DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF ACHIM DEVELOPMENT. 740 TONS IS THE WEIGHT OF THE TOPSIDE MODULE BEING INSTALLED ON GJØA. The heads of PDC drills are fitted with numerous diamonds. They are mainly used in medium-hard rock formations. Credit Wintershall Dea/Jan Eirik Gjerdevik THE TECHNIQUE IS VITAL IN DRILLING The path to gas and oil is stony, in the literal sense of the word. Experts can only work their way to the natural resources through very demanding rock if they use state-of-the-art drilling techniques. Whether an exploration or a production well: Drilling has to be planned so that, where possible, the precise spot in a reservoir is reached. That’s why the direction is checked all the time during drilling and adjusted if necessary. Wintershall Dea uses a range of innovative drilling methods to enable efficient and eco-friendly production. As a result, not only depths of up to 4,000 metres are achieved. Horizontal drilling is often carried out, for example, if the rig is located a distance away from the reservoir or to avoid particularly tough rock zones. THERE ARE DIFFERENT METHODS OF DRILLING 1. VERTICAL DRILLING In the rotary method, the drill bit is set in motion from the rig. A diesel or electric motor causes the entire drilling rod and hence the drill bit to rotate. Thanks to this rotary movement and huge weight of the drilling rod, the drill bit strips away the rock centimetre by centimetre. Credit Wintershall Dea Previous Next Keeping an eye on everything – that’s the task of the project manager. Credit Wintershall Dea/Alejandro Kirchuk GOOD PROJECT MANAGEMENT IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS Efficient project management is crucial to successful development of new reservoirs. Wintershall Dea has a separate unit comprising experts to offer support in projects worldwide on matters relating to governance, processes and structures, quality assurance or portfolio management. That helps ensure that consistent standards apply at all locations. This is one reason why the company can work cost-effectively and sustainably. RELATED ARTICLES EXPLORATION The search for oil and gas Natural gas and crude oil are located deep underground, concealed in rock layers. Wintershall Dea relies on state-of-the-art exploration methods and digital possibilities to find them. NEWS Successful heavy lift for Dvalin in the Norwegian Sea 3,500 tonne lift onto an existing platform is one of the largest in the history of the shelf YOU CAN FIND ALL RELEVANT INFO FOR SUPPLIERS HERE LEARN MORE FOLLOW US LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook Youtube Footer (Default) CONTACT IMPRINT DATA PROTECTION DISCLAIMER COMPLIANCE REMIT © Wintershall Dea AG WINTERSHALLDEA.NO WINTERSHALLDEA.RU Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. By clicking on “Accept all cookies”, you agree to cookies being stored on your device for web analytics with the web analytics service Matomo and for playing YouTube videos. More Information ACCEPT ALL COOKIES COOKIE SETTINGS