Э
та
статья
посвящена
развитию
корпоративной
науки
и
профильным
разработкам
крупнейших
трубных
компаний
Р
оссии
,
входящих
в
десятку
наиболее
значимых мировых
трубных
игроков
. К
орпоративная
наука
обеспечивает
про
-
ведение
прикладных
исследований
и
экспериментальных
разработок
,
направленных
на
получение
конкурентных
преимуществ
продукции
,
технологий
в
краткосрочной
,
среднесрочной
и
долгосрочной
перспективе
.
Д
митрий
Л
яховский
Tubular Know-How
D
mitry
L
yakhovsky
T
his
article
is
about
corporate
science
developments
of
the
largest
R
ussian
tubes
and
pipes
producers
ranking
among
global
top
ten
tubes
companies
. T
he
corporate
science
includes
applied
researches
and
experimental
developments
focused
on
gaining
competitive
advantages
of
products
and
technologies
in
the
short
,
medium
,
and
long
terms
.
IndustrialDevelopments
Theeraof easyoilmoneyhasgone.With
theexhaustionof conventional oilfields,
oilersandgasmenhave togo to the
highnorthor to the shelf seadeveloping
unconventionalfields suchasoil sands
or shalegases.All thisdetermineskey
trends in the researchesof tubesandpipes
producers.Thus,TMKmastered41 types
ofnewproducts in2012whileayear later
50moredevelopmentswere implemented.
Among the latestonesaremastering
productionsofhydrogen-sulfide-resistant
drill andcasingpipesof variousgrades,
cold-resistant tubings, oil andgaspipes
for subseapipelines, seamlesspipesasper
Gazprom requirements forSouthStream
project, straight-seamed tubes foracid
gasesconveyingetc.
Somedevelopmentsof thisworld
largest tubesandpipeproducerare
unique; ithasbeen thefirstRussianand
oneof a fewworld tubescompanies to
masterproductionof insulated lifting
tubespreventing thawingaround
thecasedholeunder thepermafrost
conditions tobeused in theupper
segmentsof tubingscolumns.Another
important achievement ismastering
superchrome steelproducts resistant to
corrosionenvironment.Beingpioneers
inRussiaTMKprofessionalsdeveloped
thisopen-hearth special steel gradeand
mastered itsproductionprocess.Batches
of13Cr steel gradecasingpipesand
tubingshavealreadybeendispatched.
Such typeof insulated lifting tubeshave
alsobeenmanufacturedbyGazprom
order. Superchrome steel tubesare
tobeused ingascondensatefields in
low temperatureareas invertical and
deviatedwells. Lubricant-free screw joints
technologyused in tubingsandcasing
pipes isanother trend. Liquid screw joint
lubricantsusednowadaysare replaced
witha special solidcompositecoating
withapolymermatrixbearing the same
antifriction, scuffing, andcorrosion-
resistantproperties.Thefirstbatchof such
typeof tubeshasbeendispatchedand is
alreadyusedatRosneft’sVankorskOil
Field.
“Customers’ requirements for tubular
andwheelproductschangemainlydue
todevelopmentsofnewfields,new
pipelines laying, and implementationsof
costs reducingprograms including, for
example,masteringproductionofmore
durablewheels.Therefore,OMKnever
stops researchesat itsVyksa facilities”, said
L.Efron,HeadofEngineeringand
ResearchCenter,VyksaSteelWorks,
responsible forall the scientificand
researchactivitiesnotonlyatVyksa, but
alsoofOMKasawhole.TheEngineering
andResearchCenter is focusedon2main
tasks:
P
Masteringnew typesofproducts
mainlyaspartof scientificcooperation
programswith thekeypartners:
Gazprom,RussianRailways,Transneft,
LUKoil etc.;
P
Improvingalreadyexisting
production technologiesas regards to
reductionof costs, increase inequipment
productivity, and improvingproducts
quality.
Due toscientificpotentialof their
engineersandprofessionalismof steel
producersVyksaSteelWorksandOMK
successfullycompetewith the leading
tubesandwheelsmanufacturers.Winning
the tender forbigdiameterpipessupplies
to thesubseasegmentof thefirst string
ofSouthStreampipeline isoneof the
lastgoodexamples. Inaddition to that,
VyksaSteelWorkshasbecome thefirst in
Russiaand theCISproducerof tubesas
perDNV-OS-F101standard forsubsea
pipelines.TheDNVcertificatehasallowed
thecompany toapply for theparticipation
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