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BHEL
started manufacturing oil field equipment in collaboration
with M/s US Steel Engineers and Consultants USA (National
Oil Well), M/s Skytop Brewster USA, M/s Branham Industries
USA, M/s IRI International, USA. After successful absorption
of technology, BHEL now has the capability to manufacture
conventional deep drilling rigs up to a depth of 9000 meters,
mobile rigs to a depth of 3000 meters and well servicing rigs
to a well depth of 6100 meters. BHEL is authorized by the
American Petroleum Institute (API) for manufacturing products
under specification API 4F, API 7K and API 8A. BHEL also undertakes
refurbishment, upgradation and renovation of the existing
rigs with the customers to provide better flexibility of operation
for faster drilling, and higher availability of rigs. BHEL,
since the first order for oil rigs in 1977, has manufactured
and supplied 84 nos. drilling and well servicing rigs to both
M/s ONGC Ltd. and M/s Oil India Ltd., that are deployed for
drilling and well servicing operations. In addition BHEL has
upgraded 3 nos. rigs by installing Independent Rotary Drive
system.
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