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HISTORY & EXPERIENCE

A track record that inspires confidence

An uninterrupted presence in Venezuela since 1998. Experience in its basins, knowledge of its geology and commitment to every operation.

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25+Years of experience
1,600+Directional drilling jobs
128Horizontal wells in the Orinoco Belt

OUR JOURNEY

Experience built in the field

Experience in all Venezuelan basins, including offshore operations, with particular strength in horizontal wells.

1998

The beginning of OptiDrill

Operations begin in Venezuela, building a specialized directional drilling presence.

1998–2000

Turnkey wells in North Monagas

Turnkey directional drilling for PDVSA in partnership with H&P Drilling: 60 deep wells in complex geological conditions.

1998–2001

S-shaped trajectories

Drilling of 60 S-shaped wells in North Monagas.

2002

Efficiency with an automatic driller

Efficiency tests with an automatic driller demonstrated time savings and cost reductions above 20% in those tests.

2004

Applied drilling technology

Construction of FUL-37ST and TAG-20 wells using OptiDrill drilling turbine technology.

2005–2012

Experience across Venezuela’s basins

493 wells in North Monagas, Anaco and Lake Maracaibo.

2013–2017

Orinoco Oil Belt

183 directional and horizontal wells in the Orinoco Oil Belt.

TRACK RECORD

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