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The article contains the analysis of factors influencing the efficiency of work of equipment maintenance, repair and operation (MRO) units of industrial enterprises. We have systematized various classifications of these factors, which were proposed in economic literature by different authors. We have divided the factors into following groups: general and local; primary and secondary; external and internal; major and non-essential; direct and oblique; reducing and boosting the expenses on equipment MRO and repair cost; production and non-production; depending on management and independent; economic, operation, organization ones; structural and production-technical ones; which are interconnected. It has been proposed to classify factors influencing the efficiency of equipment MRO units into five groups: economic, exploitation, organization, production-technical and structural ones. Using expert evaluation method, the factors have been divided into three groups according to degree of their influence on efficiency of work of equipment MRO units of industrial enterprises. The priority was given to the factors of the first group, having decisive influence on formation of efficiency. The most significant factors have been identified. In opinion of experts, these factors include: method of organization of work of equipment MRO service; level of economic autonomy of MRO enterprise in terms of organization of equipment MRO; financial and market situation of enterprise; the degree of repair complexity of production equipment.

Losses of drilling mud and other fluids is the one of the major types of drilling troubles. Annual time losses for their elimination by oil and gas companies are huge. The factors, influencing the mud losses and regulating the direction of the further works, can be divided into two groups: geological and technological. Conducted studies on the use of an insulating composition based on chromium acetate made it possible to identify: the use of the insulation composition on the chrome acetate base allows considerable reduction of time required to eliminate disastrous circulation loss without installation of cement plugs; avoiding BHA replacement; avoiding drilling-in after bullheading and overlapping of lost-circulation layer; low cost, possibility of fast preparation, as it does not entail the delivery of additional chemicals, which also contributes to reduction of time required to eliminate disastrous circulation loss; the use with every type of drilling mud. Basing on the positive experience of the use of this composition in the neighboring regions and considering its economic side, the technique can be used in regions of the Udmurt Republic.

Advanced drilling technology makes it possible to penetrate oil and gas sites with deep bedding of oil reservoir, a complex multilayer structure and a high reservoir temperature at the well bottom, reaching 150°C. The difficult geology of oil strata leads to the fact that the productive layers of a well are flooded unevenly. In this work the causes for water cut in reservoirs are given, repair and insulation work and technologies for isolation of water-bearing intervals in the oil-producing wells considered. Grouting composites for water inflow limitation in reservoirs with low temperature (up to 100°C) and high-temperature reservoirs are studied. For water flood control in the oil and gas wells with high temperature viscoelastic composites with extended gel-time and high stable strength and adhesive properties has been proposed. The advantage of polymer-based composites is their kinetic behavior in dynamic mode, when filtering in a porous medium, which makes it possible to isolate effectively intake formations with different channel openings with a small flow rate of the mixture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cleaning the belt conveyor system components is one of the greatest challenges when it comes to operational reliability and fire safety. Machines and equipment used abroad for cleaning the conveyor belt and removing dirt accumulating under and next to the conveyor are discussed. The importance of cleaning the conveyor's surroundings with respect to reliability of the belt operation and fire hazard, is emphasized. Design of the boom to clean the floor under and next to the conveyor belt, is presented in detail. The boom is equipped with a jaw bucket that allows for pushing, scooping, and moving (hauling away) the run-of-mine. It was installed on an adapted existing caterpillar chassis powered by an electro-hydraulic unit. The kinematics of boom operation in a confined workspace is analysed. The 3D visualization and a description of the boom design with a preliminary FEM analysis of the boom's arm is presented. The design and range of the boom's operation allow cleaning backfilled and hard-to-reach spaces under the working conveyor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]