One of the most significant works is Program on L-01 borehole drilling (Almedina structure, west section of License Block L Offshore in Republic of Cuba). Borehole L-01 is a vertical prospecting borehole with subsea wellhead, sea depth is 405 m.
Required bottom hole assemblies, drilling practices and drilling muds have been worked out for each drilling interval.
Initiative group of department members jointly with laboratory staff for drilling muds and cement slurries (V. Davydov, V. Bednyakov, N. Averina, V. Zolotukhin) have worked out and studied drilling mud compositions with additives PolyKR-F, PolyKR-К, polyanionic cellulose, POLYECOLUB, MICAN-40». Research has been carried out in accordance with accreditation certificate of laboratory and published in XVI and XVII international research-to-practice conference deliverablesи.