RPI: Offshore Field Development in Russia: Are the Sanctions an Opportunity for Russian Companies to Fill the Void?
Vadim Kravets In mid-February 2015, the third round of EU sanctions targted a number of Russian officials and nine new companies were introduced. Previously, in late summer and early autumn 2014, the U.S., EU, Japan and Canada introduced, in two rounds, sanctions againstw certain individuals and sectors of Russia’s economy …
Rosneft: Improving Well Completions – Sealing Wellbore Leakage
B. A. Erka (Doctor of Science), A. V. Khabarov, N. A. Gerasimenko Tyumen Petroleum Research Center Because of the growing volume of hard-to-recover reserves in the portfolios of operating companies, and due to drilling deeper wells in more complex geology (development of oil rims) we are facing more and more …
Gazprom & Russian Gas Production Overview & Future Developments Part 2
In part 2, we conclude the article by looking at the production outlook, including market risks. (Click here for Part 1) Production Outlook While the discussion above points to considerable upstream activity, much of the expected production increments in the coming years come from either the Nadym-Pur-Tazovsky Region (existing fields still …
Technology Roundtable: Drill Bits
1. The crash in the oil price has had a major impact on global oil and gas projects. Russia has also had to deal with sanctions and the exchange rate drop. What impact has this had on Russian demand for drill bits? How are you dealing with the situation? Halliburton: …
The ROGTEC Interview: Martin Rylance, BP Engineering Manager, Fracturing & Stimulation, and Global Senior Advisor
Your title would suggest an active role in all play types as well as BP´s exploration activities. Please describe your role in the company and your goals. My role can be summarised as ensuring that all of BP’s pumping operations, fracturing, stimulation, chemical, intervention e.t.c. are coordinated within one team …
ERIELL Group: Direction Drilling at the Urengoy Field – Drilling Smarter
The ERIELL Group has worked at the Urengoy Oil and Gas Condensate Field since the beginning of 2013. The first wells drilled were not successful, however, after reviews and a radical replacement of drilling technologies the wells were delivered within half of the contracted times. The construction complexity of subhorizontal …
Rosneft: Enhancing Oil Production in Mature Fields Through the Use of Mud Logging in Horizontal Wells
R. R. Minikeev, OOO “Petroviser” D. E. Golubkov, OAO “NK Rosneft” Introduction The main aim of the oil industry, at present, is to increase operational efficiency and increase production in mature fields. One way to achieve this is to drill lateral and horizontal wells and to combine this with the …
Identifying the Real Structure of an Oil and Gas Reservoir and its Effect on Recoverable Hydrocarbon Reserves Part 1
Yuri A. Limberger, Independent Expert Summary An oil and gas reservoir structure is currently presented in a highly simplified form. It is assumed that all the intercommunicating (open) pores are filled with hydrocarbons and a residual water film. This concept of a reservoir model is used to process and interpret …
Exploration Over the Last Ten Years, and the Next Five
David Bamford, Petromall Ltd On the occasion of ROGTEC’s 10th anniversary, I would like to step back and reflect on Exploration since the magazine’s dawn, and over the immediate future. It is very clear that the Majors failed to discover adequate new reserves last year – a good summary can …
Rosneft: The Petroleum Potential of the Middle Devonian Deposits of the Sorochinsko-Nikolskoye Field in the Orenburg Oblast
Introduction The appraisal of the Sorochinsko-Nikolskaya block began in the middle of the 20th century: geological prospecting work resulted in the discovery of reservoirs in the Artinskian, Ufimian, Okskian, Bobrikovskian and Tournaisian deposits. Devonian deposits have been poorly appraised, the appraisal only covered Upper Devonian. In the Upper Devonian deposits …