Gazprom Neft: A Case Study of the Zapadno-Tarkosalinskoye Field’s J1 Reservoir – Development Concept Uncertainties and Solutions
The Zapadno-Tarkosalinskoye oil and gas condensate field is located in the Purovsky region of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The field has multilayers and complex geology. The target interval is the terrigenous deposits of the J1 formation. The key uncertainties of the project include the oil-water contact (OWC) level and the …
Is There Actually Oil in the Bazhenov Suite?
The article’s title may trigger a hefty dose of skepticism in many readers. due to the fact that the Bazhenov Suite is considered the largest oil reserve in Russia. The efforts taken to develop this reserve are about to bare fruit and the “mystery of the century” is about to …
The ROGTEC Interview: Alexey Schebetov, General Director, Ph.D., MBA, R&D Center for Gas&Oil Tech
Alexey, this year R&D Center for Gas&Oil Tech is celebrating its 20th anniversary, which is a great achievement in itself, considering the challenges of sustaining business in Russia. What is the company’s story so far? I was lucky enough to witness its establishment and to work at ground zero. In …
The Geological Systems of the Oil Rim Fields in the Urengoy Region
The Oil rims at the fields in the Urengoy region contain significant oil reserves, and the issues of their development have now acquired particular relevance. One of the main factors determining the successful development in such a complex geological region is to have the correct understanding of the internal structure …
Ingenix Group: Calculating the Oil Field Development Parameters for Advanced Investment Planning
Advanced investment planning into a greenfield oil and gas project is impossible without a Technical and Economic Assessment (TEA) – produced from reserve estimates to economic analysis. That said, the shortage of sufficient G&G data and other information, at an early stage of advanced planning, deprives an investor of the …
PJSC NK Rosneft and Schlumberger Develop a Local High-Tech Drilling Equipment Market
The First Use of Russian neutron-density tool in a Triple Combo BHA at the oilfield of LLC «RN-Uganskneftegaz» for drilling of optimized casing design wells Introduction To improve well construction efficiency Rosneft has been successfully implementing two-string wells design for several years now [1]. The approach is quite innovative, it …
Design and Construction of ERD Wells at the Semakovskoye Field
Introduction RusGazAlliance (a joint venture between Gazprom and RusGazDobycha) together with RusGazBurenie successfully completed the construction of the longest onshore extended reach well (ERD) in Russia on Senomanian deposits. Well No. A08 at the Semakovskoye field was 3,663m long with a vertical depth of 879m and a vertical deviation of …
REPSOL: ERD Drilling Experience in West Siberia, 2020 Operations
Introduction This article looks the a case study of unique HMTL (Horizontal Multilateral) ERD project that Repsol as a part of a local Joint Venture has executed in Russia in 2020 within its Exploration and Appraisal campaign in the central part of West Siberia. The project included drilling of two …
Automated Control of Drilling Process to Improve Efficiency of Oil Well Construction
Bit efficiency is determined by several factors; penetration per bit, rate of penetration, drilling speed per run, and operating costs per meter of penetration. Optimal drilling conditions usually meet the criterion of a minimum cost per 1 m drilled, which is defined as the minimum amount of energy required for …
How Tool Joint Build-Up And Extension Affects the Structure and Physical Properties of the Tool Joint and Drill Pipe Body Friction Weld Zone
The construction of oil and gas wells produces considerable wear and tear on the outer surface of drill pipes, especially those operating in horizontal sections, therefore various tool joint build up techniques have been used for both the repair of the outer diameter and to extend the tool joint. During …