Drilled Uncompleted Wells in the Context of Energy Strategy
The agreement on limiting oil production (OPEC+), reached in April this year, clearly indicated the need to improve the systems for managing the volumes of hydrocarbon production and supply. To address this task a decision has been initiated, at the highest State levels, for composing an inventory of drilled uncompleted …
Licensing Priorities for the West Siberian Petroleum Basin
Within the West Siberian basin, most of the promising oil and gas areas are licensed and allocated. The unallocated regions are steadily shrinking and the question regarding the optimal choices for the remaining license areas is becoming more and more acute. In order to identify the promising license areas, we …
The Big Oil to Big Energy Transition
Geopolitical, sociological, and economic factors that shape the future of the energy sector Preface Current global energy consumption forecasts indicate that although renewables are set to expand by 50% between 2020 and 2025, they will not fully replace fossil fuels in our lifetimes. However, if recent geopolitical, economic, and sociological …
MOL GROUP Russia: Implementing the ‘Technical Limit’ System to Improve Efficiency in Workover Operations
Russian oil and gas companies have been implementing the Technical Limit methodology for about 10 years to improve the efficiency of various operational stages of well construction and workover, from drilling to production. Gazprom Neft has already written about their experiences of implementing this solution to improve their efficiency within …
The ROGTEC Interview: Evgeny Boldyrev, Executive Vice President, NewTech Services
Localizing Oilfield Manufacturing in Russia The Russian energy sector has been under pressure from low crude oil prices over the last few years, pushing operators to be more cautious about contractors as well as pushing contractors to their percentage of local content. NewTech Services is one of the leaders who …
Robert Shakurovich Mufazalov: With Blessed Memories of a True Teacher and an Outstanding Inventor
On October 23rd, 2020, at the age of 80, our colleague – an extraordinary person, candidate of technical sciences, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Robert Shakurovich Mufazalov, sadly passed away. His whole life is a vivid example of selfless service to the Motherland, loyalty to his …
Drilled Uncompleted Wells in the Context of Energy Strategy
The agreement on limiting oil production (OPEC+), reached in April this year, clearly indicated the need to improve the systems for managing the volumes of hydrocarbon production and supply. To address this task a decision has been initiated, at the highest State levels, for composing an inventory of drilled uncompleted …
Digital Supervision Transformation Strategy for Drilling and Well Service Operations
Digital transformation of oil and gas services at drilling and field facilities improves the economics of hydrocarbon field development. Technological progress is accelerating so much now that it will soon be difficult to track the diversity between different technologies and even more difficult to choose the most effective technology. In …
Dual Gradient Drilling in Deep Water Wells
Introduction The oil reserves of Russia’s continental shelf fields under development are decreasing. The domestic oil and gas companies are investing more and more into geological exploration on the continental shelves of the Kara Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Okhotsk as well as other areas [1,2]. The cost of constructing …
A Comprehensive Approach to Increase Oil Production from Low Permeable Fractured Reservoirs with Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing
Introduction The Ambitious development of hard-to-recover reserves from low permeability fractured reservoirs, such as the Bazhenov horizons, has been started relatively recently in the Russian Federation, and, to date, it is in a stage of experimental commercial development. The outcomes of the experimental commercial developments suggest that the estimated well …