Russia Upstream Magazine

Mr. Govzich, in 2015 Salym Petroleum Development (SPD) declared that it would stop the production decline rate on the fields it developed and would come into growth. Following up on last year’s results, this goal was achieved. What are the key reasons for this achievement?  Following up on the results …

History of Success RN-Yuganskneftegaz (RN-YuNG) is a major oil company, and part of NK Rosneft. Formed in 1977, it has 26 oil fields under development located in Khanty-Mansiysk, Western Siberia. RN-YuNG has also been developing relatively new fields such as Priobskoe and Prirazlomnoe that feature a relitively low depletion of …

Please describe your role within Eckel Manufacturing and your responsibilities.  I am chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Eckel International, the largest global providers of innovative and high performance hydraulic power tongs for the oil and gas industry. I am a second-generation family member involved in …

1. How do you measure and calculate the optimum properties for the cement/slurry which will be pumped down hole? Weatherford: Cement slurry design is based on the well data, such as bottom hole circulating temperature (BHCT), bottom hole static temperature (BHST), pore pressure and fracture gradient. Challenges faced by well …

This article describes the power supply schemes that ‘UK ‘Tatburneft’ Ltd apply to different process equipment configurations. It also shows the commercial power supply schemes for the rigs with controlled and non-controlled main machinery electric drives. The article delivers the methods to enhance the reliability of the drawworks drive power …

Supervision as an element of management in the oil and gas industry originated in early 1990’s. Today almost all Russian oil companies utilize this management tool in drilling, well workover and seismic surveys. There are both private companies specializing in supervision services (so-called external supervision) and supervision departments in the …

The Varandey Field is an oil field located in the Nenets Autonomous District in the Arkhangelsk Region. This oil field belongs to Timan-Pechora Basin. The first well in the Varandey Field was drilled in 1974 and commercial oil production in this area started in 1985. At that time the first …

Significant changes have happened in the drilling industry in the last decade. Every year the operations become more complex and the production and environmental safety requirements become more stringent. That is why the application of measuring-while-drilling (MWD) systems is becoming more important in the oilfield services market – information acquired …

Horizontal and extended reach drilling has been steadily growing over the last decades. The geological and geophysical data acquired as a result of such drilling has traditionally been used to evaluate the quality of the drilled sediments. The total field and prospect parameters were obtained and calculated based on data …

The development of new oil reservoirs is a priority for a company that claims leadership within their industry. Gazprom Neft develops new reservoirs on a project format basis. The company portfolio includes eight new projects. Each of these projects has a unique geographic, geological or climatic features. According to the …