RN-Yuganskneftegaz Carried out a Record Number of Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in a Month
RN-Yuganskneftegaz, the largest oil-producing asset of Rosneft, carried out 950 hydraulic fracturing operations during the calendar month. At the same time, one fleet performed 120 hydraulic fracturing operations during the reporting period, which is the best industry indicator. Achieving record results was made possible thanks to the development of Rosneft’s corporate oil services, an increase in the number of hydraulic fracturing fleets, an increase in the average monthly output per fleet, as well as the implementation of a pilot field program.
The development of technological potential is one of the key elements of the Rosneft-2030 Strategy. The company gives priority to innovation and the use of breakthrough scientific approaches, identifying technological leadership as a key factor of competitiveness in the oil market.
RN-Yuganskneftegaz is a leader in hydraulic fracturing among the producing enterprises of Rosneft. Hydraulic fracturing is carried out both on new wells and on the base stock to intensify oil production. The technology allows the enterprise to replenish the resource base, as well as effectively develop new hydrocarbon reserves.
RN-Yuganskneftegaz also set new records for the amount of injected proppant – more than 86 thousand tons per month. The volume of injection during multi-stage hydraulic fracturing on a horizontal well of the South Surgut field amounted to 360 tons of proppant per stage.
Multi-stage hydraulic fracturing is used to increase the coverage area of productive formations, including in the interval of horizontal sections of wells. The company’s specialists select parameters for carrying out geological and technical activities using Rosneft’s corporate software products – RN-GRID and RN-SIGMA.
