Achimovsky Strata

A double-bored multilateral well for developing Achimovsky strata — involving a construction unique to Russia — has been commissioned by Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz at its Vyngayakhinskoye field.* In line with international classifications, the well is deemed to have a “TAML-3” level of complexity.** The well’s construction means oil inflows can be double those achieved in single-barrel wells. Specialists based around the Bolshaya Achimovka project office, including …

Gazprom Neft has become the first company in Russia to use a unique technology — hybrid multi-stage fracking — to increase oil inflow in Achimovsky strata, following testing at Gazpromeft Noyabrskneftegaz’s Vyngayakhinskoye field in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Works undertaken suggest initial production, from a single well, currently stands at 300 tonnes per day — three times higher than anticipated. This technology …