Rosneft Improves the Accuracy of Oil Production Forecasts
Specialists from the Rosneft Scientific Institute in Ufa have improved the search for promising areas of oil-bearing rocks in Western Siberia. The new approach makes it possible to identify the most priority areas for drilling in difficult geological conditions typical of the Bazhenov formation*. The specialists analyzed an expanded set …
The Division of the TAGRAS Holding for the First Time Received an Influx of Oil from the Anomalous Bazhen to the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
The TNG-Group company received an influx of oil from the Zaozernaya well No. 1 in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra. The project was implemented by order of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “All-Russian Research Geological Petroleum Institute” on the basis of a state assignment from the Federal Agency for …
TNG-Group and VNIGNI will Choose the Optimal Hydraulic Fracturing for Bazhen in Ugra
In 2023–2024, the VNIGNI Institute will continue to study the Bazhenov formation of the Zaozernaya area together with the geophysical company TNG-Group (part of Tagras-Holding). Other divisions of the TAGRAS oil service holding are involved in work in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra. The Devon News Agency learned about this from a …
Rosneft has Developed a New Hydraulic Fracturing Technology
Specialists from the Rosneft Scientific Institute in Ufa have developed an innovative technology for multi-stage hydraulic fracturing (MSHF) for ultra-low-permeability rocks. This will increase the productivity of wells in fields with a complex geological structure by 2-3 times. The essence of the technology consists in alternate injection of proppant with …
RN-Yuganskneftegaz: Drills Record Well
RN-Yuganskneftegaz (a production asset of Rosneft) drilled a well with a record horizontal section length of 1,482 meters in the Bazhenov formation of the Priobskoye field. The company pays great attention to the development of hard-to-recover oil reserves (TRIZ). The growth of exploration drilling, as well as the fastest possible involvement …
TMK Hosted a Gazprom Neft Conference on Development Methods for the Bazhenov Formation
The Scientific and Technical Center (STC) of the Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) in Skolkovo became the site for the strategic session of Gazprom Neft, dedicated to technologies for developing the reserves of the Bazhenov formation, the largest hard-to-recover hydrocarbon deposits located in Western Siberia. The event was attended by representatives …
International Experience of Shale Oil Production: Implications for the Bazhenov Formation and Russian Equipment Manufacturers
1. Shale Oil in Russia and the Bazhenov Formation In Russia, the main volume of shale oil (LTO*) resources is located in the Bazhenov, Domanik, and Khadum formations, of which the first is the most promising. The Bazhenov formation is a group of mature source rocks found over an area …
Gazprom Neft Starts Developing Bazhenov Formation Deposits at Salym License Blocks
The Bazhenov Technology Centre (a Gazprom Neft subsidiary) is preparing to commence development of Bazhenov Formation deposits at Salym-group license blocks in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra. Commercial production of non-conventional oil — of which reserves in place at the Salymsky-3 and Salymsky-5 blocks stand at more than 500 million tonnes of oil — is expected to start in 2025. Gazprom Neft has completed 3D-seismic investigations at the Salymsky-3 block, …
Gazprom Neft Almost Halves Production Costs of Bazhenov Oil
The Bazhenov Technology Centre (a Gazprom Neft subsidiary) has cut the costs of producing oil at the Bazhenov Formation, from RUB30,000 to RUB16,000 per tonne. A viable production cost, of RUB8,500 per tonne, is expected to be reached as soon as 2021. Gazprom Neft’s 2019 year-end results show a 2.5-fold year-on-year increase in oil production at non-traditional reserves. Improvements in the technologies used in developing the Bazhenov …
Gazprom Neft and MIPI: Establish Bazhenov Fracturing Research Centre
Gazprom Neft, together with the at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) Engineering Centre have established a fracking support centre in St Petersburg to investigate optimum technological solutions for developing the unconventional reserves of the Bazhenov Formation. The new centre will employ geologists, geomechanics and engineers from Gazprom …