RITEK Thermal Gas Treatment at the Bazhenov
Although the development of unconventional resources is a challenging task, the need to focus on this area is becoming ever more important. As a result, new and improved technologies are being implemented to produce more hydrocarbons from unconventional fields. At RITEK, we are working hard on innovative methods that will …
The Bazhenov Formation In Search of Big Shale Oil in Upper Salym, Part 2
Aleksey D. Alekseev Senior Petrophysicist of Salym Petroleum Development N.V., Ph.D. (Geoscience) This article looks at the work performed by Salym Petroleum Development N.V. (SPD) for the pilot development of the Bazhenov Formation. The research program has helped to identify key geological features of the Bazhenov Formation of the Upper …
Ruspetro: Signs Tight Oil Technology Partnership with Schlumberger
Ruspetro plc today announces that the Company has signed a technical partnership agreement with Schlumberger, the world’s leading oilfield services company, to advance its field development plan and drill a number of horizontal, multistage fractured wells using best-in-class tight oil technology and technical expertise. The technical partnership covers the following …
Gazprom Neft: Developing Unconventional Hydrocarbons
Kirill Strizhnev, Head of «Challenging Reserves» project office for Gazprom Neft’s Directorate of the exploration and resource base development Modern global estimates of unconventional hydrocarbon reserves all point to huge development potential. Currently, unconventional oil and gas production only account for about 1% of global output, however the development of …
Salym Petroleum Development: The Bazhenov Formation – In Search of Big Shale Oil in Upper Salym
This article looks at the work performed by Salym Petroleum Development N.V. for the pilot development of the Bazhenov Formation. The research program has helped to identify key geological features of the Bazhenov Formation of the Upper Salym field, which have helped define the ways of drilling, completion, field development …
Rosneft and ExxonMobil Sign Agreement For Western Siberia Tight Oil Pilot Project
Rosneft and ExxonMobil today signed a Pilot Development Agreement establishing a joint project to assess the possibility of commercial production of tight oil reserves at the Bazhenov and Achimov formations in Western Siberia. The agreement was signed by Igor Sechin, president and chairman of the management board at Rosneft, and …
The Bazhenov Suite: Unlocking the Potential
The Bazhenov Suite is now considered as a strategically important asset in terms of prospects for the Russian Oil industry. Rosneft is currently developing these deposits in the Salymskoye project (LLC “RN-Yuganskneftegaz”) and is planning its expansion. In 2010, the company adopted the Innovative Targeted Program (ITP) – “The Development …