Gazprom Neft

Multi-stage acid-proppant fracturing* has been used for the first time by Gazprom Neft, at well No. 1522 in the Eastern block of its Orenburgskoye oil and gas-condensate field. Well productivity under seven-stage fracking proved to be 57 percent higher than at similar wells subject to standard multi-stage acid fracturing. The Eastern block of the Orenburgskoye oil and gas-condensate field is one of the most complex …

Gazprom Neft subsidiary Gazpromneft-Yamal has completed construction of Russia’s first ever multilateral well with four horizontal cased-hole side tracks, at its Novoportovskoye field. A total 6,756 metres was drilled, including 4,411 metres drilled in the target strata. The well was constructed in 39 days at a rate of 5.78 days per 1,000 metres. Drilling horizontally branched wells facilitates a manifold increase in production from disjointed low-permeability strata, …

eDrilling announced today that it has signed a contract with Gazpromneft’s Drilling Support Center (DSC) GeoNavigator, a subdivision of Gazpromneft Science and Technology Center, for the use of eDrilling’s software to support oil company’s drilling operations. “Our objective is to increase production and to improve production efficiency through the use …

This year, during the RDCR forum, you talked about strategies aimed at improving the company’s drilling performance. What strategies have you implemented? What benefits and improvements did you achieve by implementing these strategies? Increasing the efficiency of the entire well construction life cycle is crucial to the further development of …

Data relating to the deposits discovered in the Pur-Tazov oil and gas bearing region (Fig. 1) suggest that the deposits located here have a high hydrocarbon potential and a significant oil bearing section. As Fig. 1 shows, the main prospects in this area are related to the Upper Jurassic complex …

Drilling activity in Russia has fully recovered following the 2014-2015 crisis when the falling price of oil and sanctions caused an investment slump in the Russian domestic oil sector. However, as drilling becomes increasingly more technology-driven and costly, many experts believe that today’s peak drilling level will not last for …

TATNEFT, Gazprom Neft and Zarubezhneft have signed a cooperation memorandum on in the field of developштп competencies required for the implementation of exceptionally challenging projects for the development of carbonate reservoirs. Rais Khisamov, Deputy General Director – Chief Geologist of TATNEFT, Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Neft, …

Gazprom Neft today publishes consolidated financial accounts (IFRS) for Q3 2017 and the nine months ended 30 September 2017. Net profit of RUB189 billion for the first nine months of 2017 — an increase of 28.2 percent year-on-year, driven by effective management initiatives and organic growth. Adjusted EBITDA* up 22.9 percent year-on-year for the first nine months of 2017, …

Gazprom Neft subsidiary Gazpromneft-Khantos has launched an Upstream Control Centre as part of its “Digital Field” programme. The Centre takes solutions previously developed within the company, directed at improving the efficiency of individual upstream production processes, and brings these together in a single, integrated environment, with the creation of the Gazpromneft-Khantos Upstream Management Centre making possible the integrated and holistic …

the Gazprom Neft Board of Directors has reviewed information on priority projects and tools for technological development in exploration and production. Managing innovation within the Upstream Division has, since 2014, been based around Gazprom Neft’s Technology Strategy. Eighty-four projects are currently being implemented under this strategy, across nine technological areas, including enhanced oil recovery …