Short-Term Well Operation (STWO) as Effective Method of Shale Oil Extraction
Kuzmichev N. P. Petroleum 21st Century LLC, Almetyevsk A surge in the production of shale oil in the United States over the past decade caused oversupply on the world oil market. Between 2005 and 2013, oil production rose from 5.18 million to 7.44 million barrels per day. In December 2014, …
Gazpromneft Khantos: Acquires the Maloyugansk and Zapadno-Zimnee Licence Blocks
Gazpromneft Khantos has acquired two new exploration and production (E&P) licences, for the Maloyugansk and Zapadno-Zimnee fields in the Khanty Mansiysk Autonomous Region. These new assets, acquired by auction, adjoin the currently developed Yuzhno-Kinyaminsk and Zimnee fields. The licences are valid for a period of 25 years, including five years …
Gazprom Neft Khantos: Completes First Shale Oil Hydraulic Fracturing
“Gazprom Neft-Khantos” completed the first two test wells drilled in the south licensed the Ob field to explore reserves Bazhenov horizon. Both directional wells conducted hydraulic fracturing (HF), a flow of hydrocarbons in the near future will be completed testing of two similar wells. “Gazprom Neft-Khantos” many years develops traditional …
Gazprom Neft: Launches "GeoMate" Proprietary Geological Information System
Gazprom Neft has completed testing of its proprietary “GeoMate” IT system, allowing the collation and analysis of geological information across all producing assets owned by the company. Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz,Gazpromneft-Murvalenko, Gazpromneft-Khantos, Gazpromneft-Vostok, and Gazpromneft-Orenburg are all now connected to the system, on a single, integrated platform. The software and engineering behind the new system were developed by experts at the Gazpromneft …
Gazprom Neft: Launches “GeoMate” Proprietary Geological Information System
Gazprom Neft has completed testing of its proprietary “GeoMate” IT system, allowing the collation and analysis of geological information across all producing assets owned by the company. Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz,Gazpromneft-Murvalenko, Gazpromneft-Khantos, Gazpromneft-Vostok, and Gazpromneft-Orenburg are all now connected to the system, on a single, integrated platform. The software and engineering behind the new system were developed by experts at the Gazpromneft …
Gazprom Neft Continues Independent Studies of Shale Oil Deposits
Gazpromneft-Khantos has started drilling the first horizontal well to explore the Bazhenov complex of the Palyanovsky deposit at the Krasnoleninsky field. This marks a new stage in Gazprom Neft’s study of shale oil deposits* at the field. The depth of the first well exceeds 3,200 metres and the horizontal borehole extends …
Gazprom Neft to Study Shale Oil Reserves at the Krasnoleninskoye Field
Gazprom Neft has approved the continued study of oil reserves at the Bazheno-Abalaksky complex of the Palyanovskaya zone at the Krasnoleninskoye field (which is being developed by Gazpromneft-Khantos). The project’s new phase involves drilling four inclined wells to a depth of 2,700-2,800 meters over the next year. Drilling will start …
Gazpromneft-Khantos Appoints Sergey Doktor as CEO
The Gazpromneft-Khantos Board of Directors has appointed Sergey Doktor as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Sergey A. Doktor was born in 1969. He graduated from Tomsk Polytechnic University with a specialization in development and production of oil and gas fields. Since May 2011 until his new appointment Sergey Doktor has been the Member of the Board, the …