Division of TAGRAS Holding Breaks Its Own Record for Hydraulic Fracturing Volume with 310 Tons of Proppant Injected
At Well No. 10000 of the Yuzhno-Balykskoye Field (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug), owned by RN-Yuganskneftegaz, the TAGRAS-RS division of TAGRAS Holding carried out a high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HF) operation with the injection of 310 tons of proppant. A key factor in the success of the operation was the use of an …
The Gulf of Mexico Will Save the U.S. from a Sharp Decline in Oil Production
Oil production in the United States is likely to decline next year, but the scale of the downturn will be significantly reduced thanks to the Gulf of Mexico. According to Wood Mackenzie, offshore producers in the Gulf are expected to add 300,000 barrels per day in 2025, and an additional …
Supercritical CO2 Proposed Instead of Water for Hydraulic Fracturing
Scientists from Perm Polytechnic University, in collaboration with colleagues from China, have developed a method of enhanced waterless hydraulic fracturing. This could improve the efficiency of oil and gas production from unconventional reservoirs, according to a report from PNIPU obtained by the Devon news agency. Shale oil and gas deposits …
Legendary Samotlor Field Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary
Rosneft celebrates the 60th anniversary of the discovery of the Samotlor oil field, one of the largest in the world. Its history began on May 29, 1965, when the exploratory well R-1 produced its first oil at a flow rate of 300 cubic meters per day. Just four years later, …
“Rosneft” Presented Innovative Technologies in Hydrocarbon Production
The Rosneft Research Institute in Ufa hosted a large-scale scientific and technical conference titled “Innovative Technologies in Hydrocarbon Production” as part of the Russian Oil and Gas Chemical Forum. The conference brought together over 700 experts from leading oil industry companies representing 40 cities across Russia. More than 200 presentations …
10th Anniversary KDR – Well Engineering Forum: September 18, 2025, Astana, Kazakhstan
Shaping the Future of Well Engineering in Kazakhstan The KDR 2025 Well Engineering Forum returns on 18 September 2025, marking its 10th anniversary edition as the leading platform for drilling, completion, and production in Kazakhstan. The event will take place at the prestigious Rixos President Hotel in Astana, gathering key …
Gazprom Neft to Establish a Network of Test Sites in Western Siberia for Hard-to-Recover Oil Technologies
Gazprom Neft has received new licenses for the establishment of technology test sites dedicated to piloting domestic solutions for the development of hard-to-recover oil reserves (HRR). This initiative will enable the company to create the largest network of such sites in Russia, accelerating the deployment of advanced approaches to unconventional …
Kamala Harris Promised Not to Ban Fracking If She Wins the Election
Kamala Harris, Vice President and US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party, said that she would not ban the extraction of hydrocarbons by fracking if she won the election. “I made it clear during the 2020 debate that I would not ban fracking as vice president, and I did not …
America Is Sitting on a “Downhole” Mine
Over one hundred and fifty years of oil and gas production in the United States, millions of decommissioned wells have accumulated across the country. And what they contain is a real Pandora‘s box of dangerous substances that threaten the well—being of local residents and the environment, writes Oilprice. Many of …
“Pool” for Hydraulic Fracturing. An Unusual Reservoir Appeared at the Disposal of Belorusneft’s Tamping Specialists
The innovation – an open mobile tank EMO-3000 – is used by specialists of the tamping department when performing the HT operation – multi-stage hydraulic fracturing using Plug&Perf technology. Such an open mobile tank EMO-3000, of impressive dimensions, is located at the Rechitskaya well No. 489. Due to the similarity …