Russia Upstream Magazine

Technical Regulations for Measuring Instrumentation for Logging Operations

Introduction Well construction is a complicated process from an engineering point of view involving a number of tasks relating to a wide range of technologies. In the most cases, each task is performed using a separate tool not related to the others. So a lot of data is used inefficiently …

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NovosibirskNIPIneft: Recommended Drill Fluid Selection in the Vend-Cambrian Deposit in Eastern Siberia

Overview The work defines the methodological aspects of selection and expert analysis of the optimal drilling fluids (RDFs) for producing reservoirs deriving from geotechnical and the geological characteristics of the development. The works were performed in pre-salt carbonate and terrigenous reservoirs of the Vend-Cambrian deposits of the Nep-Butob Anticlise in …

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NovosibirskNIPIneft: Constructing the Smart Field

Abstract In this paper the issues of obtaining and processing data for various concepts behind the smart fields were reviewed. It gave consideration to the major issue of establishing feedback mechanisms to manage hydrocarbon production and key resources in the field, that is, the data reliability issue. The paper demonstrates …

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Downhole Monitoring of Smart Wells

The objective of production well flow performance and other parameter monitoring is to optimize oil and gas production. The article describes the concept of continuous downhole monitoring of operating well perforation intervals. This can be achieved through the use of a permanent instrument capable of measuring flow parameters (temperature, pressure, …

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