
Orenburgneft: Saved 1bn Rub Through Innovative Technologies
The economic effect from the introduction of innovative technologies at the production facilities of Orenburgneft JSC (a subsidiary of Rosneft Oil Company) in 2020 exceeded 1 billion rubles. Comprehensive development of scientific and technological potential is one of the key elements of the Rosneft-2022 Strategy. As part of this work, the …
GE and Statoil Collaboration Announces Winners of Inaugural Unconventional Open Innovation Challenge
GE and Statoil’s Sustainability Collaboration announced today the five winners of its inaugural Open Innovation Challenge that focused on addressing the use of sand in unconventional operations. Five Winning Technologies Address Alternatives for Sand in Shale Development: Sand plays a critical role in shale development and the hydraulic fracturing process. …
New Generation 3M Proppants – Applications In Hydraulic Fracturing
Sergey Papkov – 3M Oil&Gas Advanced Application Development Engineer Horizontal wells drilling instead of vertical wells allows to drill directly in the reservoir, wellbore in the productive interval may reach up to 9 kilometers of the horizontal section, thus increasing drainage area several times compared to the vertical wells, drilling …
Carbo Ceramics Launches CARBOProp RCP and CARBOProp RCP LT
CARBO Ceramics Eurasia (CCE) launches CARBOProp RCP, resin coated ceramic proppant for reservoirs of moderate temperature and CARBOProp RCP LT, for low temperatures. This new product offers excellent bonding strength to avoid proppant flow back. CCE teamed up with Uralchimplast (UCP) in its research efforts to develop a RCP that has minimum …
Carbo Ceramics Launches CARBORosLite
CARBO Ceramics Eurasia (CCE) launches CARBORosLite, a new light weight ceramic proppant made in Russia. This new produce is 10% lower in specific gravity compared to intermittent strength proppant (ISP) and provides superior conductivity in reservoirs with a closing pressure up to 5000 psi. The product is approximately 30% more voluminous …