The Center’s supervisory board convened today under the chairmanship of Rais (Governor) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Among the participants were Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Oleg Korobchenko, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Tatarstan Andrey Pominov, Rector of KFU Lenar Safin, President of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the All-Russian Research Institute...
Below is a translation of an article from the latest issue of Neftegazovaya promyshlennost' (Oil and Gas Industry) magazine. Light oil in Russia is running out, and production requires the development of new technologies. In the old oil-producing region, Tatarstan, the focus is on developing high-viscosity oil fields and extending the life of mature fields. Solutions...
A paper in Journal of Energy Storage discusses a new biodegradable compound for hydrate formation. The Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery researches a new class of compounds where castor oil is used as a hydrate formation promoter. Senior Research Associate Matvei Semenov comments, “Special emphasis is placed on the study of toxicity and biodegradation. This is due to the fact that hydrate...
Representatives of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies received the good news this week. The winners from KFU are Senior Research Associate of the Laboratory of In-Situ Combustion Eduard Ziganshin and Junior Research Associate of the Laboratory of Utilization of Carbon Dioxide in Underground Reservoirs Airat Yarullin. The award was given for the development, creation and operation of...
In 2023, the Institute's Center for Advanced Training (CdoGEO) has provided courses to 1,370 persons from 250 companies, including national leaders Rosneft, Gazprom, Surgutneftegaz, Lukoil, and Gazpromneft. 132 programs have been completed in geology, petroleum engineering, geophysics, hydrogeology, surveying, metrology, and other subjects. Rosneft was the biggest client this year, sending 598 professionals for training. Graduation questionnaires...
The Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons organized the event on 21 December. Over 70 participants joined from Russia, Serbia, and Oman. They were greeted by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, “The idea of the seminar was born while working on projects with the Center. Our scientists, investigating the possibilities of gas-enhanced recovery methods, have made some interesting developments...
The meeting was helmed by Governor Rustam Minnikhanov. Among the discussed issues were low-tonnage chemistry, asphalt technology, cloud storage, drone runways, and many more. KFU was represented by Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev and Chair of the Department of Oil, Gas and Carbon Materials Technology Alim Kemalov. Dr Varfolomeev mentioned that the University is actively working...
He won in the Petroleum Science nomination. The 6th Engineer of the Year competition attracted 300 participants from various industries. PhD student Alfayaad pitched an ultrasound treatment technology for bottom hole zones of reservoirs to enhance oil recovery. The topic is also the basis of his PhD thesis. “My participation experience was very interesting, as many experienced...
A paper appeared in Chemical Engineering Research and Design. Scientists of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies have obtained new results in the field of physicochemical hydrodynamics, characterizing the influence of surface tension and boundary wetting angle on the adsorbed amount of surfactants. Understanding the role and strength of factors affecting adsorption of surface-active agents (surfactants)...
A joint paper with Samaraneftegaz and SamaraNIPIneft saw light in Processes. In the course of recent research, the KFU team proved that highly concentrated binary compositions are capable of releasing more gas and heat in the process of thermal-gas-chemical reaction. The development provides effective thermochemical treatment of downhole zones of wells. "In order to increase the coverage...
