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19Jan

Kazan Federal University continues research into hydrothermal treatment of high-sulfur oils

Researchers at the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies conducted a comprehensive study and identified the mechanisms of chemical processes that occur when steam and a catalyst precursor are injected during the development of high-sulfur heavy-oil fields. An urgent problem associated with developing unconventional reserves of heavy hydrocarbons with high sulfur content requires the introduction of...

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13Dec

KFU and Zarubezhneft collaborate in water-soluble catalyst for viscous oil

This innovative idea, implemented in laboratories at Kazan Federal University, will help oil companies increase the production of highly viscous oil while simultaneously improving its quality without complex infrastructure changes. The research demonstrates the high technological efficiency of thermal steam treatment using a water-soluble nickel-based catalyst. Important laboratory results were published in Scientific Reports. “A water-soluble catalyst is...

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17Oct

KFU scientists propose method to quickly assess permeability of oil and gas-bearing rocks

The paper saw light in Scientific Visualization. The article presents a method developed by university geologists for predicting the gas permeability of carbonate rocks, based on X-ray microtomography data and machine learning. Using this method, the researchers analyzed standard core samples used in the oil and gas industry to evaluate reservoir properties. “Reservoir rocks are those that have...

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24Sep

Digital model of Turgoyak Lake presented in new paper

Scientists have created a digital model of Lake Turgoyak, "Baikal's little brother," located in the Southern Urals. The new scientific data is presented in Georesursy. "Lake Turgoyak is a unique natural feature and one of the largest reservoirs of drinking water in the Southern Urals. It is prized for the purity and transparency of its water. The...

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17Sep

Technology of bitumen characterization in unconventional rocks presented in new paper

The Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery published its research in Fuel. “Shale rocks, especially such as the Bazhenov formation and Domanik deposits, are rich in organic matter and have been actively studied in recent years by both scientists and oil industry specialists. However, studying such rocks remains a difficult task. Oil, bitumen, kerogen and water coexist...

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08Sep

Geologists explain how meteorites help glance into both the past of the Solar system and the depths of the Earth

All the five meteorites found in Republic of Tatarstan are stored at KFU’s Geological Museum, one of the richest in Russia with 430,000 items and 220 years of history – as long as the university itself. The earliest local meteorite was found in 1899 near the village of Chuvashskie Kisy – and was named as such,...

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12Aug

KFU geologists prospecting for natural gas in Orenburg Oblast

The scientists are using the University's proprietary geological-geophysical model of drilling optimization (GGMDO). "We took over 70 samples from a 12 on 4 kilometer plot. The samples were taken under rigorous standards and methodologies to provide the necessary testing accuracy. They will help assess the composition of hydrocarbons and the presence of gas deposits here," comments...

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31Jul

KFU scientists conduct field research at Aslikul lake in Bashkortostan

The team held seismic acoustics tests and collected benthic sediments to reconstruct historical climate patterns and improve climate predictions for this area. Deputy Director for Research of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies Pavel Krylov shares, “We are funded by the megagrant Global climate challenges in Russia: retrospective analysis, forecasting and adaptation mechanisms, where our partners are several institutes...

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08Jul

KFU scientists create catalyst based on weak acid salts to simplify high-viscosity oil production

Employees of the Laboratory of In-Situ Combustion of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University have developed a catalyst based on salts of weak acids to increase the efficiency of heavy oil production. The main difficulty that oil companies face when developing such oil is its high viscosity, due to the high...

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05Jul

KFU-made catalyst for oil recovery successfully tested in Samara Oblast

A peptizer for the upgrading of heavy oil, developed by the staff of the In-Situ Combustion Laboratory of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of the Kazan Federal University, has been tested at one of the fields of the RITEK-Samara-Nafta territorial production enterprise. “We have synthesized new heat-resistant surfactants based on medium-molecular polyglycols (polyethylene glycol...

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