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08Apr

KFU scientists show that nickel compound can convert heavy oil into light oil in the reservoir

Scientists from the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, together with colleagues from Yemen and Mexico, have developed a mathematical model describing the transformation of sulfur-containing compounds during the upgrading of heavy oil in the reservoir. It confirmed the high efficiency of the nickel-containing catalyst they had previously developed. The results of the study, supported by a...

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18Mar

KFU’s work in petroleum science presented at two conferences

The Tatarstan Academy of Sciences hosted the opening of the scientific and practical conferences Geodynamics and Oil and Gas Prospects of Sedimentary Basins and Petrophysics XXI, co-organized by Kazan Federal University, the Academy, and Tatneft. Participants in the events, held as part of the International Scientific Days and dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the founding...

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12Feb

Kazan Federal University scientists established patterns of distribution of rare and rare-earth elements in ancient rocks

Scientists from the Department of Paleontology and Stratigraphy have identified patterns in the distribution of rare and rare-earth elements in the Visean terrigenous and coal-bearing deposits of the Melekess Depression (Kama Coal Basin, Volga-Ural subregion). The obtained results are presented in an article published in the Vestnik of the North-East Scientific Center of the Far-Eastern Branch of...

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26Jan

Kazan Federal University scientists discover how to optimize geological exploration work by studying the strontium isotope content in conodonts

Scientists from the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies (IGPT) have refined the strontium curve for the Devonian marine layers of the Volga-Ural oil and gas basin by investigating the strontium isotope content in conodonts—the tooth-like remains of small, free-swimming marine predators. The conodont elements, consisting of minerals from the apatite group, were selected from the...

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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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