A joint research by KFU and Saudi Arabian (King Saud University) and Malaysian (University of Malaya) scientists saw light in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. As demonstrated by recent studies by the Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, most of the studied Domanic carbonate samples with depths ranging from 1726.5 meters to 1784.9 meters have now reached...
A press briefing was held on 10 August at Tatar-Inform agency. The briefing featured Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, General Director of Tatarstan Petroleum Chemistry Investment Holding Rafinat Yarullin, and co-authors of the book, Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev, Invited Professor Jorge Ancheyta, Senior Research Associate Irek Mukhamatdinov, and Senior Research Associate Jose Guillermo Felix Lugo. Director...
The new board can accept dissertations in two specialization: 2.8.4 Development and maintenance of oil and gas fields (technical science) and 1.4.12 Oil chemistry (chemical science). The board unites prominent researchers from KFU, Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry (Kazan), Ufa State Petroleum University, Almetyevsk State Petroleum Institute, and TatNIPIneft (Tatarstan Research Institute of Oil Industry)....
This 14th July, the summit marked the 80th anniversary of oil industry in Tatarstan and the 75th anniversary of the discovery of Romashkino oilfield, the bread and butter of local oil industry. Among the booths visited by industry captains and Rais (Governor) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov was one installed by KFU's Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons. Speaking about...
The conference "Science in the design and development of oil fields - new opportunities" was held in Tyumen by Rosneft. Alexander Bolotov, Senior Research Associate of the Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, shared details about KFU's work on reagents for EOR. "At the conference, I presented new reagents developed in KFU laboratories, and also presented successful results...
KFU and Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University researched pines near Panovo village in Tatarstan; the paper appeared in Frontiers in Environmental Science. Associate Professor (Department of General Ecology) Denis Tishin comments, “We study colonies of grey heron. It’s a rather widespread bird in Tatarstan. At a logline near Panovo village we found about 300 nests. The logline is about 100 meters in...
A paper by Kazan University saw light in FUEL. The ability to profitably develop unconventional hydrocarbon resources is an important aspect of the oil and gas industry. This is true for many countries, with Russia and the Middle East, primarily Oman, deserving special attention. Among unconventional resources, deposits of oil shale hold a special place. In...
Anton Fedotov was first in the Technology and Techniques of Oil and Gas Extraction section. 193 young professionals from 15 subsidiaries of Rosneft, Russia's oil powerhouse, competed to become the best. They pitched projects in various aspects of oil and gas production. Mr Fedotov comments, "I am a student at the Department of Petroleum Engineering. As part...
Rector Lenar Safin visited a regular meeting of the company on 30 May. The event was helmed by Rais (Governor) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. KFU presented its latest geochemical research aimed at old deposits. Our scientists currently study reservoir fluids and geological processes in oil and gas production and offer methods for efficient oil recovery. As a result,...
The conference took place on 23 – 25 May 2023. The University’s delegation comprised Head of Enhanced Oil Recovery at KFU’s Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons Mikhail Varfolomeev, Senior Research Associate Alexander Bolotov, Research Associate Sergey Nazarychev, and Lab Assistant Aleksey Bykov. “We presented chemical reagents for controlling the processes of hydrate formation. Reports were made on the development of surfactant compositions...
