Tag - Laboratory of In-Situ Combustion

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...

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...

Cuban national oil company CUPET employees receive training at CdoGEO

The Non-seismic Methods for Hydrocarbon Exploration program course was held last week. For a week, six specialists not only studied but also learned about Kazan and KFU. Their program comprised lectures, including one given by Danis Nurgaliev, KFU Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences, practical classes, and visits to laboratories, museums, the Kazan Kremlin, and TNG Kazan Geophysics,...

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...

Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies ready to assist MNKT in enhancing productivity

MNKT, one of Tatarstan's small oil and oilfield services companies, sent a delegation to our Institute to discuss its current business and possible points of mutual interest. The guests toured the institute's laboratories and then held a meeting with Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev and other IGPT employees. Representing the company at the meeting were: Director...

IGPT seeking points of mutual interest with Norilskgazprom

The guests arrived on 30 September. During the visit, KFU's interactions with industrial partners were discussed. The focus was on cooperation with Norilskgazprom, represented by Ildar Ibragimov, Deputy General Director for Industrial Asset Management, and Artyom Ganin, Head of the Enhanced Gas Recovery and Well Workover Department. The delegation also included Ramil Bariev, Project Manager for Oilfield...

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...

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...

Microtomography helps scientists clone core plug samples

“The core extraction process itself is expensive and technically challenging. After a number of laboratory tests, the samples become unsuitable for further research, which significantly limits the possibility of conducting repeated analyses to study various aspects of fluid behavior inside the rock,” says Rail Kadyrov, Senior Researcher of the Laboratory of In-Situ Combustion. “We decided to find...

Noyabrskneftegaz expanding cooperation with KFU

Students, teachers and HR specialists from specialized higher education institutions that are members of Gazprom Neft's University League visited the company's production facilities and well production and construction control centers, and got acquainted with the social infrastructure of Noyabrsk and Muravlenko towns. Among them were representatives of the Institute - Ilyas Idrisov, Head of the...