On 19 March, Almetyevsk's Higher School of Petroleum hold a seminar on contemporary questions of geological exploration and subsoil studies. The event was organized by Tatneft and TatNIPIneft Institute. Among the contributors were scientists of Kazan Federal University and Moscow State University. Our University was represented by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Deputy Director of...
The In-Situ Combustion Lab continues its field testing in Samara Oblast. Commissioned by RITEK, KFU scientists arrived at Aksyonov oil field on 22 November to organize a field test of a catalyst precursor based on iron, nickel, and cobalt. Lab Head Alexey Vakhin comments, "The effectiveness of this catalyst precursor in regard to oil refining was...
KFU’s Laboratory of Catalytic Aquathermolysis continues its research in in-situ oil refining. In June of this year, a catalyst precursor was tested at the same oilfield. The observations showed its efficiency for heavy oil reservoirs. On 16 August, a pilot field test was held on commission from RITEK LLC. “Aquathermolysis catalysts function in the porous medium of...
