UGNTU students have developed oil and gas production projects on the Arctic shelf

More than 100 students of Ufa State Petroleum Technical University took part in a computer business game organized by PJSC NK Rosneft with the support of ANC Bashneft.

Rosneft is interested in finding and attracting purposeful, proactive, energetic and creative young people who are able to work in a team and are ready to improve their professional knowledge and experience. Every year, the Company organizes, conducts, and also participates in career guidance events for young people.

The student teams were assigned a task related to the development of a field on the shelf of the Pechora Sea. The participants had to assess hydrocarbon reserves, propose an effective development system and technology for oil and gas production, and present an economic justification for the proposed engineering solutions.

The business game was conducted online on the "CASE-IN Simulator" platform, which provided remote assignment receipt, communication between participants, organizers and experts, uploading presentations of solutions and explanatory notes, summarizing the results of the game and feedback from experts.

The experts who evaluated the decisions of the student teams were specialized specialists of ANC Bashneft and scientific and pedagogical staff of partner universities of PJSC NK Rosneft - Ufa State Technical Technical University and Tyumen Industrial University.

The $100 per barrel team consisting of Anastasia Gareeva (captain), Damir Akhmetov, Laysan Irmakova and Timur Balandin was recognized as the winner of the business game.

"The special feature of our solution is innovation, environmental friendliness and attention to all details- Anastasia Gareeva comments, - The task made it possible to get better acquainted with the features of offshore fields, exchange knowledge with students from other fields, and take a more comprehensive look at the field development process."

The second place went to the SOSTAC team consisting of Maxim Stepanov (captain), Artur Mukhametzyanov, Ailina Mukhametzyanova and Alsu Farkhutdinova.

"Our task was to assess the rationality of developing the Arctic field and propose solutions for oil production technology, infrastructure development, and logistics., - explains Maxim Stepanov, - We used the follower's strategy: we decided to find and apply the best practices of existing solutions from large oil and gas companies.  The Prirazlomnoye field was used as a basis, since the development conditions were identical.  In addition, we have proposed to introduce developments that can have a positive economic effect."

The bronze medalist was the Dominus Arcticus team consisting of Vladimir Lapatin (captain), Karina Umurakova, Vladimir Stanevich and Ibrahim Khazi-Aliyev.

"Our solution was to combine the experience of developing the Prirazlomnoye and Kirinskoye fields: we proposed to produce oil and gas using a platform and submersible production complexes. We have carefully reviewed the associated petroleum gas utilization technology, taken a serious approach to environmental aspects, and applied hydrodynamic modeling.", - reports Vladimir Lapatin.

In a separate nomination, the award was given to the KIN 102% team, which offered one of the most original solutions to the case, according to experts from ANC Bashneft. The team consists of Daniyar Gilimkhanov (captain), Denis Ihsanov, Evgeny Kudryashov and Danil Chemezov.

 "We proposed the development of a deposit based on a bulk island using the technology of multi-barrel drilling with horizontal well completion, using an underwater hydrocarbon collection system", - said Daniyar Gilimkhanov.