Tomsk Polytechnics have proposed a more efficient way to extract oil

On the eve of March 21, TPU hosted qualifying stage The only international case championship of fuel and energy and mineral resources complexes in Russia, Case-in. The victory in all three sections was won by teams from Tomsk Polytechnic University.

The leaders in the Oil and Gas Business league were fourth-year students of the Well Drilling Department of the Institute of Natural Resources Andrey Fenzel, Alexey Korolev and Maxim Sukharev. To solve this problem, the polytechnics got the case of the development of the Northern oil and gas condensate field. It is located in the Nizhnevartovsk district of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. The deposit has been under development since 1984 and is classified as complex in terms of its geological structure.

 "Some of the data presented in the case was changed, but it was very close to the real conditions. The case was compiled with the participation of PJSC NK Rosneft according to the data provided by them. We had to offer our own option for the development of the field," said the captain of the team. Andrey Fenzel.

As part of the assignment, the students conducted a geology analysis, calculated geological and recoverable reserves, and much more. To solve the case, the polytechnics proposed using a technology that has successfully proven itself in the United States when working with formations with low permeability.

"We proposed pumping a water-gas mixture into the reservoir using associated gas. The viscosity of the water-gas mixture is higher than that of water, which gives a more uniform displacement front. Thus, more oil is displaced to the surface," explained Andrey Fenzel.

Let's add that the guys already participated in the qualifying stage of the Case-in in 2016 as part of the Serenity team, but they took the third place.

"Last year we didn't have enough experience, we didn't have enough knowledge, but this year we initially started solving the case with the idea of 'winning'",

— the polytechnic shared.

The main problem that had to be faced at this year's competition, according to the polytechnic, was that the team members were studying to be drillers, and field development was not their specialty. However, the experience of last year's participation in the championship was very useful to the guys in solving a difficult task. The logical result was the first place in the league.

"In fact, everything came in handy: the help of familiar geologists, and the help of teachers from the department. In general, we already have a well—coordinated team, everyone knows what they have to do, there are no "falling out" parts of the mechanism, so we are working successfully," the team captain believes.

It should be noted that the participants of the "Aggregate" are preparing to participate in the finals of the international case championship and hope for a prize. The only thing that worries the polytechnics is that the final of the Case—in dates almost coincide with the State exams, so students will have to combine their preparations for the events.

In the Geological Exploration league, the Carbon team became the first, and the Smart team distinguished itself in the field of Electric Power Engineering.

A source: http://news.tpu.ru/news/2017/03/03/26861/