Field operations support center


Field operations support center is a business division within Ufa Scientific and Technical Center which includes two laboratories: fluid dynamics laboratory and chemical laboratory

 

Tasks
  • Perform measurements with required accuracy and constantly ensure compliance to accreditation criteria
  • Academic and industry specific studies, including research, development & testing and engineering services, publishing scholarly articles, patenting, participation in scientific and technical conferences and workshops
  • Scientific and engineering support of relevant sections in project technical documentation
  • Scientific and engineering support of operations including experimental work and analysis of findings
Functions
  • Carry out product testing within the scope of accreditation
  • Manage and implement effective QA/QC procedures for product testing
  • Promote state of the art testing techniques, participate in conferences, workshops and seminars on testing techniques and procedures

 



Field operations support center has solid hands-on experience and performs research in the following areas:

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  • Compatibility studies, process efficiency and scope of application for new components and additives used in remedial and service fluids 

    Testing of surfactant agents (water-repellent agents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, detergents, demulsifiers, corrosion inhibitors, scale inhibitors) for the following criteria:
     
    • Stability in harsh environment under extreme temperatures and salinity
    • Surface-active properties
    • Solubilizing properties
    • Interaction of various chemicals and compatibility with formation fluids
    • Effect on oil treatment
 
  • Technology improvement for near bottomhole treatment and stimulation of injection and production wells 

    Testing of acids, acid compositions, ready-mixed commodity acid compositions followed by screening and selection of the most effective based on the following parameters:
     
    • Measured reactional activity
    • Measured compatibility with formation fluids
    • Measured emulsifying and demulsifying properties
 
 
  • Adaptation of advanced technologies and development of chemicals for selective isolation of excess water production
     
    • Measurement of physical and chemical properties including rheological characteristics
    • Optimization of technological parameters of flow deviation compositions and adaptation to actual field conditions
       
  • Optimization of oil gathering, transport and processing processes
     
    • Measuring and analysis of physical and chemical properties of reservoir oil, produced water and oil emulsions
    • Rheological testing with measurements of critical water-cut to prevent problems during field pipeline transportation
    • Testing of a wide range of demulsifies and depressants available on the market and manufactured by Russian and foreign companies with follow-up screening and shortlisting the most effective compositions
    • Optimization of specific consumption of demulsifies and depressants
    • Selecting optimum locations / spots for dosing demulsifies and depressants
    • Optimization of time and temperature requirements of emulsion breakdown process
    • Quality evaluation of treated oil and water
    • Pilot-scale testing of effective demulsifies
       
The tests may be run both on laboratory samples (modeled emulsions) and directly on the well site (on emulsions sampled from the produced fluids)
 


Our certificates

Scope of accreditation (in Russian)
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