Gazprom’s Science and Technology Prize

Development and adoption of a technology for the underground disposal of gas well drilling waste in perpetually frozen soils that ensures environmental safety in developing oil, gas and condensate fields (OGCF) of the Far North by drawing on the example of the Bovanenkovskoye OGCF

A technology has been developed that provides for drilling waste disposal in impermeable perpetually frozen soils with subsequent transformation of drilling waste into hard-frozen state.

The technology has no foreign equivalents and makes it possible to significantly simplify the construction of underground reservoirs by using well equipment of new design, organizing controlled thermal destruction of ice masses and effective raising of thawed sand to the surface.

In terms of economic efficiency, the results of the work provide a reduction of capital and operational costs for drilling waste disposal.

Supervisor of the work: V. Kazaryan.

A. Khrulev, O. Savich, S. Surin, M. Teplov (Gazprom Geotechnology), A. Ishkov (Gazprom), R. Tugolukov (VNIPIgazdobycha), A. Startsev, D. Stratov, V. Zhuravlev (Gazprom Dobycha Nadym).

Development and adoption of a package of sci-tech solutions used for building and launching the Bovanenkovskoye oil, gas and condensate field

Crucial sci-tech tasks have been solved with regard to the field development in extremely challenging meteorological and geocryological conditions of the Yamal Peninsula, including:

• provision of the minimum acreage of and minimum pre-development operations within production areas by arranging a maximum possible number of producing wells with different pay zones on a single well pad while also ensuring the required level of industrial safety of process facilities during their construction and operation;
• development and adoption of an innovative method for a stage-wise development of multi-zone gas fields that ensures the effective extraction of natural resources and the reduction of capital and operational costs;
• the first-ever use of thermally-insulated tubings and vapor-liquid tubular cooling systems in the well structure, which ensure the stability of ice-rich near-surface horizon, a rigid fixation of well casing supports, the stability of foundations, and the reduction of soil permeability.

The newly developed and adopted technical solutions break new ground in the development of fields in the Russian Arctic.

Supervisor of the work: S. Menshikov.

I. Krutikov, I. Morozov, S. Varyagov (Gazprom Dobycha Nadym), D. Lyugai (Gazprom), V. Milovanov (VNIPIgazdobycha), V. Shtol' (TyumenNIIgiprogaz), A. Rossinsky (Gazprom Bureniye), R. Dashkov (Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd.), M. Yakibchuk (Stroygazconsulting).

Development and adoption of a corporate system for handling core samples and samples of formation fluids at Gazprom

A vertically-integrated corporate system for storing core samples and samples of formation fluids has been created for the first time ever in the history of Russia's gas industry and successfully covered Gazprom's needs for the examination of said samples through 2023.

Principles for creating a single protected corporate source of raw geological data have been developed, and trainings for engineers, technicians and R&D personnel engaged in the studies of oil-and-gas reservoir systems have been organized at Gazprom's subsidiaries.

The adoption of the results of the research work has made it possible to optimize Gazprom's expenditures for supplying technical equipment and maintaining a high level of laboratory & experimental aids for the studies related to reservoir systems, as well as to increase the reliability of assessment with regard to the subsoil reserves and production potential.

Supervisor of the work: B. Grigoriev.

E. Grigoriev, S. Rassokhin (Gazprom VNIIGAZ), A. Ryzhov, A. Skrepnyuk, I. Zinchenko (Gazprom), M. Merkushev (TyumenNIIgiprogaz), A. Gritsenko (Gazprom Promgaz), M. Silin (Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas).

Comprehensive recovery technologies and innovative systems for monitoring disturbed lands in the areas where the facilities of Gazprom Dobycha Krasnodar are present

Technologies for the reclamation of polluted lands, as well as biological systems for eco-system monitoring have been created. The reclamation technologies employ a rational combination of fertilizers, humic compounds, waste drilling muds, seeds of perennial grasses, xanthan gum, and microbial strains, which ensures a high pace of recovery of both the soil & vegetation cover and fauna of recovered territories.

The newly developed biological monitoring systems make it possible to obtain a predictive assessment of geo-ecological situation in the eco-systems of recovered areas.

The use of said technologies in the area of operations of Gazprom Dobycha Krasnodar, including the territory of a nature reserve of federal significance, has resulted in the recovery and transfer to the category of agricultural lands of a total of 0.64 hectares of land.

Supervisor of the work: N. Pystina (Gazprom VNIIGAZ).

E. Anosov, M. Geikhman, V. Grishchenko (Gazprom Dobycha Krasnodar), G. Akopova, E. Listov (Gazprom VNIIGAZ), I. Balakirev (Dina +).

Development, launch into production, and application of cracking catalysts on the basis of ultra-stable HP33Y zeolite and bio-zeolite systems

A technology for producing cracking catalysts on the basis of ultra-stable HP33Y zeolite and ZSM-5 zeolite has been developed, which makes it possible to increase the efficiency of processing feedstock of various compositions and ensure the required output and quality of the products of cracking.

In terms of their catalytic properties, the newly developed catalysts are not inferior to the best foreign products and do not have domestic equivalents.

New engineering solutions, formulas, process diagrams, and instruments for their implementation have been put to use and ensure the reduction of expenditures for catalyst production, as well as provide for the production of additional amounts of gasoline by increasing its output at cracking units.

Supervisor of the work: I. Barsukov (Gazprom Neft).

O. Belyavsky, O. Dmitrichenko, V. Gordenko, S. Gurievskikh, N. Korotkova (Gazpromneft-ONPZ), V. Doronin, V. Drozdov, T. Sorokina (Institute of Hydrocarbon Processing of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences).

Models and an automated system for solving the technical-and-economic tasks of dispatch control and forming tariffs for gas transmission services on the basis of the Gazoperator computing software package

A unique automated system has been created for solving specialized tasks in terms of dispatch control and forming tariffs for gas transmission services. The system enables increased promptitude and enhanced reliability in terms of identification calculation and optimization calculation of complex gas transmission systems, as well as interconnection between the data of calculations of process and economic parameters and confidentiality of the information used in and obtained from the calculations.

The newly developed solution surpasses its domestic and foreign analogues of similar functionality in terms of the size and complexity of gas transmission systems analyzed, the set of tasks that can be solved, and its calculation speed.

The adoption of the automated system has made it possible to provide better information and analytical support for the activities of Gazprom and increase the validity and promptness of decisions related to the management of the Unified Gas Supply System.

Supervisor of the work: N. Kislenko.

V. Gerke, D. Khristoforov, A. Kudryavtsev (NIIgazeconomika), V. Grishko, A. Gusev, A. Kireev, G. Kucheryavenko, V. Rubel, V. Smirnov (Gazprom).

Development and adoption of a system of organizational and technical-and-engineering solutions and the regulations and procedures aimed at increasing the efficiency of repair-and-restoration works at Gazprom’s wells

As a result of the research work, new technologies, process fluid formulas and technical aids for increasing the quality of repairs have been developed and put into use, and a regulatory framework has been created for an efficient functioning of the well workover management system.

The use of the newly developed technologies and equipment has made it possible to effectively remove clay-and-sand plugs from boreholes; reinforce bottomhole zones of wells; enter pay zones through perforation in a foam medium; prevent the production of formation sand and destruction of bottomhole zones of wells; eliminate inflows of formation waters.

In terms of economic efficiency, the use of the results of the research work saves time and cost with regard to arrangement of well repairs, accelerates the development of wells, increases wells' production life between repairs, and reduces losses of gas and gas condensate during repair works.

Supervisor of the work: R. Gasumov.

R. Gasumov, D. Shustikov, V. Sukovitsyn (SevKavNIPIgaz), V. Artemenkov (Gazprom), N. Atnyukov, V. Dmitruk, O. Piven, S. Rakhimov, A. Singurov (Gazprom Podzemremont Urengoy).

Development and implementation of organizational-and-technical solutions for the production of eco-friendly motor fuels compliant with the European quality requirements at the gas processing plant of Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan

As a result of the scientific studies and pilot tests, the following has been achieved in relation to the active hazardous production taking place at the gas processing plant of Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan: an enhanced scheme of stable condensate processing has been put into use; the requirements have been determined and the hydrotreatment catalyst has been selected for deriving ultra-low sulfur diesel from wide straight-run gasoline fraction; a package of motor fuel additives has been selected and the standards defining the content of additives have been optimized; a new organizational management structure has been adopted at the gas processing plant of Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan.

The implementation of the organizational-and-technical solutions has made it possible to: increase the share of high-octane motor gasolines in the products of the plant; produce fuel oil that contains no hydrogen sulfide and volatile mercaptans; retain a position in the market as a seller of competitive readily marketable commercial products; establish a set of technical solutions to be used as the basis for the production of Euro 4 and Euro 5 fuels.

Supervisor of the work: S. Mikhailenko.

A. Melnichenko, O. Pavlyukovskaya, E. Prokhorov (Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan), S. Alexeev, M. Garaev, A. Mikheev, S. Prozorov, K. Seleznev, S. Shkuro (Gazprom).

Development and implementation of an innovative project for a modular heat recovery power unit at the Chaplygin CS

A modular heat recovery power unit has been developed which makes it possible to generate clean electricity of the required quality in the amount required for the basic needs of the Chaplygin CS.

The power unit is highly reliable and easy to use, and has a minimal effect on the main gas compression process of the station.

Owing to the launch of the power unit, over 10,000 tons of fuel equivalent have been saved and hazardous air emissions have been reduced by several times.

Supervisor of the work: B. Bukhovtsev.

N. Dashunin, O. Gubenok, Yu. Tolstikhin (Gazprom Transgaz Moscow), M. Sidorochev (Gazprom), V. Fedorov, O. Milman (Turbocon Research & Development Innovation Company), V. Tolkachev, S. Tsimmerman (Kaluzhsky Pipe Plant).

Introduction of a low-emission burning technology into the process cycle of combustion chambers at currently active gas compressor units of domestic and foreign make (premixed fuel combustion chamber)

New structures of combustion chambers for gas compressor units have been developed and put into use so that to reduce NOx emissions to 50...60 mg per cubic nanometer, which satisfies current environmental requirements.

While foreign combustion chambers of similar use are equipped with complicated airflow regulation devices, the structure of the newly developed combustion chambers is based on innovative technical solutions that ensure self-regulation of the mixture composition and automated control to maintain an optimal mixture composition in a particular part of the combustion area.

Due to their weight, size and technical parameters, the combustion chambers can be installed to replace a standard combustion chamber without major changes to the structure of the relevant gas compressor unit and control system.

The use of the results of the research work has made it possible to reduce NOx emissions at gas compressor units by 69,200 tons in 2000–2012.

Supervisor of the work: A. Prokopets.

S. Rusinov (Gazprom Transgaz Yugorsk), A. Shaikhutdinov, S. Zhdanov (Gazprom), T. Aliev, V. Seredenok (Gazprom Transgaz Ukhta), M. Karnaukhov (Gazprom Transgaz Surgut), Yu. Sinitsyn (Gazprom VNIIGAZ), R. Kashapov, D. Maximov (Teplofizika Research and Production Firm).