Low-permeable oil and water zones to be developed by horizontal wells with multistage hydraulic frac or by multilateral wells?

Ermakov P.V. pvermakov2@tnnc.rosneft.ru “Tyumen petroleum research center” LLC Tyumen
Khazipov R.L. “Tyumen petroleum research center” LLC Tyumen
Reshetnikova D.S. “Tyumen petroleum research center” LLC Tyumen
Patrakov D.P. “Tyumen petroleum research center” LLC Tyumen
Zharkov A.V. “RN-Nyaganneftegaz” JSC Nyagan
Nabokin I.R. “RN-Nyaganneftegaz” JSC Nyagan
Fitsner A.F. “RN-Nyaganneftegaz” JSC Nyagan
Burdin A.V. “RN-Nyaganneftegaz” JSC Nyagan
DOI: 10.24412/2076-6785-2022-8-82-86

Abstract
“RN-Nyaganneftegaz” JSC owns the license for oil production at the Em-Egovsky and Kamenny license blocks of Krasnoleninskoye oil and gas condensate field with unique reserves.
To date, 61 % of oil is produced from VK1–3 reservoir (vikulovskaya formation), and the volume of current recoverable reserves is 34 %
of the field’s total reserves. About 70 % of the vikulovskaya formation reserves are concentrated in the undeveloped edge zones at lower regions of the reservoir structural top, and they remain the main source for maintaining oil production.

Materials and Methods
This paper provides an overview of the drilling and development experience horizontal wells and multilateral wells, as well as well completion technologies applied for effective development of VK1–3 reservoir edge zones within Kamenny license block, which is a testing ground for pilot projects.

Keywords
drilling, development, edge zones, under-saturated reservoir, horizontal wells, multi-lateral wells
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