Russkoye field
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The Russkoye field is a heavy oil
field located in the Tazovsky District, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
, Russia. It is one of the largest fields in Russia. The field is developed by Tyumenneftegaz, a subsidiary of TNK-BP
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The in-place reserves of the field are estimated at 1.5 billion tons and recoverable reserves are estimated at 410 million tons of oil. Recoverable gas reserves are over 85 billion cubic meters. Oil field lays 800 – deep. Oil from the Russkoye field is characterized by high viscosity
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Pilot production started in 2007. As of 2009, there was 10 wells in the field, including four producing wells. As there is no permanent transportation road to the field, production is carried out only during the winter time, which allows usage of ice roads. The permanent road to the field will be built in 2011.
Commercial production is expected to start in late 2015 or early 2016. To improve oil recovery TNK-BP is planning to use injection of hot water and steam into the formation.
Heavy oil
Heavy oil may refer to:*Fuel oil that contains residual oil left over from distillation.*Heavy crude oil, viscous crude oil.*Coal tar creosote, a wood preservative and waterproofing agent....
field located in the Tazovsky District, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the town of Salekhard. Population: -Geography and natural history:...
, Russia. It is one of the largest fields in Russia. The field is developed by Tyumenneftegaz, a subsidiary of TNK-BP
TNK-BP
TNK-BP is a major vertically integrated Russian oil company. It is Russia's third largest oil producer and among the ten largest private oil companies in the world. TNK-BP is Russia's third largest oil company in terms of reserves and crude oil production...
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The in-place reserves of the field are estimated at 1.5 billion tons and recoverable reserves are estimated at 410 million tons of oil. Recoverable gas reserves are over 85 billion cubic meters. Oil field lays 800 – deep. Oil from the Russkoye field is characterized by high viscosity
Viscosity
Viscosity is a measure of the resistance of a fluid which is being deformed by either shear or tensile stress. In everyday terms , viscosity is "thickness" or "internal friction". Thus, water is "thin", having a lower viscosity, while honey is "thick", having a higher viscosity...
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Pilot production started in 2007. As of 2009, there was 10 wells in the field, including four producing wells. As there is no permanent transportation road to the field, production is carried out only during the winter time, which allows usage of ice roads. The permanent road to the field will be built in 2011.
Commercial production is expected to start in late 2015 or early 2016. To improve oil recovery TNK-BP is planning to use injection of hot water and steam into the formation.