Technodinamika holding, part of Rostec, develops equipment with an innovative technology for heating oil-bearing strata, which will make it possible to extract hard-to-recover oil from a depth of more than 1 km. One of the key advantages of such a solution is environmental friendliness. Unlike other methods, this technology of oil extraction in “difficult” areas excludes contamination of the soil with the atmosphere with chemical components and reagents.
“Today, with the help of existing technologies, it is possible to extract only 10 to 30% of the proven oil reserves. The new equipment will make it possible to extract hard-to-recover reserves from a depth of more than 1 km. According to preliminary estimates, the cost of equipment for oil production using supercritical water will be from 200 million rubles per set. The need of the Russian market for new equipment is at least several dozen units. Potential interest in such equipment is also in the markets of South America, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, ”said Oleg Yevtushenko, executive director of Rostec.
The equipment under development will be based on a technology based on the use of supercritical water – an intermediate state of aggregation between the liquid and gas phases, which is achieved through heating (over 370 ° C) and pressure (over 230 atmospheres). It is assumed that the equipment will supply supercritical water to the well – as a result of this, the viscosity of the oil will decrease, due to which it can be extracted from deep layers.
“Another advantage of the installation is its modular design and, as a result, mobility. Equipment can be quickly rolled up, moved, and deployed again at a new well, even in remote, hard-to-reach areas. The first pilot plant will be ready by mid-2022, ”said Igor Nasenkov, head of Technodinamika.
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