About this workshop

Hydraulic fracturing, as a method of well stimulation, started in USA in the late nineteen forties. In the Soviet Union it was employed for the first time in 1952. Hydraulic fracturing was initially a primarily completion method for injection wells in the course of peripheral waterflooding  at that time, less often it was performed on oil wells. Later on in the former Soviet Union hydraulic fracturing was done in oil wells with river sand employed as proppant material.

When development of high production rate oil fields had started in Western Siberia, the interest in hydraulic fracturing dissipated nearly completely. As a result, hydraulic fracturing was not employed on a commercial scale in the Russian petroleum industry between the early seventies and the end of nineties of the 20th century.

The second coming of hydraulic fracturing took place consequently on dramatically worsened structure of reserves in Russia in the early 1990-s. It was employed not only as a production enhancement method but also as a commercially viable method of developing hydrocarbon accumulations in low permeability reservoirs. This was facilitated by availability of modern hydraulic fracturing procedures adapted to specific geological conditions of the Russian Federation. By now the Russian oil and gas companies have accumulated substantial experience in hydraulic fracturing operations under various geological conditions.   

Our goal is to ensure this Workshop is attended by representatives of the major operators and service companies and is an exemplar forum for a free dialogue that would offer an opportunity for the experienced companies to share accumulated knowledge and to gain knowledge for those in search of solutions.   

Workshop Objectives and Deliverables

• Evaluation and discussion of existing fracturing experience in Russia
• Exchange of ideas for future development of Russia’s fracturing market.  

Who Should Attend

• E&P company personnel involved in field development planning
• Completion and Stimulation Engineers
• Engineers carrying out hydraulic fracturing activities and looking to expand the application of their knowledge to different reservoir types
• Service company staff offering products and technologies for hydraulic fracturing

Workshop guidelines

Format

The workshop will last for 3 days, 1st, 2nd, 3rd days are informal sessions with a number of short presentations (15-20 min) and discussions.

Attendance

Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 100 delegates with proven experience and/or knowledge of the subject areas being covered.

Continuing Education Units

The workshop qualifies for SPE Continuing Education Units (CEUs), at the rate of 0.1 CEU per hour of attendance at the workshop.

Scribe’s Report

The Program Committee will appoint a scribe to make a full report of the workshop summarizing all presentation and discussion materials. This report will be circulated to all attendees. The copyright of the scribe’s report will belong to SPE.

Attendance Certificate

All attendees will receive a certificate from SPE attesting to their participation in the workshop.

Cancellation Policy

Written notice received 30 days before the starting date of the workshop entitles registrants to a 50% refund. There will be no refund for cancellations received after this time.