OREANDA-NEWS. May 11, 2010. In 2009 the company invested RUR 32.2 bn in technological development and innovation activity, reported the press-centre of Surgutneftegas.

According to innovation plan 294 operations on new technological processes development were conducted and the economic impact draw to RUR 11.9 bn.

The largest economic impact of activities conducted in 2009 was in the following spheres:

well construction – RUR 3,082.8 mn;

oil recovery improvement – RUR 2,903.2 mn;

well servicing and workover operations – RUR 2,278.4 mn;

gas production and transportation – RUR 2,063.3 mn;

oil production and reservoir-pressure maintenance – RUR 837.5 mn.

In terms of cooperation with leading developers and producers of oil and gas industry equipment 54 new equipment and technology test operations were conducted. The results of 40 new equipment models testing were seen as positive.

The company continued to cooperate with more than 30 Russian plants and factories in order to implement the Import Substitution Program. The spare parts range developed by Russian producers, including OJSC “Surgutneftegas” subdivisions comprised up to 670 units and the economic impact draw to RUR 828.7 mn.

149 subjects were included into Research and Experimental Development Programs in 2009 and 81 of them were developed by scientists and experts of the Research and Designing Institute “SurgutNIPIneft”. The economic efficiency of completed Research and Experimental Development Programs use, including long-term programs implementation draw to RUR 8.4 bn.

Within the framework of the program 10 process schemes with additions and 4 oilfield development and test operation projects with additions were created. Permanent field models on 158 deposits of 36 OJSC “Surgutneftegas” oilfields has been created and are monitored now.
Geological projects of 35 license sites were developed and 170 hydrodynamical studies of test and recovery wells were conducted.

The company regularly uses 3D geological hydro-dynamical modeling in order to increase designing quality and oilfield development efficiency.

3D models were created for 50 out of 55 oilfields Surgutneftegas is developing.

A system based on 3D designing technology was introduced in Institute “SurgutNIPIneft” in order to increase design and estimate documents development efficiency. The application of modular 3D designing allows to reduce the designing time up to 15% and designing costs up to 8%.

Last year 3,186 authors participated in innovation activity and 2,453 innovation proposal with economic impact of RUR 626.9 mn had been introduced.

During the year of 2009 23 applications on intellectual property results were prepared and sent to Rospatent, Federal Institute of Industrial Property.

24 protection documents were received and 19 developments were implemented.

At present OJSC “Surgutneftegas” holds the rights on more than 360 patents on inventions, data bases and software. The intangible assets value is RUR 202.4 mn.