OREANDA-NEWS. December 20, 2011. 1696 applications had been filed to participate in the VIIth republican contest of innovative ideas organized by the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan jointly with the Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic, reported the press-centre of TATNEFT.

This year's contest was held for eight nominations: "Prospect", "Innovations in Education", "Start of Innovations", "Nano-impulse", "Cooperation", "Social and Economic Development of the Republic of Tatarstan", "Best Invention of the Year", "Association of Innovative Regions of Russia".

The following projects were the winners in the "Best Invention" category: "Method of a small diameter well construction" presented by NGDU "Almetyevneft" (group of the authors: Sh.F. Takhautdinov, N.G. Ibragimov, R.S. Khisamov, R.M. Rakhmanov, F.Kh. Valiev, R.Kh. Muslimov, A.F. Zakirov, F.F. Akhmadishin, I.M. Khusnullin, N.S. Sinchugov); "Pumping unit" of NGDU "Bavlyneft" (R.A. Gilfanov, N.G. Ibragimov, R.N. Ahmetvaliev, M.Kh. Valeev, R.Z. Shakirov, F.K. Ahmetshagiev, R.A. Gilfanov); "Method of injectivity profile straightening of the injection well and water production limitation in the producing well (options) of "TatNIPIneft (A.N. Beregovoy, R.R. Ibatullin, M.I. Amerkhanov, V.S. Zolotukhin, R.R. Latypov, Sh.G. Rakhimova, R.S. Khisamov).

The following projects were recognized the best in the "Start of Innovations" category: “Integrated automation system "Effect” to calculate the cost-effectiveness of introducing advanced technologies and equipment for organization of crude oil production (KAS "Effect") of OAO TATNEFT’s Engineering Center (E.V. Khloptsev, V.G. Fadeev, R.G. Zabbarov, S.N. Gritsishin and others); two projects of NGDU "Leninogorskneft": "Protection of downhole pumping equipment from salt deposits through installation of a salt box" (F.A. Galiev, M.M. Khamidullin, R.G. Shaidullin, Yu.N. Legaev, O.Ya. Bazhitov); and "Low-cost way of producing crude oil from highly watered, long-term idling wells and small deposits with small crude oil reserves" (M.M. Khamidullin, R.S. Nurmukhametov, R.G. Shaidullin).

Two projects of NGDU "Elkhovneft" were the winners in the "Cooperation" category: "Universal sucker rod pump" (I.G. Zainutdinov, R.F. Bikchurin, I.G. Sablin, N.M. Evlampiev, M.V. Shvetsov) and the "Downhole sucker rod pumping unit with the increased productivity" (I.G. Sablin, R.R. Islamov, R.F. Bikchurin, I.G. Zainutdinov, N.F. Kvaskova).

The work "Control system for internal radiation doses of the production personnel to ensure radiation safety during work with the materials containing high concentrations of radioactive nuclides" of TatNIPIneft was recognized the best in the "Social and Economic Development" category (Z.S. Badrutdinov, P.N. Sabaev, P.N. Kubarev, A.F. Khisamutdinov, F.S. Bilalov, O.R. Badrutdinov).

The project of TATNEFT "E-Corporate University" was a winner in the "Innovations in Education" category (V.P. Lavushchenko, R.R. Khamadyarov, A.F. Ivanov).

The work "Effective corrosion inhibitors" of "TN-KhimServis" (M.A Khaziev, N.Kh. Shaykhatdarov) was recognized the best among the service companies in Tatarstan in the "Best Invention" category.