OREANDA-NEWS. December 18, 2013. The projects submitted by the enterprises of TATNEFT Company became winners of the "50 best innovative ideas for the Republic of Tatarstan" contest in 2013.

1413 projects had been presented to participate in the IXth Republican contest of innovative ideas organized by the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan in conjunction with the Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic. The contest was held in eight nominations: "Perspective", "Innovations in Education", "Start of innovations", "Nanoimpuls", "Cooperation", "Social and economic development of the Republic of Tatarstan", "Best Invention of the Year" and "Association of Innovative Regions of Russia".

In 2013 the following projects from JSC TATNEFT were named as the  winners of the IXth  Republican contest "50 best innovative ideas for the Republic of Tatarstan" in the category "Best Invention of the Year": "Well operating method” (Rustem Latfullin, NGDU "Almetyevneft"), "Well construction method" (Roman Osipov, NGDU "Almetyevneft”, “Method of multi-target oil field development" (Mirsaev Salikhov, NGDU "Jalilneft"), "Oil deposits development process" (Igor Vanyurikhin, NGDU "Leninogorskneft"), "Improvement of pipeline systems reliability through application metal/plastic pipes in the construction of the pipeline" (Alexander Evseev, Engineering Center of JSC TATNEFT), "Method of casing integrity recovery" (Ramzis Kadyrov, TatNIPIneft).

The projects "Method of multiple hydraulic fracturing in horizontal wellbores" (Venera Taipova, NGDU "Aznakaevskneft"), “Improved downhole sucker rod pumps for complicated wells" ( Yuri Barov, Engineering Center), "Method for controlling flood front in oil reservoirs" (Zilfira Ganeeva, TatNIPIneft), "Dual completion and operation unit" (Kamil Garifov, TatNIPIneft) were recognized the best in the " Start of Innovations"  category.

The projects "Well production sampling device" (Natalia Afletonova, NGDU "Elkhovneft"), "Wellhead cross removal unit" (Andrei Yudin, NGDU "Elkhovneft") were the winners in the “Cooperation" category.

JSC "Ak Bars" Bank" Prize was awarded to Radik Galimov (NGDU "Leninogorskneft") for the project "Downhole pumping unit for oil production in the conditions of sand recovery and circulating mud loss".