Courtesy of weatherford.com

Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas and oilfield service company Weatherford signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at joining efforts to establish the Center of Joint Geological and Geophysical Studies. The advanced laboratory facilities of Gubkin University, the scientific school, and the innovative technologies of Weatherford will provide a mutually beneficial synergetic effect for implementation of complex and integrated projects for the oil and gas industry according to global standards.

The partners will consolidate their efforts for effective scientific research under business projects, including development of solutions in geomechanics, enhanced oil recovery and other topical problems of Russian oil and gas industry.

The Parties are planning to evolve joint personnel training and further development programs. The cooperative activities will include selection of talented senior students of Gubkin University for Weatherford, which will provide the best students with scholarships and practical training opportunities.

Gubkin University was represented at the meeting by Principal Victor Martynov, Mikhail Silin, Vice Principal of R&D Innovations, Alexander Maksimenko, Vice Principal of International Affairs, Victor Scheinbaum, Advisor to Principal, Alexander Oganov, Head of Well Drilling Department, Alexander Postnikov, Head of Lithology Department, Olga Postnikova, Professor of Lithology Department, Mikhail Belyakov, Professor of Geophysics Department, Igor Mischenko, Head of Oil Field Development Department, and Andrey Larionov, Manager of Public Relations Department.

The delegation of Weatherford included Matthew Vanderfeen, Vice President of Petroleum Consulting, Brice Bouffard, Vice President of Wireline, Dean Kaminski, Vice President, Weatherford Russia, Mikhail Gelfgat, Director of R&D and Engineering, Yury Naumov, Region Manager of Petroleum Consulting, Stanislav Svidinskiy, Region Manager of Wireline, Alexander Muravyev, Geoscience Advisor, R&D.

After the meeting, a tour to the laboratories and R&D centers of Gubkin University was arranged for Weatherford delegation with presentations of innovative equipment purchased by the University within the framework of the National R&D University Development Program.

Principal of Gubkin Russian State University Victor Martynov: “Gubkin University being the leader in the system of oil and gas education in Russia offers its partners not only its intellectual potential and R&D expertise, but also cutting-edge sets of interrelated research equipment for study of rocks and their fluids. Over the last three years we have substantially re-equipped our laboratories under the National R&D University Development Program. We are interested in additional revenue from implementation of integrated projects, which we were not able to perform earlier. It will allow us to develop incrementally and enhance our oil and gas technologies in cooperation with our partners.”

Dean Kaminski, Vice President, Weatherford Russia: “We know that your University is well known not only in Russia, but in the whole world. We’re very glad to be friends with such leaders. This partnership will be mutually beneficial and we have something to offer – this is a whole range of unique technologies, including those applied for the first time in difficult geological environments of Russian fields. Such challenges need careful consideration of all decisions. Establishment of a joint research center will enable us to consolidate our efforts on a mutually beneficial basis. We are ready to work diligently. We have already upgraded a training room of the Drilling Department and exhibited models of our equipment. I’m sure this project will produce a good effect for both parties.”

Source: weatherford.com