The oilmen of Udmurtia learned to use associated gas.
Sosnovskoye Oilfield of OAO “Belkamneft”, a subsidiary of OAO NK “RussNeft”, has summed up the results of putting into operation a multiphase pumping station ROSSCOR. Introduction of the new equipment permitted to use associated gas in the technological process of oil treatment at the oil-heating unit “Chernovskoye” and at the boiling room. Before that the boiling room of the oil treatment block burned imported oil.
The fact of using new up-to-date equipment enabled the company to reduce considerably the negative effect on the environment. Compulsory payments for Sosnovskoye oilfield dropped by 304 thousand rubles per year. During the heating period fuel consumption lowered by 300 tons of oil.
Raising environment security level was not the only important economical achievement – power costs dropped considerably as well.
“ - Burning associated gas at the oilfields in flares is geared to yesterday. . Thanks to modern technologies we managed not only to reduce the oil treatment costs but to secure an additional level of environmental security”, - says Vladimir Ignatko, General Manager of OAO “Belkamneft”
The company has large experience of efficient accumulation of associated gas. This kind of fuel can be used not only for the company’s own technological; and industrial purposes, but for heating the neighboring settlements as well.
At present the company is considering the project of using associated gas from the oilfields of “Belkamneft” in heat and power industry of Udmurtia.