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However, despite a lot of attention, numerous studies and scientific papers, and, apparently, full clarity of approaches to the study of geology and development design, there are still, unfortunately, a lot of cases where the opportunities and recoverable reserves of carbonate field are not confirmed..

This paper summarizes the experience of work of OJSC Zarubezhneft with carbonate reservoirs with a wide range of geologic and physical properties and fundamentally different development dynamics and final oil recovery factors. It offers a detailed description of a step-by-step approach to simulating carbon reservoirs, looks at key factors which influence on the efficiency of development and determines the ranges of their influence on the final result.

Also, it provides a brief overview of the projects currently implemented at Company’s fields which are aimed at increasing the oil recovery in hydrophobic reservoirs and reservoirs with mixed wettability.

About Author

Igor Afanasiev

Born in 1972

In 1989, after graduating from Lavrentiev special physical-mathematical school (Special Scientific Educational Center of Novosibirsk State University) in Novosibirsk, he entered the Physics Department of the Novosibirsk State University.

From 1994 – post-graduate student, researcher in the Siberian Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk. Specialization in molecular and ionic transmission in micro-porous minerals, natural gas hydrates.

In 2002-2004 – deputy Director of Laboratory Studies Department in Ufa branch of LLC YuganskNIPIneft, Yukos Oil Company, Ufa.

2004-2005 – chief specialist, Center for Analysis and Forecasting, Yukos EP, Moscow

2005-2014 – worked in the Corporate Research and Technical Center and as Director of Field Development Department, Rosneft, Moscow.

From 2014 – deputy General Director for Geology and Development, OJSC Zarubezhneft, Moscow.

Author of more than 20 scientific papers, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.