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This year’s Student Paper Contest will be part of the fourth SPE Russian Oil and Gas Technical Conference, themed “Best Practices and Innovations for Mature and Frontier Developments”. The theme of the Contest is Delivering Value Through Technology And

Resources estimates of the Barents and Pechora Seas.

The Former Disputed Zone – new area, its resources potential, existing challenges and development opportunities.

Comparative analysis of Shtokman field and Fedyn Arch resources and metocean conditions.

Russian energy strategy and development of the Russian shelves. Estimates of the exploration and development cost of the Arctic shelf.

European Arctic petroleum resources and development solutions. Development of the Greater Barents.

In the last decade, our understanding of shale reservoirs has progressed significantly. It is now agreed that a major factor for the productivity of shale reservoirs is the existence of a pervasive reservoir fracture network around the well. Accordingly, a common practice is to use hydraulically fractured horizontal wells to improve the connection with the reservoir fractures.

SPE ATW: Petrophysics XXI June 5-7, 2012 Hotel TYUMEN, Renaissance Conference Hall 46, Ordzhonikidze, Tyumen, Russia Call for papers- deadline May 21, 2012