Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1): 148-158.doi: 10.11743/ogg20120119

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Strategic replacement of oil producing area in Russia-former Soviet Union and its enlightenment

Zhang Kang1, Dong Li1, Wen Youjian2   

  1. 1. SINOPEC Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 100083, China;
    2. Huabei Drilling Engineering Department, CNPC Bohai Drilling Engineering Company Limited, Renqiu, Hebei 062552, China
  • Received:2011-09-07 Revised:2011-10-20 Online:2012-02-28 Published:2012-03-22

Abstract:

The life cycle of a single oil/gas field is limited,therefore the sustainable production of oil and gas relies on two replacements: the first is tactic replacement,i.e.reserves and production growth in mature oil/gas field (area);the other is strategic replacement,i.e.frontier exploration and development including new domains,new reservoir types,new plays.From Tsarist Russia to the former Soviet Union and to Russia,oil producing areas experienced a close replacement from the first to the second and to third Baku,which provides a good case study for the research on the strategic replacement of production area in China.The analysis of oil production change before and after the breakup of former Soviet Union demonstrates that transferring investment needed for the tactic and strategic replacement from oil industry to other political and economic areas is the major factor influencing the sustainable development of its petroleum industry.If Russia do not reform,open-up and raise enough funds from both domestic and abroad channels now,it will be hard to guarantee the sustainable development of oil industry,the increasing of oil export and the realization of the original objective of "enriching country via oil and gas".The oil production objective rules require us to strengthen the willingness and activeness of tactic and strategic replacement,and continue to "aggressively" realize the sustainable development of oil industry.Finally,the paper proposes the prerequisite to realize strategic replacement: new strategic exploration concept based on the reality,new exploration and development technologies adapted to the complex play and hard conditions,investment guarantee and certain time cycle.

Key words: tactic replacement, strategic replacement, frontier exploration, investment guarantee, Russia

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