11 managers and specialists of PJSC NK Rosneft, PJSC Surgutneftegaz, PJSC Tatneft, PJSC Lukoil and Buzachi Operating Ltd (Kazakhstan) from Aktau, Ufa, Tyumen, Surgut, Perm and Almetyevsk have attended lectures of leading professors from Kazan Federal University, as well as the Center for Advanced Training, Quality Management and Marketing, and acquired practical skills in unique laboratories of the university.

Mikhail Fokin and Timur Imaev, Nest Lab (Skolkovo resident) representatives, took part in the program. They told the attendees about the problems existing during generation of development history data: growing errors at the stage of measurements and their validation and approval, as well as during history matching of hydrodynamic models. The representatives of the oil producers also learned about the latest world trends in the development of data-driven models (proxy models). Particular attention was dedicated to practical work in the Nest robotic software complex combining machine learning and data-driven models. The attendees were able to familiarize with state-of-the-art methods used to select well intervention techniques, process test data, build models and obtain recommendations related to measures to be taken. Earlier the colleagues had given lectures for employees of PJSC Tatneft within a professional retraining program “Enhancement of production efficiency and production system tools aimed at cost saving and oil and gas production increase in conditions of swift changes in the Industry 4.0. Experience of international companies”.

“A partner of the Center, a young and growing company Nest Lab, has also taken part in recording of a video lecture in the “Incubator of  long distance educational projects”, which will soon be released on the youtube channel of the Center for Advanced Training, Quality Management and Marketing. We decided to award the company with a thank-you letter for our fruitful cooperation. We are always open to new mutually beneficial projects which allow our clients to acquire unique knowledge, and allow developers of new technologies and software to tell about them to specialists of the industry”, noted Ildus Chukmarov, director of the Center for Advanced Training, Quality Management and Marketing.

“I would like to say many thanks to the Center for Advanced Training, Quality Management and Marketing of the Institute of Geology and Oil and Gas Technologies within Kazan Federal University. Thank you for the possibility to organize a training course, for recording of video lessons and a special thank you for a very warm welcome.

It is, of course, better to learn the robotic Nest software complex within a dedicated timeframe, the same way as any other software complex solving sophisticated technical tasks, . For our part, Timur (Imaev) and I continuously try to improve and supplement our speaking program both in terms of theory and in terms of its practical part.

In 2020 Nest Lab, together with the Center of Advanced Training of the Institute of Geology and Oil and Gas Technologies within Kazan Federal University, will create an extensive training course for employees of oil producing companies. Even now we are ready to invite reservoir engineers working with oil fields, as well as geologists to the course.

The first participants will acquire not only a demo access to Nest, but also special premium rights, which will make it possible to show results in production already in several months.” told Mikhail Fokin, Nest Lab director and founder.