End-to-End Quality Control of Downhole Samples from the Sampling Point to the Laboratory Unit: This is Possible and Necessary

Abstract

The services and downhole sampling technologies market in Russia is in deep stagnation. The objective conditions have emerged, wherein the responsibility and leadership in the development and recovery of this area is a prerogative task of major oil and gas companies, rather than the equipment manufacturers. The paper shares the authors’ experience in the development, pilot testing and implementation of novel regulatory and technical approaches and technologies of sampling, transportation, field, end-to-end and laboratory assessment of samples quality in PJSC «Gazprom Neft».