This information appeared on the site of the production association Belarusneft. The work will be performed on the basis of Rechitsky field. Now the first well is being drilled there in order to determine the prospects of searches.
Fifty years ago the history of the Belarusian oil production started from Rechitsky field. After a while oil shale is being searched here.
Unlike normal oil, this oil lies in strata with a low density and difficult permeability. Now experts are drilling the first well. On its basis they will produce hydro-fracturing of strata. This will show the presence or absence of shale oil deposits.
Andrey Tsigankov, geologist: The composition of this oil is the same as that of conventional oil. This is the same natural oil, which is not stored in large tanks, which are called traps or collectors, but stored in these microcracks of solid strata. Accordingly, the method of its extraction is different. This is the only peculiarity of this oil.
The world has the technologies for extracting oil shale, but in Belarus they have not yet been applied. We are only beginning to develop such techniques, which require careful choice of equipment and training. Experts have estimated reserves of shale oil in the world being about three trillion barrels.













