Research at the Institute works on the problems of the old Chu basin fields and the industries around them. Vice-rector for research: Prof. Ruslan Kadyrkulov.
Directions
- Enhanced oil recovery in mature, heavily water-flooded reservoirs (Department of Reservoir Engineering).
- Transport of waxy crude through insulated pipelines (Department of Pipeline Transport; flow loop).
- Refinery catalysis and the reduction of emissions in the industrial zone of Nurzhan (Department of Petroleum Chemistry and Refining, Prof. Sergei Volkov).
- Earthquake engineering for the Tian Shan foothills (seismic laboratory).
- Clean-up of oil-contaminated soil (Department of Industrial Ecology).
Vestnik NPI
Scientific journal of the Institute since 1998, two issues a year, in Russian and English, abstracts in Iradi. Editor: Prof. Larisa Kuznetsova. Articles to vestnik@npi.iradedu.org; rules for authors at the editorial office (C-410).
| Issue | Some articles |
|---|---|
| 2026, No. 1 | Water cut and the end of field life: the case of the Chu fields; Paraffin deposition at low ground temperatures; Retrofit of school buildings in Nurzhan for seismic loads |
| 2025, No. 2 | Catalyst life at a 1974 distillation unit; Bioremediation trials at a former tank farm; Teaching drilling in English: twenty-nine years |
| 2025, No. 1 | Sulphur in Chu basin crudes; Antimony roasting gases: capture efficiency |
Postgraduate study
Aspirantura in 7 specialities, 3 years, 12 state places a year. Dissertations are defended in the councils of partner universities in Kazakhstan and Russia by agreement.
Conference
«Oil, Gas and the Engineer», every April, since 2002.