[2] Neftyanka is located on the left bank of the Akhkichu River, opposite from the village of Vedeno.
The nearest settlements to Neftyanka are Eshilkhatoy in the north-west, Zelamkhin-Kotar in the north, Vedeno in the north-east, and Dyshne-Vedeno in the east.
[3] In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Neftyanka was renamed, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.
In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Mekhkadettan-Irze.
[5] According to the results of 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Mekhadettan-Irze were ethnic Chechens.