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ABSTRACT Previously the large international oil companies set high standards for fundamental petroleum research and used innovation to differentiate their activities and to stay ahead of the competition. Along with national and local government agencies, industry strongly supported university programs ...
Abstract Due to the seawater injections in one of in Norwegian Sea oil fields, sulfate scale depositions have been identified in the near well bore region and inside the production well. The scale inhibitor squeeze treatments are regularly carried out. Most of the production wells are horizontal producing ...
Abstract The Lance Creek Sun dance reservoir provides a case history of 10 yearsperformance of a reservoir in which unit operation has permitted effectiveutilization of gravity drainage augmented by primary pressure control withinjection of gas in to top structural wells. Detailed performance of thereservoir ...
Abstract Good geomechanical modeling can provide valuable information for the efficient design and drilling of wellbores. Incorporating real-time wellbore stability monitoring during drilling can reduce the associated risks, especially for deepwater extended-reach wells. This paper presents the preparation, ...
Abstract We present a practical assessment of petrophysical properties of shales and their measurement in the lab and via logs. Gas-bearing shale present unique measurement challenges due to their ultra-low permeability and complicated pore volume connectivity. The combination of low intrinsic permeability ...
SPE Members Abstract This paper describes a laboratory evaluation of Loss Control Materials (LCM) commonly used to control fluid-loss during completions and workovers and the development of on-site Quality Control procedures for monitoring the performance of the LCM at the well site. In addition to ...
Abstract A world record was created when drilling the longest and deepest 13 3/8-in. casing with drill shoe on one of Talisman Malaysia's offshore wells during March 2007. Meticulous planning and job execution for this casing-while-drilling operation were also essential in achieving this significant ...
Abstract Multiple wellbore stability projects in the Western Desert of Egypt identified a strong sensitivity of the breakout gradient to wellbore inclination and a weak sensitivity to wellbore azimuth, from the Abu Roash to the Alam El Bueib formations. The breakdown gradient shows strong sensitivity ...
Abstract As the number of subsea wells in deepwater environments increases, companies who operate in these regions continue to seek safer and more viable economic solutions for improving value realization through well intervention. Traditionally, subsea well interventions are conducted from heavy-weight, ...
SPE Members Abstract Crude oil flowing from deep reservoirs are exhibiting asphalt deposition in the production tubing. In cases the tubing is getting completely plugged, leading to the loss of production from these wells. production from these wells. Literature on asphaltene deposition in deep wells ...
Abstract Maximum residual gas saturation (SgrM) is known to be a key factor to evaluate the gas recovery from a lean gas reservoir invaded by aquifer water. This work focuses on variations of SgrM within heterogeneous gas-bearing sandstone reservoirs. Our aim is to produce a reservoir model based on ...
Abstract A polymer treatment has been successfully applied in a Gaz-de-France gas storage well facing excessive water production problems limiting its maximum gas flow rate. The well was located in a limestone reservoir submitted to an active bottom aquifer. To reduce the risk of well impairment while ...
Abstract It could be argued today that oil companies would be better described as water companies. Total worldwide oil production averages some 75 million barrels per day (BOPD) and, while estimates vary, this is associated with the production of 300-400 million barrels of water per day (BWPD). These ...
Abstract Operators have found that by integrating drilling and completion techniques, they can develop a highly reliable openhole horizontal gravel-pack completion that can control sand production and produce hydrocarbons at a high-rate. Because of the success of this methodology, it has become a mainstay ...
Abstract The North Kuwait (NK) Development Plan calls for rapid increase in NK production, mainly through the implementation of waterflooding in NK major reservoirs. The new production profile incorporates increased water production and, based on corrosion prediction models, results in elevated corrosion ...
Abstract The paper introduces some problems that subdivision injection and production technology is facing in the stage of extra-high water cut production in Daqing Oilfield, the problems have become main factors affecting sustained development of Daqing Oilfield, like subdivision water injection, ...
Abstract Single-trip multi-zone (STMZ) Frac-Pack completions can significantly reduce the time to complete wells with long productive intervals. This technique was used successfully in two Lower Tertiary completions in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Cascade/Chinook project in 2010 (26,000 ft TVD, ...
Abstract Alkaline flooding has been purported as a promising process for enhancing heavy oil recovery, while alkaline-polymer (AP) and alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) injection represent commercial flooding strategies for lighter oils. The alkali in an ASP flood can reduce adsorption of surfactants ...
For more than 2500 years, natural gas issues in the Surakhany district ofthe Apsheron peninsula were the object of pilgrimages by fire worshippers andHindoos from Burma and India. Even as late as 1890, Hindoo priests conductedceremonies in a temple at Surakhany, which probably replaced a more ancientone; ...
Abstract: (previously submitted to SPE) The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP) Offshore Environmental Monitoring Task Force has developed a compendium of guidance and best practices for offshore environmental monitoring. Environmental monitoring has increased and become more ...