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Abstract Fresh water scarcity and increasing demand are worldwide concerns and arebeing addressed by a number of water man-agement initiatives in Alberta andCanada.In 2003, 0.3 bil-lion m3 of produced water was injected intodisposal wells associated with oil and gas production in Alberta.Thisvol-ume ...
Abstract Intelligent wells and Smart Field concept have been introduced, and recently applied in some assets as a solution to increase production, reduce deferment and increase recovery. The value of Smart Field however can only be fully realized by integrating three main elements, Technology, Process ...
Abstract Water production from gas producing wells characterized by low productivity and low reservoir pressure zones can prematurely kill wells, leading to a considerable loss in recoverable reserves. In some cases, mechanical techniques provide a viable solution for shutting off water production, ...
Abstract The majority of the reservoirs in a study field in Indonesia are gas producers with water. The average production is more than 650 MMscf/D with 11,000 BWPD. The reservoirs are characterized as multilayered sandstone water-sensitive formations with permeability ranging from 0.1 md to 2 darcy. ...
Abstract At the request of TOTAL E&P Angola (TEPA), before developing oil and gas activity, independent contractors carried out seven environmental baseline studies between 1998 and 2009 on bathyal blocks 17 and 32 located off the coast of Angola. With this aim, biological analysis were done on ...
Abstract Environmental protection is a major issue throughout the world. Effective environmental protection techniques exist that are simple, creative, practical, and often cost effective. The cornerstone of cost effective environmental protection is an environmental management system. Various techniques ...
Abstract PT Pertamina EP operates a large number of mature oil and gas fields across Indonesia, some of which have been producing for over 70 years. These fields are typically characterized by aging facilities, depleted reservoir pressures, extensive artificial lift, very high water cut, produced water ...
Abstract Drilling liner technology has become a standard for entering depleted reservoirs in areas of the North Sea and Southeast Asia and interest continues to increase for use of drilling liners to overcome other drilling problems. Marketing analyses have shown that further development of drilling ...
Abstract Jarring techniques to free stuck drill strings have been used for decades in the drilling industry. However, jarring in directional and horizontal wells often remains without success. One of the reasons for insufficient jarring success in wells with extreme drag, is the inability to get sufficient ...
Overview Foodborne illness resulting from improper or unsafe food handling practices can pose substantial health risks to oil and gas exploration and production operations around the world. While such health risks may be inherent in many food service activities, the risks are greater in catering programs ...
Abstract This paper presents some of the experience of drilling and completing level 4 and 5 multilateral wells in deep waters of the Campos Basin, in the last three years. It presents the reason for this initiative, a general description of the several types of junction building processes (both milled ...
The permeability damage that certain reservoir rocks undergo when infiltrated by fresh water is well recognized in the petroleum industry. Two causes of damage, swelling of clays and plugging by rearrangement of indigenous particles, result from inherent properties of some rocks and can be determined ...
Abstract Many currently producing shale-gas reservoirs are overmature oil-prone source rocks. Through burial and heating these reservoirs evolve from organic-matter-rich mud deposited in marine, lacustrine, or swamp environments. Key characterization parameters are: total organic carbon (TOC), maturity ...
Abstract In the context of global warming, CO2 capture is one of the explored solutions for greenhouse gas emission mitigation. Its injection in oil fields is one of the EOR schemes adapted to the Middle East carbonate reservoirs. A very high ultimate oil recovery is expected with such a process. A ...
Introduction It is conventional practice to design offshore pipelines for an operating life of around 20-25 years. During this period they are subject to routine inspection, maintenance and repair to ensure their continuing safety and stability on the seabed. Experience is showing however, that a surprisingly ...
SPE Members Abstract Thirty-two tubing conveyed underbalanced perforating jobs conducted in the Gulf of Mexico perforating jobs conducted in the Gulf of Mexico between May, 1980, and May, 1982, have been carefully reviewed in order to draw correlations between procedural variations and trouble prone ...
Abstract One of the most important factors that determine the outcome of matrix acidizing treatment is acid placement across the target zone. Chemical and mechanical means are used to enhance diversion during matrix acid treatment in various well completions; extended reach and multi-lateral wells. ...
Abstract Wells in Saudi Arabia, onshore and offshore, often require workover because of the highly corrosive environment to which the downhole equipment is subjected. During these operations, the downhole equipment often must be repaired or replaced. To maintain well control during these workovers, ...
Abstract A new generation of multi-lobe positive displacement mud motors designed in the USSR has been used in Europe since early 1981. A comprehensive range of experience has already demonstrated the importance and potential of this development for a wide variety of drilling applications. This paper ...
Abstract With rig costs and other time-sensitive completion costs rising, offshore operators must continually find ways to reduce operating costs while minimizing risk. Frac packing often involves expensive fluids, proppant and equipment. Single-trip multi-zone sand control completion systems are not ...