Successful Asphaltene Cleanout Field Trial in on-shore Abu Dhabi Oil Fields

Alternative Conveyance Method for Log Data Acquisition in Abu Dhabi Onshore Oil Fields - A Case Study

10.2118/177916-ms ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Basma Ali Ahmed ◽

Rafael Celma ◽

Ali Dhache ◽

Hassan Mostafa ◽

Gustavo Chinchayan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Data Acquisition ◽

Oil Fields ◽

Abu Dhabi ◽

Log Data

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Operator Develops Fully Smart Onshore Field

Journal of Petroleum Technology ◽

10.2118/0521-0056-jpt ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 73 (05) ◽

pp. 56-57

Author(s):

Judy Feder

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Water Injection ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Oil Fields ◽

Abu Dhabi ◽

Time Data ◽

Gas Industry

This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Judy Feder, contains highlights of paper SPE 203461, “Digitalization in the Oil and Gas Industry—A Case Study of a Fully Smart Field in the United Arab Emirates,” by Muhammad Arif and Abdulla Mohammed Al Senani, ADNOC, prepared for the 2020 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, Abu Dhabi, held virtually from 9–12 November. The paper has not been peer reviewed. One of the first oil fields in the UAE to be fully operated remotely is in the southeast region, 250 km from Abu Dhabi. The complete paper discusses the development and commissioning of the field, which is the first smart field for ADNOC Onshore. The designed and applied technology facilitated unmanned operation of the field from downhole to export. Introduction Oilfield digitalization encompasses gathering real-time and non-real-time data from wells, flow lines, manifolds, stations, and water injection facilities; analysis of the data using algorithms, flowcharts, plots, and reports; and user access to this data on user-friendly screens. This allows engineers to focus on interpretation of data vs. searching, organizing, and formatting the data. In the bigger picture, the data collected will lead to conclusions and set bases for important decisions for similar projects in the future, enabling a lesson-learning approach to design new oil fields. The accumulated theoretical and practical research results of smart-field implementation require analysis and synthesis to maintain perspective of the entire project. Both were applied in the Mender field, which is the subject of the complete paper. Problem Statement The Mender parent field has been producing since 2013 with minimal digitalization for wellheads. Wells are not fit-ted with remote sensors, and operators have been visiting the wells to collect data using analog gauges. Collected data are stored in computers or as hard copies. Some critical data is lost, which affects decision-making. The new Mender field is 50 km from the parent field and is in a sensitive area close to international borders. The field area is a wildlife reserve for various endangered animals. The nature of operations is highly critical because of concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) that could jeopardize employees’ health and safety.

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Installation of Artificial Bases for Nesting as an Activity to Protect the Osprey in Oil Fields in Abu Dhabi

Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology ◽

10.3312/jyio.39.117 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 117-123

Author(s):

Tomohiro Hirashima ◽

Takaaki Suehiro ◽

Yoji Yamamoto

Keyword(s):

Oil Fields ◽

Abu Dhabi

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Sweet and Sour Gas Injection as an Enhanced Oil Recovery Method in Abu Dhabi Offshore Oil Fields

10.2118/118096-ms ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Ryoji Uchiyama ◽

Yutaka Yamada ◽

Hiroshi Ishii ◽

Lutfi Aref Salameh

Keyword(s):

Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽

Oil Recovery ◽

Gas Injection ◽

Oil Fields ◽

Abu Dhabi ◽

Recovery Method ◽

Offshore Oil ◽

Sour Gas

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Application of Aero-Derivative Gas Turbines in the Onshore Oil Fields of Abu Dhabi

Volume 4: Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy; Ceramics; Structures and Dynamics; Controls, Diagnostics and Instrumentation; Process Industries; Technology Resources; General ◽

10.1115/85-igt-51 ◽

1985 ◽

Author(s):

H. Saadawi

Keyword(s):

Crude Oil ◽

Gas Turbines ◽

Middle Eastern ◽

Water Injection ◽

Oil Fields ◽

Abu Dhabi ◽

Hostile Environment ◽

Unique Challenge ◽

Industrial Gas Turbines

For more than a decade, aircraft-derivative industrial gas turbines have been used in middle eastern oil fields for providing power to water injection and crude oil pumping installations. The remote desert locations and the hostile environment provide a unique challenge. This paper describes some of the experiences gained in operating aero-derivative gas turbines in the onshore oil fields of Abu Dhabi.

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Integrated Discipline Approach To Conquer Asphaltene Challenges In On-Shore Abu Dhabi Oil Fields

10.2118/138275-ms ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mark Grutters ◽

Karthik Ramanathan ◽

Dennis Naafs ◽

Ed Clarke ◽

Zhongxin Huo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oil Fields ◽

Abu Dhabi

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Introduction of Smart Circulating Sub in Offshore Abu Dhabi

10.2118/202197-ms ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Hanifan Mayo Biyanni ◽

Suhail Mohammed Al Ameri ◽

Erwan Couzigou ◽

Khalid Ahmed Alwahedi ◽

Adel Al Marzouqi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Technology Implementation ◽

Field Trial ◽

New Technology ◽

Flow Path ◽

Abu Dhabi ◽

Absolute Pressure ◽

Pull Out ◽

Operational Improvement ◽

Technical Assessment ◽

Pipe Rotation

Abstract The paper describes deployment phase of a smart circulating sub in offshore Abu Dhabi field as an effort to improve efficiency and flexibility in tackling operational drilling risk and minimize associated NPT. It will describe the pre-campaign technical assessment and preparation, the field operation summary, the detail activation record, and the trial statistics including the activation success ratio including also some reliability milestones that will beneficial to be reference in term of tool functionality and reliability. The smart sub offers practicality to select three different flow path mode on top of the isolation mode without any necessity to pull out of hole nor to disconnect the pipe at surface. Different from any other conventional tool, the command to change the flow path mode is fully achieved only by manipulating absolute pressure or pipe rotation speed. Thus, it will save time, lower the operational risk as well as increase flexibility. As part of new technology implementation, a set of factory test and field trial run were conducted to evaluate its operability, reliability, and also to define its technical limit. A total of 8 field trial runs with 38 activation in more than 800 running hours has proved the system's the reliability through the field trial. And through the paper, some feedback from the field trial runs that is aimed to raise a design and operational improvement towards a more robust tool functionality.

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