Ichthys Field Development - Implementation of a Multi-Disciplinary Well Optimisation Workflow for a Large Gas-Condensate Reservoir

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akikazu Kawasaki ◽  
Sebastien Batiot ◽  
Andy Ion
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nouf Sulaiman Al Yaaqoubi ◽  
Zainah Salem Al Agbari ◽  
Maxim Sudarev ◽  
Eduard Latypov ◽  
Ihab Nabil Mohamed ◽  
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Abstract This paper addresses the development of peripheral area in order to maximize the condensate production in a giant Recycle Gas-Condensate Reservoir in UAE. The condensate reservoir is producing many years under recycling mode to maintain the pressure and maximize the gas condensate recovery. The producers and injector wells are in a line drive pattern where the injected fluid is lean gas to maintain 100% VRR. The condensate production declined through the years due to gradual pressure decrease as well as injected lean gas/N2 breakthrough. Several studies were done to increase condensate recovery and extend gas production plateau. The methodology adopted for this study is the developing of the peripheral area in the giant recycle reservoir as part of its full field development plan (FFDP) in order to provide more pressure support initially and to increase the sweep efficiency for more condensate recovery. In addition; it is worth to mention that peripheral wells will provide production relaxation from some gas produces which have lean gas and N2 breakthroughs. Pilot wells were drilled to examine and confirm the strategy assumed by analyzing the performance of those wells in terms of location, condensate production, CGR values and trajectory. Simulation modeling was as well used for matching purposes and future prediction and forecasting. Pilot wells were drilled in deferent peripheral area in the reservoir and completed as horizontal gas producers. By analyzing the current wells performance it has been approved that the wells are producing high condensate about (2000-2500) MMstb and producing high CGR values about (80-100). Simulation modeling were utilize for future prediction and confirmed that the development of peripheral area by drilling additional wells enhances the sweeping efficiency and participated in expected gain a multimillions of barrels of additional condensate with maintaining the same business plan gas production target. It was promising to have more incremental in case of ramping up the production. The paper discussed in detail about methodology adopted in order to unlock the condensate reserves by peripheral development and confirmed the results of the gain of condensate production and CGR from actual data and simulation modeling. The provided information is quite informative to be widely used and applied in similar reservoirs.


Author(s):  
R.R. Haliulin ◽  
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S.N. Zakirov ◽  
A.H. Kha ◽  
N.E. Vedernikov ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Dmitrievich Gladkov ◽  
Anastasiia Vladimirovna Zheltikova

Abstract As is known, fractured reservoirs compared to conventional reservoirs have such features as complex pore volume structure, high heterogeneity of the porosity and permeability properties etc. Apart from this, the productivity of a specific well is defined above all by the number of natural fractures penetrated by the wellbore and their properties. Development of fractured reservoirs is associated with a number of issues, one of which is related to uneven and accelerated water flooding due to water breakthrough through fractures to the wellbores, for this reason it becomes difficult to forecast the well performance. Under conditions of lack of information on the reservoir structure and aquifer activity, the 3D digital models of the field generated using the hydrodynamic simulators may feature insufficient predictive capability. However, forecasting of breakthroughs is important in terms of generating reliable HC and water production profiles and decision-making on reservoir management and field facilities for produced water treatment. Identification of possible sources of water flooding and planning of individual parameters of production well operation for the purpose of extending the water-free operation period play significant role in the development of these reservoirs. The purpose of this study is to describe the results of the hydrochemical monitoring to forecast the water flooding of the wells that penetrated a fractured reservoir on the example of a gas condensate field in Bolivia. The study contains data on the field development status and associated difficulties and uncertainties. The initial data were results of monthly analyses of the produced water and the water-gas ratio dynamics that were analyzed and compared to the data on the analogue fields. The data analysis demonstrated that first signs of water flooding for the wells of the field under study may be diagnosed through the monitoring of the produced water mineralization - the water-gas ratio (WGR) increase is preceded by the mineralization increase that may be observed approximately a month earlier. However, the data on the analogue fields shows that this period may be longer – from few months to two years. Thus, the hydrochemical method within integrated monitoring of development of a field with a fractured reservoir could be one of the efficient methods to timely adjust the well operation parameters and may extend the water-free period of its operation.


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