Optimization of an Integrated Field Development Plan – A Case Study of a Gas Field with Unpredicted Prolific Water Production

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Development Plan ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Field Development

Abandonment Best Practices in Unitised Area for Wells and Facilities Straddling Two Countries in Malay Basin: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumar Nathan ◽  
M Arif Iskandar Ghazali ◽  
M Zahin Abdul Razak ◽  
Ismanto Marsidi ◽  
Jamari M Shah
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Successful Outcome ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Host Government ◽  
Cycle Oil

Abstract Abandonment is considered to be the last stage in the oil gas field cycle. Oil and gas industries around the world are bounded by the necessity of creating an abandonment program which is technically sound, complied to the stringent HSE requirement and to be cost-effective. Abandonment strategies were always planned as early as during the field development plan. When there are no remaining opportunities left or no commercially viable hydrocarbon is present, the field need to be abandoned to save operating and maintenance cost. The cost associated on abandonment can often be paid to the host government periodically and can be cost recoverable once the field is ready to be abandoned. In Malaysia, some of the oil producing fields are now in the late life of production thus abandonment strategies are being studied comprehensively. The interest of this paper is to share the case study of one of a field that is in its late life of production and has wells and facilities that planned to be abandon soon. The abandonment in this field is challenging because it involves two countries, as this field is in the hydrocarbon structure that straddling two countries. Series of techno-commercial discussion were held between operators of these two countries to gain an integrated understanding of the opportunity, defining a successful outcome of the opportunity and creating an aligned plan to achieve successful abandonment campaign. Thus, this paper will discuss on technical aspects of creating a caprock model, the execution strategies of abandoning the wells and facilities and economic analysis to study whether a joint campaign between the operators from two countries yields significantly lower costs or otherwise.

Utilizing Pseudo Well Connections to Simulate Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing - Example Based On the Study of a Tight Gas Asset

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aamir Lokhandwala ◽  
Vaibhav Joshi ◽  
Ankit Dutt
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Hydraulic Fractures ◽  
Tight Gas ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Fracture Modeling

Abstract Hydraulic fracturing is a widespread well stimulation treatment in the oil and gas industry. It is particularly prevalent in shale gas fields, where virtually all production can be attributed to the practice of fracturing. It is also used in the context of tight oil and gas reservoirs, for example in deep-water scenarios where the cost of drilling and completion is very high; well productivity, which is dictated by hydraulic fractures, is vital. The correct modeling in reservoir simulation can be critical in such settings because hydraulic fracturing can dramatically change the flow dynamics of a reservoir. What presents a challenge in flow simulation due to hydraulic fractures is that they introduce effects that operate on a different length and time scale than the usual dynamics of a reservoir. Capturing these effects and utilizing them to advantage can be critical for any operator in context of a field development plan for any unconventional or tight field. This paper focuses on a study that was undertaken to compare different methods of simulating hydraulic fractures to formulate a field development plan for a tight gas field. To maintaing the confidentiality of data and to showcase only the technical aspect of the workflow, we will refer to the asset as Field A in subsequent sections of this paper. Field A is a low permeability (0.01md-0.1md), tight (8% to 12% porosity) gas-condensate (API ~51deg and CGR~65 stb/mmscf) reservoir at ~3000m depth. Being structurally complex, it has a large number of erosional features and pinch-outs. The study involved comparing analytical fracture modeling, explicit modeling using local grid refinements, tartan gridding, pseudo-well connection approach and full-field unconventional fracture modeling. The result of the study was to use, for the first time for Field A, a system of generating pseudo well connections to simulate hydraulic fractures. The approach was found to be efficient both terms of replicating field data for a 10 year period while drastically reducing simulation runtime for the subsequent 10 year-period too. It helped the subsurface team to test multiple scenarios in a limited time-frame leading to improved project management.

The Importance of Elemental Sulphur, Mercury and Condensate Identification in Sour Gas Field Development Project: Case Study

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ardian Nengkoda ◽  
Mofeed Awwami ◽  
Xiaolong Cai ◽  
Jamal Mufleh ◽  
Bader Harbi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Development Project ◽  
Elemental Sulphur ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Sour Gas

A Case Study on the Shwe Gas Field Development Completion in Myanmar—From Design to Installation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Park ◽  
I. Song ◽  
Y. Bae ◽  
M. Kikuchi ◽  
J. P. Ling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Field ◽  
Field Development

An Approach and Case Study on Determination of the Sulfur Deposition Radius in High Sulfur Gas Reservoir

2014 ◽  
Vol 1073-1076 ◽  
pp. 592-596
Author(s):  
Pei Luo ◽  
Yu Ming Luo ◽  
Kai Ma ◽  
Biao Zhang ◽  
Sha Sha Song
Keyword(s):  
Sulfur Deposition ◽  
Mixed Gas ◽  
Gas Reservoir ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Gas Well ◽  
Pressure Transient ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Eastern Sichuan Basin

In the process of high sulfur gas field development, the sulfur will separate out from the mixed gas when the pressure near wellbore area drops to a critical pressure of H2S. This will reduce the reservoir porosity greatly and decrease the gas well productivity as well. This paper discusses the characteristics of pressure transient testing plots when sulfur deposition occurs based on the redial composite reservoir model. And introduce an approach to determine the sulfur deposition radius near the wellbore with pressure transient testing interpretation in high sulfur gas reservoir. The method has been applied in some high sulfur gas field in eastern Sichuan Basin. The result shows that the method is simple and practical.

Improving Value by Leveraging on Integrated Multi-discipline Data Review for a Partially Appraised Gas Field Development: The Zed Field Case Study

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adenike Sonde ◽  
Uchechukwu Ozoemene ◽  
Udoka Nwabudike ◽  
Florence Ifeanyi-Onah ◽  
Okiemute Amuboh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Field ◽  
Field Case ◽  
Field Development
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