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Abstract The paper will address the specific issues associated with underbalance horizontal drilling using two phase flow. Firstly, the challenges that were overcome in devising a ""safe"" method of deploying a directional drilling BHA into a live well will be presented together with a review of the ...
Abstract Tangguh LNG Project is a major green field development located within a biologically diverse and ecologically important region, particularly mangrove swamps, which form a fringe around the shore of Bintuni Bay, and occupy much of the large, estuarine mosaic at its head.The Bay is important ...
(*now with Dowell Schlumberger Ltd.) Abstract Coiled tubing drilling has come of age through 1995 and 1996 with the beginnings of technical and economic successes utilizing coiled tubing as a medium to drill underbalanced wellbores. With the development of field reliable downhole tools, coiled tubing ...
Abstract The major service company's bundled service concept has evolved to provide Gulf of Mexico operators an alternative solution to managing discrete service operations themselves - a new approach called total integrated solutions. Traditional drilling and workover operations require the operating ...
Abstract Enhanced simplicity and reliability are critical in offshore development because of the increased costs of intervention when compared to onshore services. Therefore, many innovative equipment and operational techniques have been introduced to more effectively support these needs in offshore ...
The method of drilling deep wells into the earth for the recovery of oil andgas is beset with many hazards. This is especially true in the Ventura Avenuefield, which has the distinction of being the hardest field in California inwhich to complete a deep well. The hard, shifting and squeezing formations ...
Abstract Gravel packing can be successfully performed on high-angle wells (70°-80°) when special consideration is given to the completion design and details of field procedures and practices. Through analysis and modification of current techniques and research done on full scale models, Chevron experimented ...
Abstract This paper describes a two-step frac/gravel pack completion procedure conducted from a jack-up rig offshore Gabon in 1993 and 1994. After an in-depth, sand production study, seven wells were completed using hydraulic fracturing and cased-hole gravel packs. Because the Anguille formation spreads ...
SPE Members Abstract The low invasion coring method was used to provide highly reliable connate water saturation in the Oligocene age, Lingshui III sandstone, Yacheng 13-1 reservoir, development Wells A1 and A2. Development well coring was implemented to resolve an uncertainty in the total gas-in-place. A ...
Abstract Texaco UK North Sea is operator and 100% license holder of the Captain Field which contains a greater than 1.5 billion barrel, viscous oil accumulation. Oil production from the Captain reservoir will be dominated by the water / oil mobility ratio of 30, resulting in severe water coning from ...
Abstract Following the failure of the initial well in the Marlin field1 the preferred solution for completing the remaining wells was to control wellbore temperature via vacuum insulated tubing (VIT)2. Implementation of VIT required a number of computational and experimental innovations, including: Provision ...
Abstract An ever-expanding range of reservoir scenarios continues to challenge oilfield operators and service companies to provide completions that will not only produce at optimum levels but will also accelerate return on investment (ROI). Unfortunately, in attempting to satisfy these needs, developers ...
Abstract Surfactant gels were introduced into the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) as fracturing fluids in about 1998.These fluids proved to be successful for propped fracture stimulations in shallow gas wells.About the same time, it was found that surfactant gels could be foamed with nitrogen ...
Abstract Integration of key information in the early life of the Enfield water-flood development project led to improved understanding of the reservoir's architecture and dynamic behavior. This paper provides an overview of the field and a review of the first two years of production from the Enfield ...
Abstract Biodiversity analysis is key to ecological biomonitoring in any environmental assessment program. Conventional taxonomic methods lack the speed, sensitivity, accuracy and robustness required for executing comprehensive biodiversity analysis especially in remote marine environments. Recent ...
Abstract The Yemen LNG plant construction started in September 2005 in Balhaf in the Gulf of Aden and lasted over 4 years. The 1 km² plant, within a 10 km² fenced site, lies along 7 km of coastline. This paper describes the approach of Yemen LNG along with its main shareholder Total E&P, concerning ...
Abstract Understanding oil slick migration in rivers is important for effective spill response because rivers provide essential services for household purposes e.g. fisheries, water supply, transport, socio-cultural activities and recreation. Rivers constitute the second most important source of household ...
Abstract Shale drilling for both natural gas and hydrocarbon liquids has increased dramatically in North America over the last several years. Shale oil and gas deposits are known to exist all over the globe including Australia and the rest of the Asia Pacific. This paper discusses the requirements ...
Abstract The water chemistry prevailing in the BP Amoco operated Miller field presents one of the harshest scaling environments in the North Sea. The high barium, moderate salinity brine, coupled to a relatively high bottom hole temperature produces a scaling environment that dictates the need for ...
Abstract The Genesis project was ChevronTexaco's first Gulf of Mexico deepwaterdevelopment project and the first industry project to utilize spar technologyfor drilling, completion, and production operations. This paper discusses theunique results and lessons learned through the first four years ...