Porewater pressure control on subglacial soft sediment remobilization and tunnel valley formation: A case study from the Alnif tunnel valley (Morocco)

2014 ◽  
Vol 304 ◽  
pp. 71-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edouard Ravier ◽  
Jean-François Buoncristiani ◽  
Michel Guiraud ◽  
John Menzies ◽  
Sylvain Clerc ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven A. Canny ◽  
Jane Amarin ◽  
Verapich Pinprayong ◽  
Chumpae Sratongroy ◽  
Pancharat Pitchayang ◽  
...  

Abstract In the decommissioning phase of oilfield facility lifecycles, focus pivots from positive net present value to executing the care and preservation, then decommissioning in the safest and most environmentally sensitive manor, and at the lowest total cost of ownership. Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO) is a long-term liability carried on the balance sheet, as a provision for the cost to return a wellsite to pre-exploration condition. The reduction of abandonment and decommissioning expenditure (ABEX) in executing compliant operations is a key business performance factor, and critical in executing higher volumes of wells earlier than planned. In doing so maximizing value to company shareholders, residents, industries and government level stakeholders. In the case study, an offline pre-abandonment and Phase I primary reservoir isolation project is presented, which seeks to maximize net project efficiency via offline wellbore intervention, executing the primary reservoir isolation of the wellbore via rigless techniques. This approach contributed to ABEX reductions by up to 40% per well vs the planned approval for expenditure (AFE) provisions taken for the operations. The project execution structure utilized offline intervention and Phase I primary reservoir isolation of 81 wellbores, across 5 wellhead platforms and 47 days continuous operations. Operations were part of a simultaneous operation (SIMOPS) project, as an offline work front located on the wellhead platform (WHP) weather deck. A second work front for Phase II and Phase III well abandonment operations, is executed concurrently, from the jack-up rig cantilever above the WHP. Live well operations are conducted concurrently by both work fronts, through the Christmas Tree (XT) and pressure control equipment in Phase I, and through the drilling riser and blowout preventor for Phase II and Phase III, to maximize productivity when the rig is on location. The scope of operations included wellhead qualification, wellbore access and preparation, well kill, injectivity testing, various wellbore preparation and cement placement techniques, pressure testing and lubrication of the wellbore. The operator's system engineering, design of operations and planning agility are key to its success. Acute focus was given to the batching of operations and delivery of these in a phased approach to increase productivity and maintain high service delivery through repetition of tasks. The project successfully executed Incident Free Operations (IFO) with 100% productive time and facilitated combined project performance, which delivered wells up to 44% ahead of the planned AFE. To enable this, over 4.19 million feet of slickline was run, conveying 428 bottom hole assemblies (BHAs), preparing the wellbores to isolate 804 primary reservoirs, and 2 intermediate reservoirs.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (01) ◽  
pp. 038-047
Author(s):  
Christian Berg ◽  
Jon Åge Stakvik ◽  
Stanislav Kulikov ◽  
Maytham Badrawi ◽  
Glenn-Ole Kaasa ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Guopeng Liu ◽  
Mingsheng Liu

This paper demonstrates the implementation of new innovative technologies during continuous commissioning (CC) practices to improve building operations and reduce energy costs. A 46-year-old typical commercial building with a floor area of about 216,000 square feet was used as a case study building. The new technologies include a fan airflow measurement method for building pressure control and duct static pressure reset, and a recently developed pump water flow station for secondary pump control. The results show that these technologies improve building operation and maintenance and significantly reduce energy costs. The monthly average electricity savings for HVAC is more than 70% per month for the three months of the monitoring period. The total building electricity savings is 36.7% on average. The gas savings is about 48% for the two months of the monitoring period.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Berg ◽  
Jon Åge Stakvik ◽  
Stanislav Kulikov ◽  
Glenn-Ole Kaasa ◽  
Aleksandr Dubovtsev ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Y. Mun ◽  
D. G. Kim ◽  
B. J. Kang ◽  
Y. H. Park ◽  
H. W. Ahn

A case of water loss management on a small city whose water supply is approximately 34,000 m3/day is examined. Revenue water ratio was just 55% mostly because of water loss caused by old pipes and difficulties in pipeline management in the beginning 2004. A block system was introduced first to monitor and maintain the pipelines more conveniently, from small to medium to large blocks. Depending on the pipeline conditions, such as water leakage or quality, 50km of pipeline have been replaced from 2005 to 2006. Use of pressure control valves have also resulted in an increase of revenue water ratio by 10%. Overall, through systematic management and rehabilitation/replacement of pipelines, water leakage has decreased dramatically, and the revenue water ratio has increased from 55% to 70% in just 2 years.


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