Exploration and Production Results, Morgan County, Eastern Tennessee: Subsurface Fracturing, Oil Production, and Proposed Extension of Clear Creek-Emory River Fault: ABSTRACT

An information system is proposed that uses a new complex methodology for choosing a method for well operation based on applicability criteria and boundary conditions for the parameters of mechanized productivity technologies. A mechanism for selecting technologies is presented, which consists of filtering the general register of technologies according to the selected parameters for assessing the total cost of ownership at the Company’s fields. The process of forming and updating the technology base, criteria of applicability and their boundary conditions is considered. Graphic materials illustrate the prototype of this system. The developed methodology will speed up the process of introducing new production technologies, which in turn will lead to a positive economic effect – a decrease in the total cost of ownership of equipment for oil production at the Exploration and Production Block.

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THE DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF MOONIE — AUSTRALIA'S FIRST COMMERCIAL OILFIELD

The APPEA Journal ◽

10.1071/aj90001 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

T. O'Sullivan ◽

D.J. McGarry A.M. ◽

A. Kamenar ◽

R.S. Brown

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽

Oil Recovery ◽

Joint Venture ◽

Oil Production ◽

Sedimentary Basins ◽

Petroleum Exploration ◽

Recoverable Reserves ◽

Exploration And Production ◽

Commercial Oil

The Moonie Field, located in the eastern portion of the Surat Basin and 300 km west of Brisbane, was discovered in December 1961 by Union Oil, operator of the 'UKA' joint venture consisting of Union Oil, Kern and AOG. Successful appraisal and development drilling led to the construction of the Moonie to Brisbane pipeline in 1963-64. Oil production commenced in 1964 and peaked in 1966 at a rate of 9000 BPD (1.4 ML/d). The oil is reservoired in the Precipice Sandstone and is trapped within the closure of the Moonie Anticline, located on the eastern and upthrown side of the Moonie-Goondiwindi Fault. Of the 38 wells drilled in the field to date, 32 have produced oil at economic rates. By August 1990, 22.23 MMBBL (3.5 GL) of oil had been produced from an estimated 59.1 MMBBL (9.3 GL) in place. Remaining recoverable reserves, with primary recovery, are estimated to be more than 1.5 MMBBL (0.2 GL). Enhanced oil recovery using both carbon dioxide and microbial techniques is currently being investigated by AGL Petroleum.The discovery of oil at Moonie represented the start of the commercial oil era in Australia. It provided encouragement for the petroleum exploration industry to expand the search and demonstrated that there were profits to be made from Australia's sedimentary basins. Moonie spawned a generation of petroleum exploration and production people who contributed to discoveries and developments elsewhere in Australia.

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The study of the effect of fault transmissibility on the reservoir production using reservoir simulation—Cornea Field, Western Australia

Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology ◽

10.1007/s13202-019-00791-6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 739-753

Author(s):

Nurafiqah Abdullah ◽

Nurul Hasan ◽

Nawaf Saeid ◽

Mysara Eissa Mohyaldinn ◽

El-Said Mamdouh Mahmoud Zahran

Keyword(s):

Seismic Data ◽

Oil Production ◽

Thickness Ratio ◽

Tectonic Activity ◽

Displacement Thickness ◽

North Eastern ◽

Close Relationship ◽

Exploration And Production ◽

Fault Permeability ◽

Fault Displacement

Abstract The focused area in this study is in the Cornea Field located in the Yampi Shelf, north-eastern Browse Basin, Australia. The field was stated to be an elongated unfaulted drape anticline over highly eroded basement. From the literature and seismic data, faults die at the basement in the Cornea Field. Therefore, no faults were considered previously. The tectonic activity was not apparent in the area with only deformation by gravitational movements and compaction in the basement zone. However, fault might present in the reservoir and seal depth as time passed. Therefore, the aim of this study is to simulate the Cornea field with faults, to determine the effect of fault transmissibility on oil production. The study shows that the fault permeability and fault displacement thickness ratio have a close relationship with fault transmissibility. The fault transmissibility increases when fault permeability and fault displacement thickness ratio increase. Transmissibility multiplier was also considered in this study. The fault transmissibility increases with the increase in transmissibility multiplier, thus the oil production. This study contributes to the gap present in the research of the Cornea Field with fault structure, where it is important to consider fault existence during exploration and production.

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Aspects of Energy Saving of Oil-Producing Enterprises

Energies ◽

10.3390/en15010259 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 259

Author(s):

Katarzyna Midor ◽

Tatyana N. Ivanova ◽

Michał Molenda ◽

Witold Biały ◽

Oleg V. Zakharov

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Energy Saving ◽

Energy Management ◽

Energy Savings ◽

Oil Production ◽

Artificial Lift ◽

Exploration And Production ◽

Implementation Costs ◽

Development Goals ◽

Oil Production Technology

Increasing energy efficiency is included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by the year 2030. Enhancing energy efficiency is also one of the priority areas for improving the operational efficiency of any oil production enterprise. The energy management system of enterprises has been founded and implemented on the basis of the international standard ISO 50001:2018 and it works successfully. The energy efficiency strategy is formulated in the energy policy and integrated into the business model of the companies. Companies receive significant energy savings in the exploration and production segments through technical, technological, and organizational measures. This article shows the main directions for improving the energy efficiency of the artificial lift well stock and the results of their implementation. The main constraints on the implementation of the energy efficiency policy of oil-producing enterprises have been identified and directions for improvement of energy-saving structure have been proposed. The article proposes strategic-level classification of energy-saving measures, which is based on assessment and comparison of implementation costs, payback period, and takes into account investments into artificial lift technology, therefore allowing investment priorities in the energy management sphere to be distinguished. Advanced directions for investment in oil-production technology have been identified, and an algorithm of development and implementation of key indicators of energy consumption efficiency has been proposed.

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ASSESSMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE NEAR-WELLBORE ZONE OF REPAIRED WELLS BY THE SKIN FACTOR

10.31219/osf.io/7sjtb ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sudad H AL-Obaidi ◽

Chang WJ ◽

Patkin AA

Keyword(s):

Western Siberia ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Skin Effect ◽

Objective Assessment ◽

Oil Production ◽

Low Permeability ◽

Formation Zone ◽

Production Wells ◽

Exploration And Production ◽

Low Permeability Reservoirs

Production wells that have penetrated low-permeability reservoirs do not provide adequate oil production due to the degraded condition of the near-wellbore zones of the reservoir. Objective assessment of the condition of the near-wellbore formation zone of exploration and production wells by determining the magnitudes and values of skin effects using well tests allows timely implementation of measures to increase the productivity of wells and oil production.In this article, the following aspects of difficult-to-recover oil production were examined:- The analysis of the dependence of well productivity on the magnitude and significance of the skin effect, in order to assess the condition of the bottomhole formation zone for further planning and implementation of oil and gas inflow stimulation measures;- The influence of the magnitude and significance of the skin effect on the condition of the bottomhole formation zone on the experience of developing exploration wells penetrated into low-permeability formations in the fields of Western Siberia;- Criteria (based on the value and magnitude of the skin effect) for selecting methods of stimulating the bottomhole formation zone to increase the productivity of low-rate wells.

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Russian Oil: Production and Exports

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2003-9-136-146 ◽

2003 ◽

pp. 136-146

Author(s):

K. Liuhto

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Statistical Data ◽

Oil Production ◽

The Baltic Sea ◽

North West ◽

The North ◽

Oil Transportation ◽

Sea Ports ◽

The Baltic

Statistical data on reserves, production and exports of Russian oil are provided in the article. The author pays special attention to the expansion of opportunities of sea oil transportation by construction of new oil terminals in the North-West of the country and first of all the largest terminal in Murmansk. In his opinion, one of the main problems in this sphere is prevention of ecological accidents in the process of oil transportation through the Baltic sea ports.

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