Development of a Thin Oil Rim With Horizontal Wells in a Low Relief Chalk Gas Field, Tyra Field, Danish North Sea

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olav Nykjaer
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Oil Rim

The Use of Horizontal Wells to Optimize the Development of Andrew—A Small Oil and Gas Field in the UKCS North Sea

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Jolley ◽  
Matt Nicol ◽  
Amy Frankenbourg ◽  
Andy Leonard ◽  
John Wreford
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Oil And Gas Field

The Juliet Field, Block 47/14b, UK North Sea

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Offer
Keyword(s):  
Production Rate ◽  
North Sea ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Reservoir Quality ◽  
Burial History ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
High Production Rate ◽  
High Production ◽  
Sandstone Formation ◽  
East West

AbstractThe abandoned Juliet gas field is a small, highly compartmentalized, accumulation situated south and east of the Amethyst Gas Field. It was discovered in 2008 by well 47/14b-10 and flowed first gas on 5 January 2014. The field consists of at least two culminations within a very low-relief east–west-orientated fault-bounded anticline. The reservoir comprises aeolian sandstones of the Permian, Rotliegend Group, Leman Sandstone Formation. Reservoir quality varies from good to moderate, with a high production rate achieved from horizontal wells.Seismic time-to-depth conversion is affected by Quaternary seabed channels, chalk burial history and a rapid thickening in the Basalanhydrit Formation located over the east of the field, associated with the edge of the Zechstein Basin.Gas-in-place at pre-development was expected to be 105 bcf, with reserves of 67 bcf. The field was developed using two horizontal wells and a subsea tie-back to the Pickerill Field, 22 km to the east. Since development, the field appears to be more compartmentalized than initially expected.

scholarly journals Containment Risk Management for CO2 Storage in a Depleted Gas Field, UK North Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 4804-4817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owain Tucker ◽  
Martin Holley ◽  
Richard Metcalfe ◽  
Sheryl Hurst
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
North Sea ◽  
Co2 Storage ◽  
Gas Field

Horizontal Wells: An Application in the North Sea

1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.J. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Sea

The Forties and Brimmond Fields, Blocks 21/10, 22/6a, UK North Sea

2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 557-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Carter ◽  
J. Heale
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Oil Price ◽  
3D Seismic ◽  
Rotary Drilling ◽  
Geological Society ◽  
Recoverable Reserves ◽  
Infill Drilling

AbstractThis paper updates the earlier account of the Forties Field detailed in Geological Society Memoir 14 (Wills 1991), and gives a brief description of the Brimmond Field, a small Eocene accumulation overlying Forties (Fig. 1).The Forties Field is located 180 km ENE of Aberdeen. It was discovered in 1970 by well 21/10-1 which encountered 119 m of oil bearing Paleocene sands at a depth of 2131 m sub-sea. A five well appraisal programme confirmed the presence of a major discovery including an extension into Block 22/6 to the southeast. Oil-in-place was estimated to be 4600 MMSTB with recoverable reserves of 1800 MM STB. The field was brought onto production in September 1975. Plateau production of 500 MBOD was reached in 1978, declining from 1981 to 77 MBOD in 1999.In September 1992 a programme of infill drilling commenced, which continues today. The earlier infill targets were identified using 3D seismic acquired in 1988. Acquisition of a further 3D survey in 1996 has allowed the infill drilling programme to continue with new seismic imaging of lithology, fluids and saturation changes. The performance of the 1997 drilling showed that high step-out and new technology wells, including multi-lateral and horizontal wells, did not deliver significantly better targets than drilling in previous years.In line with smaller targets, and in the current oil price environment, low cost technology is being developed through the 1999 drilling programme. Through Tubing Rotary Drilling (TTRD) is currently seen as the most promising way of achieving a step

The Clipper Field, Blocks 48/19a, 48/19c, UK North Sea

2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 691-698
Author(s):  
M. J. Sarginson
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Upper Permian ◽  
Lower Permian ◽  
Reservoir Properties ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Matrix Permeability ◽  
Recoverable Reserves ◽  
Reservoir Permeability ◽  
Sandstone Formation

AbstractThe Clipper Gas Field is a moderate-sized faulted anticlinal trap located in Blocks 48/19a, 48/19c and 48/20a within the Sole Pit area of the southern North Sea Gas Basin. The reservoir is formed by the Lower Permian Leman Sandstone Formation, lying between truncated Westphalian Coal Measures and the Upper Permian evaporitic Zechstein Group which form source and seal respectively. Reservoir permeability is very low, mainly as a result of compaction and diagenesis which accompanied deep burial of the Sole Pit Trough, a sub basin within the main gas basin. The Leman Sandstone Formation is on average about 715 ft thick, laterally heterogeneous and zoned vertically with the best reservoir properties located in the middle of the formation. Porosity is fair with a field average of 11.1%. Matrix permeability, however, is less than one millidarcy on average. Well productivity depends on intersecting open natural fractures or permeable streaks within aeolian dune slipface sandstones. Field development started in 1988. 24 development wells have been drilled to date. Expected recoverable reserves are 753 BCF.

The Amethyst Field, Blocks 47/8a, 47/9a, 47/13a, 47/14a, 47,15a, UK North Sea

1991 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 387-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Garland
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Reservoir Quality ◽  
Geological Model ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Seismic Parameters ◽  
Recoverable Reserves ◽  
High Production ◽  
Sandstone Formation ◽  
Phased Development ◽  
Overlying Strata

AbstractThe Amethyst gas field was discovered in 1970 by well 47/13-1. Subsequently it was appraised and delineated by 17 wells. It consists of at least five accumulations with modest vertical relief, the reservoir being thin aeolian and fluviatile sandstones of the Lower Leman Sandstone Formation. Reservoir quality varies from poor to good, high production rates being attained from the aeolian sandstones. Seismic interpretation has involved, in addition to conventional methods, the mapping of several seismic parameters, and a geological model for the velocity distribution in overlying strata.Gas in place is currently estimated at 1100 BCF, with recoverable reserves of 844 BCF. The phased development plan envisages 20 development wells drilled from four platforms, and first gas from the 'A' platforms was delivered in October 1990. A unitization agreement is in force between the nine partners, with a technical redetermination of equity scheduled to commence in 1991.

Comprehensive Analysis of Production Loggings in Fuling Shale Gas Play in China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaowen Liu ◽  
Wei Pang ◽  
Jincai Shen ◽  
Ying Mi
Keyword(s):  
Shale Gas ◽  
Mineral Content ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Organic Content ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Liquid Loading ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Well Trajectory ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract Fuling shale gas field is one of the most successful shale gas play in China. Production logging is one of the vital technologies to evaluate the shale gas contribution in different stages and different clusters. Production logging has been conducted in over 40 wells and most of the operations are successful and good results have been observed. Some previous studies have unveiled one or several wells production logging results in Fuling shale gas play. But production logging results show huge difference between different wells. In order to get better understanding of the results, a comprehensive overview is carried out. The effect of lithology layers, TOC (total organic content), porosity, brittle mineral content, well trajectory is analyzed. Results show that the production logging result is consistent with the geology understanding, and fractures in the favorable layers make more gas contribution. Rate contribution shows positive correlation with TOC, the higher the TOC, the greater the rate contribution per stage. For wells with higher TOC, the rate contribution difference per stage is relatively smaller, but for wells with lower TOC, it shows huge rate contribution variation, fracture stages with TOC lower than 2% contribute very little, and there exist one or several dominant fractures which contributes most gas rate. Porosity and brittle minerals also show positive effect on rate contribution. The gas rate contribution per fracture stage increases with the increase of porosity and brittle minerals. The gas contribution of the front half lateral and that of latter half lateral are relatively close for the "upward" or horizontal wells. However, for the "downward" wells, the latter half lateral contribute much more gas than the front half lateral. It is believed that the liquid loading in the toe parts reduced the gas contribution in the front half lateral. The overview research is important to get a compressive understanding of production logging and different fractures’ contribution in shale gas production. It is also useful to guide the design of horizontal laterals and fractures scenarios design.

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