Managing Oil Production and Gas Export from a mature Field; a Success Story and Future of a 20 year-old Field in Natuna Sea Block A

Author(s):  
Budiyono Budiyono
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zamanuri ◽  
M. Abdulhadi ◽  
H. V. Chin ◽  
C. C Lim ◽  
S. Jacobs ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. F. Ng ◽  
T. Afandi ◽  
D. Sa'adon ◽  
J. Ja'afar ◽  
M. A. Omar ◽  
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2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.N. Ghosh ◽  
Soma. D. Sarkar ◽  
J.P. Lohiya ◽  
T.K. Das

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-93
Author(s):  
Steven Chandra ◽  
Prasandi Abdul Aziz ◽  
Muhammad Raykhan Naufal ◽  
Wijoyo Niti Daton

The most of today's global oil production comes from mature fields. Oil companies and governments are both concerned about increasing oil recovery from aging resources. To maintain oil production, the mature field must apply the Enhanced Oil Recovery method.  water-alternating-gas (WAG) injection is an enhanced oil recovery method designed to improve sweep efficiency during  injection with the injected water to control the mobility of . This study will discuss possible corrosion during  and water injection and the casing load calculation along with the production tubing during the injection phase. The following study also performed a suitable material selection for the best performance injection. This research was conducted by evaluating casing integrity for simulate  water-alternating-gas (WAG) to be applied in the X-well in the Y-field, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Corrosion prediction were performed using Electronic Corrosion Engineer (ECE®) corrosion model and for the strength of tubing which included burst, collapse, and tension of production casing was assessed using Microsoft Excel. This study concluded that for the casing load calculation results in 600 psi of burst pressure, collapse pressure of 2,555.64 psi, and tension of 190,528 lbf. All of these results are still following the K-55 production casing rating. While injecting , the maximum corrosion rate occurs. It has a maximum corrosion rate of 2.02 mm/year and a minimum corrosion rate of 0.36 mm/year. With this value, it is above NORSOK Standard M-001 which is 2 mm/year and needs to be evaluated to prevent the rate to remain stable and not decrease in the following years. To prevent the effect of maximum corrosion rate, the casing material must use a SM13CR (Martensitic Stainless Steel) which is not sour service material.


2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 726
Author(s):  
Lina Hartanto ◽  
Wisnu Widjanarko ◽  
Diala Muna

Australia’s Barrow Island Windalia reservoir—the nation’s largest onshore waterflood—was developed in the late 1960s. The Barrow Island oilfield is Chevron Australia’s only mature waterflood, comprising more than 220 active injectors. The injectors pressurise and increase oil recovery from the geologically complex, low-permeable and heterogeneous Windalia Sand Member. To date it is estimated that the value of waterflooding has effectively reduced the field decline rate from approximately 18 % per annum to less than 2 %—adding millions of barrels in recovery and years on to productive field life. In September of 2008, the Windalia Waterflood achieved full field restitution. This involved the replacement and commissioning of glass-reinforced epoxy injection flow lines, a ring-main network and produced water re-injection facilities. Significant challenges were overcome in the process of realising the restitution’s full potential. Several waterflood optimisation activities have now been executed to achieve oil uplift and to capitalise on Chevron Australia’s investment. Compounded with restitution, the activities have successfully achieved the asset objective of arresting field production decline. This paper highlights the challenges encountered by the waterflood team, providing insights and lessons learned in the dynamic and holistic nature of waterflood management. It also highlights the interplay of considerations and what is crucial to achieving optimum sweep efficiency and pressurisation.


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