scholarly journals Improvement of oil and gas field development technology

Author(s):  
B. M. Nuranbayeva ◽  
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E. S. Oryngozhin ◽  
D. R. Alaguzov ◽  

During the period of depletion of the main oil reserves in fields entering the last stage of development due to the priority development of highly productive highly permeable reservoirs, an increasing proportion of residual reserves become difficult to recover.Therefore, it becomes relevant to use effective methods of increasing oil recovery in existing fields, most of the original volume of geological reserves remains in the deposits. One of these methods is unsteady waterflooding, which has proven its effectiveness in a number of fields.

1988 ◽  
Vol 6 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 317-322
Author(s):  
A.F. Grove

The characteristics of good energy company borrowers are strong management, integrity, diversification, flexibility, a sound financial basis and business acumen. Acceptable reasons for borrowing include requirements for working capital, plant expansion, modernisation, oil and gas field development and the manufacturing of oil tools and related products. Security for loans is based on the company's reserves, the duration of the debt and priority over other indebtedness. Most loans are evaluated on the grounds of general corporate credit, that is, the overall credit standing of the borrower.


1983 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
B. L. Smith

The Merrimelia oil and gas field, 40 km north of Moomba in SA, is located on the central dome of the Gidgealpa-Merrimelia-Innamincka Trend within the Cooper/Eromanga Basins.Geophysical studies have been instrumental in the investigation of the field since the discovery of commercial Permo-Triassic gas at Merrimelia- 5 in 1970 based on the results of the Merrimelia Seismic Survey. Subsequent seismic recorded during the 1980 Karawinnie Survey resulted in the location of Merrimelia-6 which, in 1981, discovered commercial oil in the Jurassic Namur Member and Hutton Sandstone, and Triassic gas, previously unknown.To allow accurate mapping of the field's oil reserves, a detailed half kilometre grid was recorded during the 1981 Namooka Seismic Survey. The programme comprised 110 km of 24-fold Vibro- seis coverage. Interpretation of the seismic and well data has resulted in recognition of a complex stratigraphic component superimposed on the Merrimelia structural high. Considerable detailed seismic work has contributed to a better understanding of the seismic reflection sequence and hence improved geophysical prognoses.Seismic studies of the Merrimelia field are continuing as further discoveries, most recently oil in the Triassic at Merrimelia-12 and gas in the Tirrawarra Sandstone at Merrimelia-13, are made in the field area.


Author(s):  
Zhao Wang ◽  
Wei Qin ◽  
Xiaojie Zhang ◽  
Jiannan Zhao ◽  
Yong Bai

Abstract The steel lazy wave riser has been used in deep-water oil and gas field development because it has good adaption to the movement of the upper platform and economic efficiency. The typical design criterion and design flow of steel lazy wave riser are introduced in this paper. The design method and the equivalence principle of distributed buoyancy modules are given. The formulas of equivalent hydrodynamic parameters are derived in this paper. The influences of distributed buoyancy modules (DBM) and the buoyancy factor on the configuration of the riser, the top tension, and the bending moment distribution are discussed and summarized. The distribution law of effective stress response along the pipe can be analyzed by dynamic analysis, and it provides reference for the global design of steel lazy wave riser.


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