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Implementation of Solar Photovoltaic in PRIZe Project
Available to PurchasePublisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198071-MS
... responsibility efficiency inverter prize project sustainable development pv system kuwait application sustainability off-grid system module solar water heater utilization society of petroleum engineers solar air conditioner solar panel renewable energy electricity implementation operator...
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Visual Analysis of SAGD with Chemical Additives
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198041-MS
... Abstract SAGD (steam assisted gravity drainage) has been proven as an effective technology to enhance heavy oil/bitumen recovery. The main shortcoming of this method is its inefficiency, a result of high water and energy consumption. As a solution to SAGD efficiency improvement, we propose...
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In-Depth Water Diversion Treatment by Coupling Preformed Particle Gel and Low Salinity Waterflooding in Fractured Carbonate Cores
Available to PurchaseAli K. Alhuraishawy, Ahmed Khalil Jaber, Sameer Noori Aljawad, Baojun Bai, Mingzhen Wei, Hussein Ali Baker, Waleed Hussien AL-Bazzaz
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198019-MS
.... Also, the uniformity of fracture had a significant effect on plugging efficiency oil recovery factor from fractured reservoirs. upstream oil & gas pressure drop preformed particle gel reservoir low salinity alhuraishawy seawater carbonate reservoir waterflooding efficiency salinity...
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Dynamics of Surfactant Flooding in Tight Carbonate Rocks
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198066-MS
... that the efficiency of surfactant flooding increases as the tight carbonate rock get more oil-wet. The strongly oil-wet core manifested highest oil recovery, whereas in the weakly oil-wet core the recovery efficiency as a result of surfactant flooding was least. waterflooding concentration tight carbonate...
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Potential of Copper-Based Oil Soluble Catalyst for Improving Efficiency of In-Situ Combustion Process: Catalytic Combustion, Catalytic In-Situ Oil Upgrading, and Increased Oil Recovery
Available to PurchaseChengdong Yuan, Seyed Saeed Mehrabi-Kalajahi, Kamil Sadikov, Mikhail A. Varfolomeev, Dmitrii A. Emelianov, Nikolay O. Rodionov, Marat I. Amerkhanov
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198038-MS
... Abstract In-situ combustion (ISC) is a promising thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method for heavy oils. However, its field application is still limited due to difficulty in ignition, low combustion efficiency, unstable combustion front, etc. To improve the success rate of ISC process, we...
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Secure and Resilient Digital Oil Fields in Kuwait Oil Company
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198089-MS
... to fulfill certain tasks as they are autonomously done and digitally monitored. Consequently, the employees’ time and effort are utilized more efficiently as they are invested in more value-added tasks. The increase in the employees’ efficiency and utilization further translate into reduced labor costs...
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Black Powder Removal from Oil Pipelines
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198105-MS
... of black powder particles to submicron levels in full flow. Moreover, the paper has studied the enhancement of nanoparticle technology by using the graphene nanoparticles to improve the separation efficiency of the magnetic separation system. The graphene nanoparticles have enhanced the magnetic separation...
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A New Tool for Long-Term Monitoring and Management of Kuwait Oil Company KOC Reservoirs through Reservoir Management Performance Index RMPI Concept and Best Practices
Available to PurchaseMohammad Al-Ghnemi, Mohammad Al-Bahar, Ali Al-Najdi, Ashish Kumar, Anup Bora, Thakuria Chandan, Jarrah Al-Ruwayeh, Malek AlSaidi, Shareefah AlRashed, AlHawraa AlOmran, Bharat Singh, Rami Kansao, Meher Surendra, Sander Sucimez
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198180-MS
... replacement, water and gas management, production and injection performance, reserves promotion and replacement, current RF, EURF, drilling and workover efficiency, Well-Up time, etc. upstream oil & gas category annual depletion rate injector best practice rmpi metric measure enhanced...
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Refineries of the Future – The Refinery as an ENERGY HUB
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198184-MS
... by 2050. There is a strong focus on reducing CO 2 emissions from transport fuels. Refining industry can effectively contribute by gradually transitioning to e.g . new feedstock's hence reducing product-related CO 2 emissions (in combination with more efficient vehicles); integration with chemicals...
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Advanced Surveillance Technique for Multi-Phase Sweep Efficiency Monitoring
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-197985-MS
..., displacement efficiency, and reservoir sweep. Other factors also play a role including vertical sweep due to flow behind the casing, well integrity issues, presence of conductive faults, or fractures. Proper surveillance performed to evaluate the injectant plume front, reservoir conformance, well connectivity...
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True Well Performance Validation Using Management by Exception and Data Analytics to Improve Well Test Validation KPI
Available to PurchaseDaniel Gutierrez, Rachelle Christine Cornwall, Saber Mubarak Nuimi, Deepak Tripathi Tripathi, Melvin Hidalgo Hidalgo, Hamda Alkuwaiti, Sandeep Soni, Jose Isambertt
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198052-MS
... optimization engineer to verify the viability of the allowable rates for a quarter. Initiate development of mitigation strategies for a group of well showed potential artificial lift issues due to well performance changes. Case 3: Improving efficiency and accuracy in estimating well allowable using...
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The Duvernay Shale Completion Journey
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198070-MS
... wells are spaced from one another, the higher the proppant intensity. The key premise of limited entry design assumes that all the clusters within a fracture stage are taking fluid and sand equally and thus, have equal fracture half lengths, this is not the case (concept known as cluster efficiency...
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Standardizing Reservoir Management Best Practices in KOC
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187592-MS
... of KOC's RMBP to date, which span from workflows and governance in data management, to automation of drilling proposals and analog databases for reservoirs. KOC estimates these new processes will reduce operating costs and increase capital efficiency, which in turn will increase profitability by up to 15...
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Improvement in Horizontal Well Drilling Efficiency Increases Oil Production in North Kuwait
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187568-MS
... drilling operation Efficiency drilling performance operational practice Upstream Oil & Gas best practice completion technology requirement knowledge management wellbore stability oil production Implementation rig fleet North Kuwait reservoir Directional Drilling Well Design...
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Production Optimization and Savings Achieved in Burgan Digital Oilfield Pilot Boosts Technology Expansion Initiatives
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187548-MS
... DOF benefits are seen from the continuous efficient asset production management. Oil production is being sustained at target with minimum downtime due to highly advanced monitoring. Customized dashboards and intelligent alarms help in improved diagnostics such as changes in water cut, sudden stoppage...
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Next-Generation Gelling Agents for Improved Displacement in Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes
Available to PurchaseCenk Temizel, Ming Zhang, Frontida Biopharm, Bao Jia, Dike Putra, Raul Moreno, Basel Al-Otaibi, Ahmad Alkouh
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187577-MS
..., there is a substantial prospective for tertiary recovery through the implementation of polymer flooding. For reservoir oil viscosities above 150 mPa.s, the polymer pumping efficiency goes down as polymer injectivity reduces significantly with increasing injection water viscosity that is used to attain a favorable...
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Reaping The Benefits of the Mega Water Flood Project in North Kuwait - Production Enhancement Opportunities Tracking & Implementing
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187567-MS
... established during the campaign are now deeply imbeded within NK asset. waterflooding Efficiency injector Upstream Oil & Gas segment review enhanced recovery bubble point pressure reservoir pressure Reservoir Management injection production enhancement opportunity tracking optimization...
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Engineered Bit Design and Drilling Parameters Mark Breakthrough Drilling Performance in Interbedded Damaging Carbonates
Available to PurchaseWaleed Agawani, Abdullah M. Al-Ajmi, Wasim Fawaz, Abdulaziz Al-Rushoud, Mehul Pandya, Hussain Ali Al-Haj, Atef Abdelhamid, Mohammed El-Sherif
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187593-MS
... Improve dull condition of bit coming out of hole Surpass current field average ROP consistently Maintain efficient cleaning at lower flow rates for drilling in complete fluid-loss scenario Based on data and experience in drilling the application, an engineering process took place where several...
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Evaluation of a Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery EOR Application in A Heterogeneous and Low Permeable Oil Reservoir: Advanced Screening by Reservoir Simulation
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187636-MS
... efficiency of surfactant by the coarse and fine grid models indicates that the surfactant is being smeared in the coarse model, and consequently different pressure distribution in both models was observed after certain time of injection. Moreover, the predicted results illustrate the influence of any...
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Significant Reduction in OPEX by Improving Efficiency of GC Test Facility
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187565-MS
... of petroleum engineers total number liquid production rate test header pressure portable gor test procedure efficiency Introduction Production testing in SEK GCs performed by diverting the wells into test separator plant inside the GC facility through headers. Requires well test equipment setup...
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