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Turning Threat into Opportunity: NORM Management Helps to Recoup the Deferred Production from North Kuwait
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-198117-MS
... and implemented to revive the shut-in production potential to the GCs, resulting in a bump in oil production for North Kuwait. As a result of the strategy adopted, deferment of oil production due to NORM, which hovered to more than 1.5 years in the past, is prevented, thus helping production target requirements...
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Smart Production Surveillance: Production Monitoring and Optimization Using Integrated Digital Oil Field
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-198114-MS
... production to 4 MMBOPD by year 2030. To fulfill this vision KOC has designed a Digital Oil Field system which is unique in world in various aspects. This Digital Oil Field is designed to achieve two main objectives, first objective is to minimize the oil production losses associated with downtime and second...
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An Artificial Lift Optimization Tool Developed for the Greater Burgan Field
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198161-MS
... with pumps performing out of the desired design parameters, and 2) Wells with opportunities to increase oil production based on well-reservoir potential. The first condition allows engineers to improve pump's runlife and associated costs, while the second provides options to maximize oil production. The AL...
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Holistic Approach to Estimate Water Breakthrough; A Case Study
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198143-MS
... Abstract Historically, it has been a challenge to analyze and predict water cut or water production. While predicting water production may seem less relevant as compared to oil production, produced water poses many challenges. The difficulty rises when surface facilities cannot handle the water...
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Coiled-Tubing Gas Lift System Doubled Oil Production from Al-Wafa Field
Available to PurchaseAyoub Sherik, Mohamed Ben Abdalla, Abdoallah Abdoalqader, Gumah Abusninah, Abdaldaem Ateya Abdaldaem, Ahmed Nagim Ben Ayad
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 13–16, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-198096-MS
... Coiled Tubing was chosen as the most efficient, reliable and cost-effective technique to revive oil production from 12 dead wells. The results of this pilot project were very satisfactory. The technique involves running coiled tubing inside the production tubing of a dead oil well, the coiled tubing...
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Improvement in Horizontal Well Drilling Efficiency Increases Oil Production in North Kuwait
Available to PurchasePublisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
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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Selection Criteria for Miscible-Gases to Enhance Oil Recovery in Unconventional Reservoirs of North America
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187576-MS
..., Montana, and South Saskatchewan. This study approved that diffusion flow is dominated in these types of reservoirs. Therefore, the injected CO 2 needs a significant molar-diffusivity into formation-oil, so it can penetrate into shale-matrix and enhance oil production. However, some of CO 2 Pilot-tests...
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Potential for Solar Energy Use in the Global Petroleum Sector
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187578-MS
..., and constitute a major fraction of the worldwide potential. sustainable development radiation oil production sustainability brandt ar social responsibility energy intensity solar PV Stanford University Kuwait Ipieca thermal energy solar energy recovery energy use Upstream Oil & Gas...
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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
... North Kuwait chetri society of petroleum engineers oil production KOC upper burgan Mauddud pressure support water flood reservoir Background Water flood activities have been embarked upon in North Kuwait in the year 2000, specially in two of the mega size reservoirs, Mauddud (Crabonate...
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Application of Real-Time Data and Integrated Models in an Automated Workflow for Production Surveillance and Analysis in Burgan Oil Field
Available to PurchaseB. Al-Shammari, N. M. Rane, S F Desai, Al Sabea, Salem Hamad, M. Pandey, S. Shankhdhar, R. Chacko, F. Ledesma S.
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187610-MS
... to the field operations center in a collaborative work environment to implement actions. Kuwait Oil Company started implementing integrated digital field projects (KwIDF) as a part of their strategy to enhance and optimize Kuwait’s oil production, and launched three pilot projects in 2009. The KwIDF GC-01...
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Water Control Management Utilizing Downhole Water Sink Technology: Application of a Reservoir in the Middle East
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187663-MS
..., Downhole Water Sink (DWS) completion technology is adapted to maximize reservoir recovery by reducing water cut with oil production, the excessive water is produced through a bottom completion and the oil is produced from the top completion. The design of a successful DWS requires detailed planning...
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Subsurface Disposal of Produced Water and Simultaneous Increased Oil Production Achieved within the Same Wellbore Using Inverted ESP - North Kuwait Case Study
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187624-MS
... Abstract To improve Oil production rates and recovery factors North Kuwait shifted its exploitation strategy from vertical to horizontal completions. These horizontal ICD completions did indeed reduce the draw down pressure within the reservoir, thereby delaying water breakthrough. When water...
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Evaluation Method and Application of Different Development Stages in Waterflooding Reservoirs
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187633-MS
... characteristic curve charts, based on seepage mechanics and material conservation principle, waterflooding characteristic formula between accumulative oil production and accumulative liquid production was deduced. Using mathematical equation method, a new relation between water-cut and recovery degree...
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Analysis and Optimization of Bubbly Oil Production in Heavy Oil Reservoirs
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, October 15–18, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-187615-MS
... is the result of a number of complex mechanisms and requires a good understanding on each of them to estimate the potential response of these reservoirs. In this work, the role of key factors that affect the bubbly oil production is summarized. To outline the significance of key variables on the performance...
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Processing Heavy Crude
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference, October 11–14, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-175328-MS
... production oil sand Upstream Oil & Gas oil production refinery configuration complex reservoir differential crude refinery crude slate crude oil enhanced recovery specific gravity viscosity presentation gravity heavy crude materials and corrosion society of petroleum engineers flowline...
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Excellent Stimulation Results in Deep Carbonate Reservoir in Marrat Formation in Magwa Structure in Greater Burgan Field Kuwait
Available to PurchaseFatemah Snasiri, Eman Abdulrazzaq, Naween Tirkey, Rohit Kotecha, Naz H. Gazi, Mohammad Al-Othman, Salem Al-Sabea, Farida Ali
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference, October 11–14, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-175342-MS
... to replace during future work over jobs. Coil Tubing Cleaning of tubular with light aromatics is a routine operation to maintain production from wells. Increased demand of oil necessitated safely increasing oil production from Marrat reservoir. Keeping in view the challenges, a multi-disciplinary team...
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Tandem ESP-Packer Dumpflood Completion Application in North Kuwait Field - A Successful Alternative to Conventional Encapsulated ESP systems - Case Study
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference, October 11–14, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-175352-MS
... tandem esp-packer dumpflood completion application enhanced recovery oil production ESP system successful alternative conventional encapsulated esp system society of petroleum engineers aquifer reservoir bubble point pressure MA reservoir injection injection facility Introduction...
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Water Conformance Control Approach for Mauddud Reservoir, North Kuwait Field
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference, October 11–14, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-175396-MS
... which improve the oil recovery & reduce the water production subsequently. Most of the key producers showed an excellent response as a result of water conformance control application. Many successful cases were observed which have been resulted in water cut reduction and oil production increase...
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Response of CO 2 Diffusion to Macro- and Microporosity in Carbonate Reservoirs
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference, October 11–14, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-175296-MS
... Fluid Dynamics oil production diffusion coefficient injection carbonate reservoir flow in porous media micropore co 2 diffusion Reservoir Conditions permeability reservoir Oil Recovery fractured reservoir Introduction Though a rich potential source of tomorrow's hydrocarbons...
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Natural Down Hole Gas Separation for ESP wells
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Paper presented at the SPE Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference, October 11–14, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-175216-MS
... Abstract Artificial lift is widely used by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to both accelerate and increase oil production. The electrical submersible pump (ESP) is one of the most commonly used artificial lift systems in oil and water wells. The ESP is a multistage centrifugal pump placed down...
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