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Fracturing Fluid Rationalization: First Dual-Viscosity Fracturing Fluid Application in the Middle East
Available to PurchaseAli Mira, Mohamed Samir, Mohamed Abdel Naby, Nelly Mohamed, Jose Rojas, Ahmed Kamar, Mohamed El Sebaee
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, September 14–16, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-175782-MS
... Roash "G" member (A/R G) of Cenomanian (Cretaceous) age. These sandstones comprise the main reservoirs in the field. During the last 4 years, the introduction of various techniques has led to a fourfold increase in the production from these fields. This success story is mainly the result of using...
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Application of a Numerical Simulation Model for Work over Plans Assessment Prior Operations and Determination of Best Well Intervention Technique for Production Enhancement
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, April 15–17, 2013
Paper Number: SPE-164605-MS
... Abstract This paper describes the application of a new numerical model to simulate any work over plans in order to assess the work over efficiency and the well productivity enhancement, prior to operations commencement. A case study is discussed, where an operator in Egypt had a plan...
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Enhancing The Overall Productivity of GASCO Integrated Plants Using Available Process Flexibility and Reliability
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, April 15–17, 2013
Paper Number: SPE-164683-MS
... used as a feed stock for petrochemical industry (SIDPEC Company) to produce Ethylene and 280 MT/Y & 59 MT/Y of LPG and condensate for the local market consumption adding value for national economy by reducing the imported quantities of the same products and 210 MT/Y of Commercial Propane for export...
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Rejuvenation of West Qarun Field
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, April 15–17, 2013
Paper Number: SPE-164700-MS
... Abstract The West Qarun development concession is located in the Abu Gharadig basin of the Western Desert, approximately 200 km SW of Cairo City. The block comprises a gross area of 46.2 km2 and contains the producing West Qarun oil field. Oil production commenced in October 1994 from four...
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Effective Analytical Approaches to Enhance Productivity of Low Producing Gas Wells
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, April 15–17, 2013
Paper Number: SPE-164614-MS
... stress profile, Young's modulus, and Poisson's ratio. The reservoir development and mechanical properties are illustrated in Fig. 3 and the production history in Fig. 4 . Abstract Hydraulic fracturing is a widely used technology in the industry to enhance oil and gas production, particularly...
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Low-Productivity Sand Characterization and Identification of Bypassed Oil and Water Source with Advanced Production and Pulsed Neutron Logging, A Unique Key for Improving Field Productivity
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, April 15–17, 2013
Paper Number: SPE-164636-MS
... Abstract An oil well with two perforated zones had an initial production rate of ~2,400 BOPD with water traces. Within 3 months, production decreased to ~1,000 BOPD and water cut increased to >25%. It was critical to identify the cause of decreasing productivity and increasing water cut...
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Carbonate Reservoir Characterization at Different Scales: Proving the Value of Integration
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, April 15–17, 2013
Paper Number: SPE-164676-MS
... on flow (permeability) and storage-capacity analyses (porosity partitioning), and a better understanding of the reservoir heterogeneity at different scales; the results have been used to improve drillstem test designs and reservoir production strategies. real time system machine learning Drillstem...
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Optimization Of Horizontal Well Length: A Case Study In The Fractured Basement Reservoir Of The South-east Dragon Oil Field In Viet Nam.
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, April 15–17, 2013
Paper Number: SPE-164746-MS
... the blocks of Dragon structure as mentioned above, the South-East Dragon reservoir, which is selected for our study, is a small reservoir with the size of 8 x 7 km, where the oil is produced from a naturally fractured basement. It was discovered in 1994 and put on production in 1996, and it is now...
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A New Strategy to Explore Tight Oil/Gas Reservoirs "Fit for Purpose Acid Fracturing"
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, April 15–17, 2013
Paper Number: SPE-164778-MS
... disappointing results and tighter zones are often abandoned for more promising target intervals. With increases in oil and gas production targets, operators are being forced to investigate more marginal reservoir layers for reserves and production potential. The real challenge facing oil industry today...
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Fishing for Talent: Strategies and Techniques for its Effective Management in Hydrocarbon Industry
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, April 15–17, 2013
Paper Number: SPE-164781-MS
... shortage knowledge intensive enterprise framework productivity Upstream Oil & Gas workforce challenge knowledge retention society of petroleum engineers plunkett cyclicality autonomy talent strategy effective management petroleum industry Introduction Talent Management...
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PLT Based Improved Diagnosis Restore the Productivity in ESP Completed Well- A case study from Muglad Basin of Sudan
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, February 20–22, 2012
Paper Number: SPE-150569-MS
... well productivity was very good. Currently the field is facing the challenge of high water cut which is masking the oil production and will result in lower recovery factor than envisaged in field development plan (FDP). Arresting the production decline by controlling the excess water production...
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The Key of Success to Manage Shallow Heavy Oil and Unconsolidated Sand Reservoir
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, February 20–22, 2012
Paper Number: SPE-152206-MS
... and 90°F respectively. The oil viscosity is more than 4000 cp at standard conditions and the reservoir rock is oil wet with 5-10% H2S content. The highly unconsolidated nature of the sand and the thin pay (heat losses) makes the economical production of Zeit Sand very challenging. The OOIP...
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Fractured Reservoir Characterisation: A Fully Integrated Study, from Borehole Imagery, Cores and Seismic Data to Production Logs - Example of an Algerian Gas Field (Sbaa Basin, SW Algeria)
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, February 14–17, 2010
Paper Number: SPE-128563-MS
.... According to dynamic data, well productivity may be enhanced by fracturation by a factor up to 12. The resulting fracture probability map was used to build a 3D fracture model with IFP and FracaFlow® software dedicated for fracture analysis and fracture modelling. For each well, a local discrete...
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Enhance Digital Oil Fields by Plugging the Technological Capability Gap
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, February 14–17, 2010
Paper Number: SPE-127269-MS
... Abstract The oil and gas industry needs to plug the capability gap with pertinent technology that embraces the current trends to improving productivity. Digital oil fields have to engage the geosciences community and the business decision makers, surfacing knowledge from the plethora...
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Formation Damage Kinetics and its Effect on Oil Reservoir Productivity
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, February 14–17, 2010
Paper Number: SPE-128403-MS
... Abstract Formation damage, a common problem associated with field operations, is often a major factor in reducing the productivity and injectivity of a well in a petroleum reservoir. Numerous laboratory and field studies indicate that formation damage occurs during many phases of reservoir...
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Production Improvement of Formation Damaged Wells by Proper Acid Treatment
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Paper presented at the North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, February 14–17, 2010
Paper Number: SPE-128433-MS
..., and any additional water saturation were mobile. However, in terms of permeability loss, we can see from the example above that an increase of water saturation from 20 to 40% was sufficient to down grade productivity significantly. A summary of the permeability losses for the four tests are shown...
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Accomplishments and Challenges of Horizontal Well Technology in Hassi Messaoud Oilfield
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Paper presented at the SPE North Africa Technical Conference & Exhibition, March 12–14, 2008
Paper Number: SPE-112082-MS
... Abstract At present, about half of Hassi Messaoud field output is being produced from hundreds of non-conventional wells. Two horizontal well (HW) applications are being used; new infill medium-radius horizontal wells in between productive zones and re-entry of dry-to-poor vertical producers...
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Sustaining Fracture Conductivity Increases Cumulative Production in Tight–Gas Reservoir—A Case History
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Paper presented at the SPE North Africa Technical Conference & Exhibition, March 12–14, 2008
Paper Number: SPE-111992-MS
... Abstract The rapid post-fracture production rate decline observed in both oil and gas wells is normally associated with loss of fracture conductivity, often attributed to invasion of formation fines into the proppant pack, loss of fracture width caused by proppant flowback, and fines derived...