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Location
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Model Description
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| Long Lake, Canada |
Audit of geological description and modelling;
OOIP and Recoverable Resource assessments, including the simulation
models for the pilot and commercial areas; the drilling schedule
and cost estimates; and SAGD production and OPEX forecasts
used in economic models. |
| Various Fields,
Northeastern Alberta, Canada |
Benchmark unit technical cost study of seven
SAGD projects, involving geologic description of the McMurray
formation, assessment of reservoir quality, identification
of gas/water zones, estimation of capital and operating costs,
and thermal simulation to forecast production performance. |
Screening review of primary heavy oil reservoirs
suitable for proposed “Below Reservoir Wellhead ” development
technology.
|
Wainwright/
Provost, Canada
|
Evaluation of reservoir architecture and geological controls on water coning/cusping in Lower Manville Channel oil pools to help design infill drilling campaign. |
| Optimization of a mature heavy oil waterflood. |
| Chard, Canada
|
Integrated geological/ simulation modelling (using IRAP RMS and Eclipse) to assess the impact of gas zone depletion on ultimate recovery of the underlying bitumen using SAGD process. Evaluation included 3-D static reservoir modeling, history matching of pressure data, and thermal simulation. The results were used as evidence in the AEUB Chard Gas/ Bitumen hearing. |
| Hamaca Field, Venezuela
|
Quantify the predicted benefit of multi-lateral wells for optimizing primary production.
Reserve estimation and production forecast for primary horizontal/ multi-lateral wells and steamflood EOR development options.
Artificial lift studies for cold production of the heavy oil from multi-lateral horizontal wells and for thermal wells. Also reviewed progressive cavity pump applications for induced sand production.
Simulation of CSS and steamflood recoveries using horizontal producers and S-shaped injectors for the 9oAPI oil, including well spacing, comparison of horizontal and high angle vertical wells, cyclic steam and steam drive. A Joint project with HOR – Heavy Oil Recovery Technology.
Evaluated sand production as a stimulation technique in primary cold production to achieve a negative skin (currently a common practice in the Lloydminster area of Canada).
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| Gaosheng
Field, China
|
Advised
TRD of RIPED
Institute in
Beijing, China,
on steam stimulation
studies. Joint
project with
HOR – Heavy
Oil Recovery
Technologies.
Audited
CSS resource
estimates and
generated base
oil production
forecast for
contract negotiations
on a rehabilitation
project.
Evaluated
heat losses
with various
completion
configurations
using steam
subroutines
in WT-PROD
simulation
software.
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| Patos-Marinza
Field, Albania
|
Evaluated
the remaining reserves and the net worth, including periodic
updates for funding agency. Assisted the joint venture company
in developing a strategy to enhance recovery and production.
Estimated primary
production optimisation
by workovers (re-perforating
and sand clean-outs), pump optimisation, PCP applications,
and recommending
core testing program
on the mature heavy
oil field (9–17oAPI).
Evaluated sand
production as a
stimulation technique in primary cold production to achieve
a negative skin (currently a common practice in the
Lloydminster area
of Canada).
Reviewed thermal
casing failures.
Reviewed casing and tubing string design modifications under
yield in thermal wells.
|
| Surmont
Field, Alberta, Canada |
Prepared reviews of artificial lift
options (reciprocating, progressive cavity, gas lift, and ESP)
for SAGD processes at reduced operating pressures for the 1997
AEUB Gas/ Bitumen Production Review Inquiry and the 2000 Surmont
Hearing. |
| Various Fields, Canada
|
Primary and enhanced depletion plan for the Lloydminster Pool Salt Lake (14 API), Medicine Hat Glauconite pool (16 API), Buffalo Coulee Bakken (13 API), Wainwright Sparky (22 API). |
| Various fields in China, Australia, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Venezuela, and Canada
|
Quantify the predicted benefit of multi-lateral wells for optimizing primary production.
Specialist support to SAGD Sand Control Task Force.
Horizontal well sand control studies for heavy oil primary and SAGD developments.
Artificial lift studies and optimization including reciprocating, progressive cavity, gas lift, and ESP for heavy oil operations and SAGD.
Review of cased hole horizontal well multi-lateral completion technology to sump a pump for low pressure SAGD steamflood and primary operations
Conceptual design of alternate single well SAGD completion (horizontal injector producer, injecting steam at the toe) via insulated coiled tubing and production at the heel by pump or steam lift.
Well performance and artificial lift courses that specifically addressed Canadian and California Heavy Oil Production Problems.
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