Design of Onshore Production Systems for Unconventional Resources

Abstract

capacity potential of 130 MW, the generators are not all running at a given time. The electricity generation capabilities have met the demands of the artificial lift (ESP) program, which has extended the life of the project. A new drilling campaign will begin in April 2015. The plan comprises seven new wells designed to slow the decline of the fields. Even so, production decline remains a serious problem. In the past decade, overall production has fallen from 65,000 BOPD to 34,000 BOPD. While Block 16 may not produce oil forever, the lessons learned here will be applied to the new discoveries in the Ishpingo, Tambococha, and Tiputini (ITT) regions. Also located in the Yasuni National Park, the ITT block was recently sanctioned and is thought to hold up to 850 million bbl of oil. If accurate, this would account for onefifth of Equator’s total oil production. The ITT development may be good news for the country’s economy, but to succeed, it will need to borrow learnings from its more modest neighbor in Block 16. OGF PFC ROUNDUP