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{"title":"Journey of Effectively Using Real-Time Production Surveillance Tool in Digital Transformation and Well, Reservoir and Facility Management Improvements","authors":"S. Sahu, C. Lauwerys, Zulfikri Abdullah, Mariana Jamil Muhammad, Divya Agrawal","doi":"10.2118/205623-ms","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/205623-ms","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 In 2014, SPE-167857-MS was published highlighting how Real-Time Surveillance using the Shell proprietary Production Universe (PU) application helped to reduce deferment, improve production allocation, optimize test unit capacity, and track well operating envelope in Brunei Shell Petroleum BSP (company) operations in South East Asia.\u0000 Since then, there has been significant progress in the application of PU to help the company meet Wells Reservoir Management (WRFM) requirements and Operational Excellence standards in areas such as Platform Production Reconciliation, Well Modeling, Production Estimation, and Exception based Surveillance helping the company to improve their Hydrocarbon and Energy Accounting. The wider introduction of the PU application in the allocation process significantly helped in Hydrocarbon Accounting (HCA), helping company's journey in moving from monthly to daily allocation and assisting to improve the field reconciliation factor (RF).\u0000 The utilization of PU has also facilitated real-time monitoring of production parameters supporting engineers to safely and efficiently operate their wells within the Operating Envelopes while adhering to reservoir management guidelines.\u0000 The optimization engine of the PU has been used to maximize the production of company contributing to two major success stories of Real-Time Condensate Optimization in a Gas-Constraint system and Gas Lift Optimization in a platform with limited lift gas availability amongst the producing wells.\u0000 An Integrated Production Monitoring and Optimization System (IPMOS) provides asset-wide advice on optimally producing company's well within the constraints imposed by limitations on pipeline capacity, compressor throughput, and remote operability while satisfying customer demands.\u0000 PU is additionally being used in Proactive Technical Monitoring (PTM) of rotating equipment to identify the critical parameters operating outside the set limits in an exception-based format.\u0000 PU alerts & alarms have been configured in a wide range of operational monitoring such as Ensure Safe Production (ESP), Chemical Injection, Annulus Pressure Monitoring(APM), Control-Line pressure, Erosion-Corrosion Monitoring System(ECMS) to alert Production Engineers in case of any discrepancy or exception-based format for them to take remedial actions.\u0000 This paper will explain how each of the above applications in PU has helped company in its journey of closing its gap to potential and achieving the digital transformation of its operations.","PeriodicalId":11017,"journal":{"name":"Day 2 Wed, October 13, 2021","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74972733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"678 Challenges of Well Completion Design & Operation Solutions for Deep Gas Well with Multiple Producing Zone in Mildly Overpressured Reservoirs at Offshore Malaysia","authors":"Hazirah Abdul Uloom, Asba Madzidah Abu Bakar, M. Hussain, F. Tusimin, Z. R. M. Ghazali, M. S. Salih, M. F. A. Rasid, Sunanda Magna Bela, L. Riyanto, M. Othman, Syazwan A Ghani, N. A. A. Fadzil","doi":"10.2118/205634-ms","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/205634-ms","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Based on the production data from first development campaign in 2017, contamination reading of CO2 and H2S from gas production wells were observed increasing from 3% to 10% and from 3ppm to 16ppm respectively within one year production. These findings have triggered the revisit in 2019 development campaign optimization strategy in terms of material selection, number of wells, reservoir targets, and completion design. Thus, tubing material was upgraded to HP1-13CR for the upper part of tubing up to 10,000 ft-MDDF (feet measure depth drilling rig floor) to avoid SSC risk due to the geostatic undisturbed temperature is less than 80 deg C, however the material of deeper tubing remains as 13CR-L80 as per 2017 campaign. Moreover, the mercury content from first campaign was observed to be above threshold limit from intermediate reservoir based on mercury mapping exercise done in August 2018.As the mercury removal system is not incorporated in the surface facilities, the mercury reading from the well in the 2019 campaign need a close monitoring during well testing so that appropriate action can be taken in case the recorded contaminant reading is high. Dedicated zonal sampling plan to be performed if the commingle zone (total) mercury reading was recorded to be above the threshold limit, and that zones will be shut off to preserve the surface facilities.\u0000 Opportunity was grabbed to optimize number of wells by completing both shallow and intermediate sections in a single selective completion to maximize the project value. However, this combination will lead to major challenges during operation due to the huge difference in reservoir pressure and permeability contrast in each perforated reservoir as the required overbalanced pressure of completion brine for shallow reservoir is much lesser than the requirement for the mildly overpressure intermediate reservoir. Thus, a potential risk of severe losses and well control is present at shallow reservoir. To mitigate this risk, loss circulation material was pre-spotted in the TCP (Tubing conveyed perforation) BHA prior to fire the gun to allow for self-curing process should losses take place.\u0000 During the first development campaign, the completion tubing was running in hole in two stages. The lower completion was deployed via drill pipe and the perforated zones was secured with fluid loss device located between lower completion tubing and gravel pack packer. The upper completion tubing was then deployed and tied back to the lower completion packer. This approach was applied as mitigation to prevent fluid losses and to ensure the tubing can be safely deployed to the intended final depth. However, based on the actual performance and losses rate data during the first campaign, the completion design in second campaign was optimized and deployed in single stage. Since shallow and intermediate reservoir were combined in multiple production zones where five SSD (Sliding Side Door) were installed, the slickline option ","PeriodicalId":11017,"journal":{"name":"Day 2 Wed, October 13, 2021","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87869469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Precise Cement Displacement with a New Cement Plug Tracking Method","authors":"A. Kabannik, R. Korkin, D. Demidov, Andrey O. Fedorov, Aleksandra Khudorozhkova, Micaela Nieczkoski","doi":"10.2118/205691-ms","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/205691-ms","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 During the primary well cementing operation, when the cement slurry is pumped into the annulus around the outside of the casing string, it is very critical not to over displace and let the displacement fluid enter the annulus.\u0000 Traditionally, to determine when to stop the cement displacement operation, the top cement plug position is tracked volumetrically by dividing the displaced volume by the casing internal cross-sectional area. However, the volumetric method is prone to uncertainties related to displacement fluid compressibility, high-pressure pump inefficiency, flowmeter inaccuracy, and variance in casing joint diameters.\u0000 The new cost-effective cement displacement monitoring method is based on the analysis of the pressure pulses generated by the top cement plug passing the casing. These pressure pulses are detected by the standard pressure transducer installed at the cementing head. When correlated with the casing tally, these pulses identify the plug position related to the completion elements that provide better accuracy than the volumetric method used conventionally.\u0000 The case studies include the successful cement displacement monitoring example and the case where the plug was prematurely stopped 90 meters above the landing collar, which was revealed by the subsequent drilling and confirmed independently by the new plug tracking method.","PeriodicalId":11017,"journal":{"name":"Day 2 Wed, October 13, 2021","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91349832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Kedung Keris Full Well Stream Pipeline Fiber Optic Leak Detection System","authors":"C. Chairunissa, D. K. Amanu, G. Astari, Eska Indrayana","doi":"10.2118/205776-ms","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/205776-ms","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Kedung Keris (KK) is a sour oil field based in Cepu Block, Indonesia. KK field was originally planned to have a processing facility with separate pipelines to deliver crude & produced water, while the gas was planned to be flared. To reduce cost, this concept was changed to a wellpad with full well stream pipeline with new technology of Fiber Optic Leak Detection Sensing System (LDSS) as a key enabler.\u0000 The fiber optic LDSS functions by leveraging fiber optic cable attached to the pipeline to detect leak as well as intrusion to the pipeline's Right-of-Way through real-time analysis of physical characteristics of a leak and intrusion, such as changes in temperature, pressure, ground strain and acoustics.\u0000 The implementation of LDSS, together with other safeguards built into the pipeline design, operations and maintenance, allowed the KK Project to eliminate the separation facility at KK wellpad and an additional water pipeline. It also reduces the flaring by billions of standard cubic feet of gas cumulative until end of PSC life as originally all gas planned to be flared. The change of KK Project concept altogether yielded tens of millions of US dollar gross cost savings (~30% of CAPEX + OPEX reduction) following the KK startup in late 2019. The installed LDSS proven to detect leak for up to few meters location accuracy and has intrusion detection capability. KK Project has pioneered the implementation of fiber optic leak detection system for Indonesia oil and gas companies. This work provided further insight to the utilization of such technology in full well stream pipeline where traditional leak detection system implementation will not be acceptable. Consecutively, full well stream pipeline deployment can lead to future CAPEX + OPEX efficiency in facility project design and operation, as well as flaring reduction opportunity.","PeriodicalId":11017,"journal":{"name":"Day 2 Wed, October 13, 2021","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90451642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Additive Scale Removal Based on Noncorrosive Organic Acid for Handling Silica and Carbonate Scale in Oil and Gas and Geothermal Wells","authors":"U. Pasarai, S. PancaWahyudi, A. Haans, I. Widiantara, Budi Saroyo","doi":"10.2118/205739-ms","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/205739-ms","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The silica and carbonate scale that forms along the production pipeline is a significant problem in the oil and gas and geothermal industry because it disrupts production operations. Silica and carbonate scales on the inside of the pipe cause blockage of flow and an increase in pressure. Failure of downhole settlement equipment will reduce the production capacity of the well, and the maintenance burden will increase.\u0000 The main objective of this research is to test the reactivity of an environmentally friendly non-corrosive organic acid system based on vegetable fatty acids and carbohydrates with high dissolution efficiency for the treatment of silica and carbonate scales in geothermal and oil and gas fields. This paper provides information on laboratory analysis in terms of analysis of the composition of scale samples obtained through XRD analysis, acid system developed testing for dissolution efficiency at 50°C and 100°C for 1 hour, compatibility and stability testing, and testing the corrosive impact on coupon metal AISI CS-1019 samples at 100°C for seven days in a closed aging cell.\u0000 Testing the concentration of the new organic acid system in high dissolution efficiency and low corrosion effect was carried out through laboratory-scale studies before being applied to field-scale operations. The results showed that the dissolution efficiency of the scale sample against the developed organic acid system (100% concentration) at 50 and 100°C for 1 hour showed reactive effect. Reduction rate of silicate-07; silicate-29; silicate-L1; silicate-KB1; carbonate-A3 at 50°C were 7.825%; 3.823%; 6.177%; 2.014%; 8.211%, and at 100°C were 12.884%; 0.631%; 15.047%; 0.103%; and 32.909%. The newly developed organic acid system demonstrates stability and compatibility with formation waters with low formed solids, and it has a pH of 6. The results of the corrosion rate test were carried out without an inhibitor at 100°C for seven days and gave a yield of 77.340 mils per year, while other commercial additives gave a yield of 2,525.120 mils per year. The new eco-friendly organic acid system has a good effect in helping dissolve silica and carbonate scales, safe for production equipment, and lowers high maintenance costs.\u0000 Keywords: Organic Acid Scale Remover, Silica and Carbonate Scale, Environmentally friendly","PeriodicalId":11017,"journal":{"name":"Day 2 Wed, October 13, 2021","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89723693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improves Sucker Rod and Tubing Lifetime Applying the Wear Predict 99 Equation","authors":"T. Hidayat, F. Kurniawan, Jalu Waskito Aji Nugroho, A. Wibowo, P. I. Amal, Sebastianus Riskadarto","doi":"10.2118/205670-ms","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/205670-ms","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Finding new oil and gas that can be developed economically is getting more difficult and challenging today. To meet the oil and gas demand, it is therefore important to focus on the existing and already developed assets by applying new and more efficient technology and optimizing the use of existing equipment to increase production performance of the asset thus better recovery.\u0000 Sangasanga Field as mature oil field of Pertamina EP is producing its oil by the assistance of artificial lift. The artificial lifts applied in Sangasanga field are Sucker Rod Pump (SRP), Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) and Hydraulic Pumping Unit (HPU) where SRP dominates with 84 units installed while ESP and HPU are 25 units and 15 units respectively.\u0000 According to the data of well service work history from 2018 to 2020, the failure of SRP and HPU was quite high. The main problem observed were the occurrence of leaking tubing and broken sucker rods. The study gathered the occurrence of failure and a method so called \"WEAR PREDICT 99\" was created to estimate SRP's buckling point and lifetime.\u0000 WEAR PREDICT 99 is a correlation derived from comparing neutral point calculated from formula with actual leak data of broken pipe or suction rod. The correlation then used for predicting the buckling point that represents the probable location of the leaking pipe or damaged suction rod.\u0000 This correlation allows to predict when and where the sucker rod will leak or break, therefore preventive measures to increase the lifetime of the SRP and HPU wells can be taken.","PeriodicalId":11017,"journal":{"name":"Day 2 Wed, October 13, 2021","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89747788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Successful Lifting of Oil with High Concentration of Hydrogen Sulfide by Artificial Lift System – Case Study","authors":"Abid Rehman, M. Abdelbary","doi":"10.2118/205732-ms","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/205732-ms","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Due to the low cost of crude oil, it is highly unusual for the operators to drill exploration wells, for the past few years. Adding that as well to the world's economy collapse due to the pandemic at the start of 2020, it is now more than ever a necessity to use artificial lift methods to lift from previously shut-in wells or maximize current production of the wells, as to grapple with the running expenses of operators.\u0000 The artificial lift is a vast field with different lift methods applicable to a single well. Hence, the selection of an optimum lift method is critical. During the worst economic slump, the economic analysis will play a decisive role in the application of an artificial lift system (ALS) along with a technical review. The jet pump system is one of the most reliable artificial lift systems for lifting shut-in wells. The installation time of this system is minimal, and production starts right away. However, the system can prove to be very expensive, if the design is not done critically.\u0000 This paper is about lifting a well that was not able to flow naturally. The vertical well B3 located in northern Iraq was drilled in May 2018 to a total depth of 521 meters. But the well was not able to flow naturally, and the jet pump was designed for the well based on well completion, downhole pressures, temperature and reservoir fluid properties. The evaluation and design of the downhole jet pump and surface pumping unit requirements were performed on Jet Pump Evaluation and Modeling Software.\u0000 This well produced approximately 1700 BOPD. Since, the well was not flowing before the installation of the jet pump, most of the production data was obtained after deployment of ALS and production was optimized accordingly. The production had a high content of Hydrogen Sulfide as well, which was treated accordingly for safety of personnel, equipment, flow lines and environment. This paper describes the details about the application, optimization and operation of the jet pump system deployed on inactive wells with a high concentration of sour gas.","PeriodicalId":11017,"journal":{"name":"Day 2 Wed, October 13, 2021","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76895398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Application of Due Diligence Audit for Value Creation: Case Study from Gas PSC of Malaysia","authors":"A. Sinha, Hue Teng Lim","doi":"10.2118/205714-ms","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/205714-ms","url":null,"abstract":"As resource owner of all hydrocarbon assets of Malaysia, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM) is responsible for providing asset integrity assurance, maintaining producing assets in safe and operable conditions and ensuring compliance to data management by Petroleum Agreement Contractors (PACs). For mature fields nearing expiry of production sharing contracts (PSCs), it is even more critical to safeguard the integrity of petroleum facilities and to conduct an inventory check of acquired data during transition from existing to new PACs. A Due Diligence Audit (DDA) provides an important milestone to benchmark the health of existing assets (subsurface and surface) and outlining roadmap for future development opportunities for the PSC fields. This paper presents key technical results and value creation areas from the DDA conducted for one of the largest gas field PSC in Malaysia. This gas PSC consisted of multiple gas fields and production hubs catering to a majority of gas production in the region. Although the fields had been in production for more than 20 years, maintaining production plateau rate and optimizing operating cost were identified as key concerns for long term sustainability. New development opportunities were also needed to mitigate the same. For existing fields, incremental recovery projects focused on lowering the abandonment pressure are planned. To maximize the utilization of gas processing capacity in production hubs, nearby gas fields have also been identified for cluster development and evacuation. Assurance on long-term gas supply is targeted through fast pace exploration in the early years of new PSCs to discover new gas development areas and to further increase the operating life of these hubs. As ageing assets, each of the fields also faced unique challenges such as liquid handling, subsidence issues and increasing inventory of idle wells. Through successful application of the DDA framework, a detailed technical assessment of deliverables was conducted along with liability management to address these asset integrity risks. With the successful completion of DDA for these fields, the technical assessment deliverables have created significant PSC value by securing identified opportunities under minimum work commitments. In addition, it facilitated a roadmap for idle wells management plan and new technology in \"Implement Replicate\" phasing. This has helped PETRONAS to further monetize opportunities in ageing assets, and safeguard producing hubs for long-term gas supply. This paper presents an efficient Due Diligence Audit workflow for long term value creation in mature fields and assets.","PeriodicalId":11017,"journal":{"name":"Day 2 Wed, October 13, 2021","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80846241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New Digital Well Construction Planning Solution: Improving Efficiency & Quality of Well Design through Collaboration and Automation","authors":"H. Suryadi, Haifeng Li, Diego Medina, Alex Celis","doi":"10.2118/205701-ms","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/205701-ms","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Drilling wells with minimum risk and optimizing well placement with the least possible cost are key goals that companies strive to achieve. The major contributor to the successful execution of the well is the quality of the drilling program. Well design is a complex process, which requires full collaboration of multiple domain roles & expertise working together to integrate various well-planning data.\u0000 Many design challenges will be encountered, such as risk assessments, domain-specific workflows, geological concerns, technology selections, cost & time estimation, environmental and safety concerns. Design process efficiency depends on effective communication between parties, quickly adapting to any changes, reducing the number of changes, and reducing complicated & manual processes. Current existing workflow and tools are not promoting an excellent collaborative environment among the different roles involved. Engineers utilize multiple engineering applications, which involved many manual data transfers and inputs. The different party is still working in a silo and sharing the design via email or other manual data transfer.\u0000 Any changes to the design cause manual rework, leading to inconsistency, incoherency, slow decision & optimization process, and failure to identify all potential risks, increasing the well planning time. The new digital planning solution based on cloud technology allows the design team to maximize the results by giving them access to all the data and science they need in a single, standard system. It's a radical new way of working that gives engineers quicker and better-quality drilling programs by automating repetitive tasks and validation workflows to ensure the entire plan is coherent. This new planning solution allows multiple roles & domain collaboration to break down silos, increase team productivity through tasks assignment, and share all data. An automated trajectory design changes the way engineers design trajectory from manually connecting the path from a surface location to the target reservoir location to automatically calculate & propose multiple options with various KPIs allowing the engineer to select the best trajectory option. The system reinforces drilling program quality through auto engineering analysis, which provides quick feedback for any design changes and provides an integrated workflow from the trajectory design to operational activity planning and AFE.\u0000 The automation of repetitive tasks, such as multiple manual inputs, frees domain experts to have more time to focus on creating new engineering insights while still maintaining design traceability to review updates over the life of the projects and see how the design changes have optimized the drilling program. This new solution solves some of the significant challenges in the current well-planning workflow.","PeriodicalId":11017,"journal":{"name":"Day 2 Wed, October 13, 2021","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86986186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Viscous Crude Oil Production Facilitated by Flow Improver Technology: A Holistic Chemical Approach with Successful Field Application","authors":"J. A. Mcrae, Bianca Daniela Covarrubias Rosas","doi":"10.2118/205570-ms","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2118/205570-ms","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This paper describes the approach taken to evaluate and successfully treat flow assurance challenges associated to high viscosity produced fluids in an oil producing field, offshore Gulf of Mexico.\u0000 The first section of the paper outlines primary evaluation criteria: discussing base line modeling of crude oil characteristics at various points of the production system, laboratory analyses, detailed explanation of the chemistries considered for reducing the viscosity, and the strategy to remediate multiple flow assurance challenges with subsequent performance testing. The second section presents field trial data from the application of the selected flow improver and its longer-term performance.\u0000 Initial evaluation of high viscosity was required due to deposition of asphaltene, high levels of emulsion, increased pressure and resultant decrease in production All of these production issues caused increased spending on fluids treatment in a field that is mature and becoming more marginal to produce. Initial analysis of the produced fluid did not result in an immediate, clear approach to address the concern, without considering the multiple factors that can contribute to flow assurance challenges. Organic deposition, such as waxes and asphaltenes, were found to increase fluid viscosity and worsen highly stabilized emulsions. Crude oil/water emulsions also cause increased viscosity and needed to be addressed as part of any holistic solution. Each issue was studied and experimented on its own and in combination to ensure there was no reductive effect in a final chemical application that needed to treat them all.\u0000 Successful field application of the selected flow improver technology exceeded the performance at laboratory scale achieving over 30% reduction in total fluid viscosity over long-term field deployment with associated benefits to the offshore operator which will be elaborated further in this paper. As an outcome of this field trial, this paper also presents a proposed generic approach in devising chemical solutions for treatment of high viscosity fluids.","PeriodicalId":11017,"journal":{"name":"Day 2 Wed, October 13, 2021","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73304205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}