Lean-gas injection has been used as an alternative method in gas fields to maintain reservoir pressure, minimize condensate banking near the wellbore, and mitigate oversupply operations during low-market periods. In this paper, past gas-cycling operations were examined to identify subsurface implications and effects on operability aspects for the Arun giant gas field offshore Indonesia in the North Sumatra Basin. Production and pressure data show that gas cycling contributes significantly to the improvement of field-recovery factors.
Reservoir and Fluid Description
The Arun gas field was discovered in 1971. The formation is carbonate reef, created during the Miocene age. It lies between two thick shale layers, Bampo on the bottom and Baong on the top.
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