Reservoir
In a study that applied alternative carbon carrier technology to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) scenarios, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin found that the new method recovered up to 19.5% more oil and stored up to 17.5% more carbon than conventional EOR methods.
This paper presents a novel methodology for assessing the rapid mineral carbonation of carbon dioxide through geochemical interactions with carbon-, magnesium-, and iron-rich minerals abundant in geological formations.
This paper presents a novel workflow with multiobjective optimization techniques to assess the integration of pressure-management methodologies for permanent geological carbon dioxide storage in saline aquifers.
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A 2-year study of a formation used for saltwater disposal in the Bakken may hold promise of decreasing the pressurization of the formation and increasing the reuse of the briny produced water. -
Applications of particular interest are those addressing challenging well-production needs such as reducing or eliminating liquid loading in gas wells; restimulating existing, underperforming wells, including as an alternative to new well drilling and completion; and remediating water blocking and condensate buildup, both of which can severely impair production from g…
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The authors of this paper propose a new chemical treatment for efficient remediation of water- or hydrocarbon-phase-trapping damage in low-permeability porous media.
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The authors describe the process of building multiple scenario-based models to optimize development planning in preparation for the upcoming production phase of the Ichthys field offshore Australia.
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The authors demonstrate how artificial intelligence and machine learning can help build a purely data-driven reservoir simulation model that successfully history matches dynamic variables for wells in a complex offshore field and that can be used for production forecasting.
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The implementation of fishbone stimulation helped to more than double estimated well productivity and tripled the production rate in a tight carbonate reservoir well compared with conventional stimulation during initial testing.
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When fracturing, simply shooting all the perforations at the same spot in the casing can offer increased production at a low cost.
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The paper describes an end-to-end deep surrogate model capable of modeling field and individual-well production rates given arbitrary sequences of actions.
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The latest success for the ExxonMobil-led consortium is also adding drillships to support a 15-well campaign in the Stabroek Block.
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The all-stock transaction is expected to bolster the newly created operator's production profile to around 160,000 BOE/D.
