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.
Casing deformation has emerged as a major challenge in China’s unconventional oil and gas fields, prompting the development of new solutions to address the issue.
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.
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As we see in these papers, new tools and techniques are being developed to match the ability of engineers to meet the challenges posed by assets such as shale reservoirs and maturing fields. -
This paper presents a step-by-step work flow to facilitate history matching numerical simulation models of hydraulically fractured shale wells.
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The water-shutoff technique is used in some wells of the U reservoir in the Iro field of the Oriente Basin in Ecuador to restore production after an early water breakthrough. This paper compares the production historical data, workovers, and sand-body correlation of wells to understand reservoir behavior, shale-baffle-sealing continuity, the existence of different san…
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One should recall that statistics predict oil will continue to be the main source of energy for the next 2 decades, with heavy oil constituting a great portion of that. That means that, while the oil industry is going through unprecedented and even unpredictable economic downturns, the status of heavy oil is still unquestionable.
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The authors demonstrate that alternating injection of polymer and water is effective and economical for heavy oil fields, even offshore.
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A pilot project validates the use of an advanced polymerflooding technology on the Alaska North Slope.
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This paper outlines an approach to history matching that uses artificial intelligence with an artificial neural network and data-driven analytics. The approach has been used to mitigate history-matching challenges in a mature, highly geologically complex field offshore Malaysia.
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A study of a field case concludes that well spacing can be optimized by combing the information extracted from uncertainty and the interpolated maximum net present value.
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Oil prices are up and so is the outlook for companies at the heart of the US unconventional oil sector, but they still have their concerns.
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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate and Equinor have announced the biggest discovery so far this year on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Three wildcat wells drilled in the Blasto prospect near the Fram field confirmed the find and were then permanently plugged and abandoned.
