Topical Breakfast

Cantarell: A Supergiant with a Successful History and a Challenging Future

0700–0815, Wednesday, 7 October

Room 333–334

Carlos Morales Gil

Director General, Pemex E&P

This breakfast presentation offers a history of Cantarell since its discovery as well as the myths that surround it.

Our speaker, Carlos Morales Gil, will discuss:

Cantarell’s initial development
First attempts to characterize: surprises and confirmations
Pressure-volume performance: deciding how to exploit the reservoir
First simulation efforts
Analysis of the stabilization period at constant volume production and gas cap buildup
How to get the oil to the surface
Pressure maintenance project with nitrogen injection, which doubled production rates
Future challenges to manage declining production and increase recovery