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Vol. 58 No. 1
January 2006
New Oil in an Old Reservoir: Prize From a Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Reservoir-Management Approach
Before 2001, the overall potential and viability of long-term development of the lower Burgan sandstone (LBS) reservoir in the Sabiriyah field in northern Kuwait were uncertain. Earlier evaluations often compromised production and potential by focusing on other waterflooded reservoirs and treating this one as a swing producer. It lacked a proper reservoir definition before commitment as a swing producer with no infill opportunities. It is important to develop an accurate reservoir description, a realistic and flexible development plan, and comprehensive management through the joint efforts of the geologists and engineers.
View a Synopsis of SPE 93547 published in JPT.
For a limited time, the full-length paper is available free to SPE members. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Source
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 93547, "New Oil in an Old Reservoir: Prize From a Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Reservoir-Management Approach in Sabiriyah Lower Burgan Reservoir in North Kuwait," by M.F. Al-Ajmi, H.B. Chetri, SPE, A.N. Khan, SPE, and E. Al-Anzi, Kuwait Oil Co., prepared for the 2005 SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, Manama, Bahrain, 12-15 March.
