Vol. 59 No. 1
January 2007
Mature Field Revitalization
Intelligent Completions To Optimize Waterflood Process in a Mature North Sea Field
A dynamic-reservoir-modeling study was performed on field implementation of intelligent-well technology (IWT) in a mature North Sea field. The purpose was to quantify the use of the technology for redeveloping the field. The study examined applying IWT to multiple production and injection wells to accelerate production, reduce well count, extend the production-plateau period, and reduce well intervention. The study estimated potential increase in oil-recovery factor ranging from 0.48 to 6.1% of the original stock-tank oil in place over the life of the field.
