Duri Field – An Ideal Analogue For Steamflooding
The Duri Field The Duri Field in Indonesia has been producing oil from the Middle Miocene Sihapas Group since 1958. The deltaic sandstone reservoirs are very porous (34% average) ...
Ghawar Field – An Ideal Analogue For Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs
The Ghawar Field This week’s Analogue Spotlight is the Ghawar Field in Saudi Arabia. This super-giant field demonstrates how fractures can complicate production from a porous, permeable carbonate ...
Piper Field – An Ideal Analogue on High Ultimate Recovery Factor
The Piper Field This week’s Analogue Spotlight focuses on the recovery factor of the Piper Field (UK). Discovered in 1972 and brought onto production in 1976, the field, which contains ...
Breagh Field – An Ideal Analogue on Carboniferous Revival
The Breagh Field The Carboniferous of the Southern North Sea has long been considered a high-risk play. Zechstein salt in the overburden makes depth conversion difficult while very ...
Patos-Marinza Field – An Ideal Analogue on Field Rejuvenation Projects
Patos-Marinza Field This week’s Analogue Spotlight focuses on the development of the Patos-Marinza Field (Albania). Discovered almost a century ago in 1928, Patos-Marinza, which contains mainly heavy oil ...
The Pembina Field – An Ideal Analogue on Unsuccessful Improved Recovery
The Pembina Field This week’s Analogue Spotlight focuses on the unsuccessful improved recovery methods used in the Pembina Field (Canada). It is the second-most areally extensive conventional oilfield ...
Ideal Analogues for Directional Drilling
Directional Drilling Analogues This week’s Analogue Spotlight focuses on directional drilling. Since the first horizontal well was drilled in the 1920’s the accuracy of directional drilling has greatly improved. ...
The Tulian B1 Reservoir – An Ideal Analogue on In-situ Seismic Stimulation
The Tulian B1 Reservoir This week’s Analogue Spotlight is the Tulian B1 Reservoir in Russia. This global oil and gas analogue provides an excellent case study on in-situ ...
The Kristin Field – An Ideal Analogue on HPHT Wells
The Kristin Field This week’s Analogue Spotlight is the Kristin Field in Norway. This global oil and gas analogue provides a novel case study demonstrating how to successfully develop and ...
The Nagylengyel Field – An Ideal Analogue on the Effectiveness of CO2 Injection
The Nagylengyel Field This Analogue Spotlight is the Nagylengyel Field in Hungary. This global oil and gas analogue provides a fascinating case study on the effectiveness of CO₂ injection ...
The Algyö Field – An Ideal Analogue for Double-Sided Water Injection
The Algyö Field This Analogue Spotlight is the Algyö Field in Hungary. This global oil and gas analogue provides an excellent case study on the efficacy of double-sided water ...
The Machar Field – An Ideal Analogue for Phased Development Strategies
The Machar Field This Analogue Spotlight is the Machar Field in the UK North Sea. This global oil and gas analogue provides a perfect example of how phased development ...
The Bati-Raman Field – An Ideal Analogue for Heavy Oil Fields
The Bati-Raman Field An ideal analogue for heavy oil fields is the Bati-Raman Field in Turkey which contains heavy (10-15 °API), undersaturated and highly viscous oil. Due to ...
The Gryphon Field – An Ideal Analogue for Sand Injectites
The Gryphon Field Are sand injectites economically and technically viable to produce? Although often thought of as unconventional and uneconomic to produce, sand injectites have a high porosity ...
The Al Khlata Reservoir – An Ideal Analogue for Glacial Reservoirs
The Al Khlata Reservoir Now buried beneath the desert of Oman, the Al Khlata oil reservoir was deposited in a very different environment from today’s: a glacial plain. ...