Open AccessIncreasing heavy oil reserves in the Wilmington oil field through advanced reservoir characterization and thermal production technologies. Quarterly report, July 1 - September 30, 1996
Author(s) -
S Hara
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/465323
Subject(s) - steam injection , petroleum engineering , drilling , reservoir modeling , work (physics) , reservoir engineering , reservoir simulation , directional drilling , completion (oil and gas wells) , environmental science , schedule , oil field , engineering , geology , petroleum , computer science , mechanical engineering , paleontology , operating system
The project involves improving thermal recovery techniques in a slope and basin clastic (SBC) reservoir in the Wilmington field, Los Angeles Co., Calif. using advanced reservoir characterization and thermal production technologies. This is the sixth quarterly technical progress report for the project. Through September 1996, the project continues to make good progress but is slightly behind schedule. Estimated costs are on budget for the work performed to date. Technical achievements accomplished during the quarter include placing the first two horizontal wells on production following cyclic steam stimulation, completing several draft technical reports and preparing presentations on the deterministic geologic model, steam channel crossing and horizontal well drilling for technical transfer. Cyclic steam injection into the first two horizontal wells was completed in June 1996 and initial oil production from the project began the same month. Work has commenced on the stochastic geologic and reservoir simulation models. High temperature core work and reservoir tracer work will commence in the First Quarter 1997