Middle East Oil Show · 2003 · 26 citations · 4 references
EngineeringTight Facies ReservoirsEarth ScienceMrc DrillingShaybah FieldDrillingReservoir EngineeringGeotechnical EngineeringPetroleum ReservoirReservoir CharacterizationHydrogeologyFractured Reservoir EngineeringHydrologyReservoir ModelingMrc WellsCivil EngineeringMaximum Reservoir ContactWell DrillingReservoir GeologyReservoir ManagementPetroleum Engineering
Abstract This paper presents drilling, completion, well performance, and reservoir characterization results of a recently-drilled Maximum Reservoir Contact (MRC) well in the Shaybah Field with a total of eight laterals and an aggregate reservoir contact of 12.3 kms (7.6 miles). The well was drilled as part of a pilot program to evaluate both the practical challenges and the reservoir performance impact of MRC wells. The results to date on three MRC wells in Shaybah indicate significant gains in well productivities as well as reductions in unit development costs. A useful by-product of MRC drilling is the enhancement achieved in reservoir characterization. These benefits point to MRC wells as disruptive technologies (DTs)1,2 which have far reaching implications for developing tight-facies reservoirs.
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