Haradh-III: Industry’s Largest Field Development UsingMaximum-Reservoir-Contact Wells, Smart-Well Completions and I-Field Concept

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HARADH-III: Industry's Largest Field Development Using Maximum Reservoir Contact Wells, Smart Well Completions and I-field Concept Abdulaziz Ubaid Al-Kaabi; Abdulaziz Ubaid Al-Kaabi Saudi Aramco Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Nabeel Afaleg; Nabeel Afaleg Saudi Aramco Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Tony Reuben Pham; Tony Reuben Pham Saudi Aramco Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar A.S. Al-Muallem; A.S. Al-Muallem Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Fahad Abdullah Al-Bani; Fahad Abdullah Al-Bani Saudi Aramco Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Rick Hart; Rick Hart Saudi Aramco Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Drew E. Hembling Drew E. Hembling Saudi Aramco Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Paper presented at the SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, Manama, Bahrain, March 2007. Paper Number: SPE-105187-MS https://doi.org/10.2118/105187-MS Published: March 11 2007 Connected Content Related to: Haradh-III: Field Development Using Maximum-Reservoir- Contact Wells, Smart-Well Completions, and I-Field Concept Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Get Permissions Search Site Citation Al-Kaabi, Abdulaziz Ubaid, Afaleg, Nabeel, Pham, Tony Reuben, Al-Muallem, A.S., Al-Bani, Fahad Abdullah, Hart, Rick, and Drew E. Hembling. "HARADH-III: Industry's Largest Field Development Using Maximum Reservoir Contact Wells, Smart Well Completions and I-field Concept." Paper presented at the SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, Manama, Bahrain, March 2007. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/105187-MS Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll ProceedingsSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference Search Advanced Search AbstractThe development of Haradh-III in the Southernmost area of Ghawar represents a major shift in paradigm in terms of the combination of the technologies. The field development combines four main technology features which include maximum reservoir contact (MRC) wells, smart completions, extensive use of real-time geosteering and I-field initiatives.This paper describes the motivation, implementation, and post-production evaluation of this unique field development. In the case of Haradh-III, field development with smart MRC wells delays water encroachment, improves flood front conformance and recovery, lowers water production and long term development and operating costs. Bottom water encroachment into the wellbore is mitigated as down-hole Internal Control Valves (ICV), as part of the smart completion, are adjusted. This in turn lengthens the life of the well, allows sweep and recovery to take place in the reservoir below the horizontal wellbores through the most effective sweep process: the replacement mechanism by gravity. The objectives of the development are accomplished utilizing a reduced number of wells, minimizing the accompanying infrastructure therefore lowering the capital expenditure while reducing the operating cost by maintaining, on a long-term basis, a low-water producing system, all occurring in real-time and within the I-field environment.IntroductionProduction from Haradh-III development started in February 2006. The project included a combination of MRC wells, smart completions, geosteering, and I-field concept which provides real time access to down hole information. The efficient integration along with understanding of the fluid flow mechanisms in the reservoir was the key to the success of the project.Haradh field locates at the Southernmost portion of the Ghawar complex and covers an area 75 Km long and is 26 Km at its widest section (Fig. 1). The field consists of three sub-segments of approximately equivalent reserves, with an aggregate Oil Initially In Place in the order of tens of billions of barrels. Initial production from Haradh-I started in May, 1996, followed by Haradh-II and Haradh-III in April, 2003 and February, 2006, respectively. The field developments, occurring over a span of a decade, offer a unique opportunity in gauging the impact of technologies. Haradh-I was developed exclusively by utilizing vertical wells, whereas horizontal completions provided the primary configuration for producers/injectors in Haradh-II. Haradh-III, the main focus of this paper, was developed by relying mainly on smart MRC completions (Fig. 2) within an I-Field framework. The total Haradh production capacity is 900 MBD, with equal contributions from the three respective sub-segments I, II and III with key statistics for Haradh-III as shown in Table-1.1 Keywords: Reservoir Characterization, real time system, Upstream Oil & Gas, asset and portfolio management, lateral, mechanism, field development optimization and planning, probabilistic model, MRC well, completion Subjects: Reservoir Characterization, Asset and Portfolio Management, Field development optimization and planning This content is only available via PDF. 2007. Society of Petroleum Engineers You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.