Enhanced recovery

Natural Dumpflood in Malaysia Succeeds as Low-Cost Offshore Oil-Recovery Method

The complete paper describes the first successful implementation of natural dumpflooding offshore Malaysia as a case study to provide insight into the value of using the approach to maximize oil recovery in a mature field, particularly in a low-margin business climate.

Map of areas offshore Malaysia

The complete paper describes the first successful implementation of natural dumpflooding offshore Malaysia as a case study to provide insight into the value of using the approach to maximize oil recovery in a mature field, particularly in a low-margin business climate.

Background

Field B, located offshore Balingian province approximately 80 km northwest of Bintulu, has a water depth of 90 ft and is highly compartmentalized and faulted, with almost 100 faults present. The field features three subfields further divided into nine major fault compartments. Eight primary reservoirs exist, with more than 20 subreservoirs stacked atop one another with multiple drive mechanisms, including water drive, gas-cap drive, and solution gas drive. Several of these subreservoirs are thick sands between which communication exists through juxtapositions, shared gas caps, or aquifer.

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