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Bu Hasa

Discovery
Reservoir(s) Shuaiba
Formation(s) Shuaiba
Disc & Dev Hist: yr disc 1962
Disc well me Murban-12
Location: ctry, st, bsn United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Arabian
Deg Lat 23
Min Lat 30
N/S N
Deg Long 53
Min Long 10
E/W E
Operator Abu Dhabi Petroleum Co. (ADPC)
IP (bpd) 120000
Discovery concept Interpretation of gravity, magnetic and seismic surveys indicated
Disc & Dev hist: on strm 1965
# reservoirs 1
Citation TrsuVIII/99-127

Drilling and completion

Surface casing (ft) 300
Surface casing (m) 94
Casing program ft (m) 27" at 300 ft; 13 3/8" at 4000 ft; 9 5/8" at top Shuaiba; 7" in the
Drilling mud Bentonite
Bit program 26", 12 1/4", 8 1/2"
Interval(s) perforated ( Reservoir - feet ) Shuaiba porous unit H
Well treatment HCl
Logging suites FDC/CNL, GR, ISF
Testing practices Communication test dual producer and injectivity test
Mud logging techniques Used only in exploratory wells
Citation TrsuVIII/99-127

Field summary
Country U.A.E.
State Abu Dhabi
Basin Arabian
Basin type Foredeep
Lithology Limestone
Age Early Cretaceous
Depositional Environment Platform with Reefs
Petroleum type Oil and gas
Trap type Structural/stratigraphic
Sed Province # (St. John) 450
Bally class 221
Klemme class IICa
URR (MMBOE) 7000
Trap Description Anticline with multiple pays, oil distribution strongly controlled
Field Length (km) 46.4
Field Width (km) 17.9
Citation TrsuVIII/99-127, M40/11-53
Remarks Field length and width are estimated based on illustration

Production
Proved size (ac) 155673
Proved size (sq km) 630
Pipeline location Pipeline to Jebel Dhanna terminal on the Arabian Gulf
Total # wells 371
Yr of total well # data 1992
Current # wells 320
Well spacing ( Avg. ) 1 km
Reservoir 1, 2, 3, # # # Shuaiba
Ult oil (MMb) 7000
An oil (MMb) 109
Daily oil ( bbl ) 300000
In place, total reserves (mmbl) 20000
Overall recovery efficiency % 35
Primary recovery of the OOIP % ( avg. ) 20
Secondary recovery of the OOIP % ( avg ) 15
Oil type Sweet
API gravity (degrees) ( Av. ) 39
Initial GOR (cf/bbl) ( Av. ) 790
Sulfur, wt% 0.95
Viscosity ( CP ) ( Avg ) 0.28
Pour point ( F ) 15
Surface elevation (ft) ( Approx. ) 150
Initial pressure (psi) ( Avg ) 3956
Temperature (F, Avg ) 250
Temperature (C) ( avg ) 121
Geothermal gradient ( F/100 ft ) 1.5
Drive Water
Oil column thickness (ft) 280
Oil column thickness (m) 88
Connate water %( Av. ) 7.5
TDS (ppm) 181886
Resistivity of water (ohm ) 0.0452
Water temperature - F 76
Market Western Europe, U.S.A., Japan
Citation TrsuVIII/69-97, OGJ V91/52/46-87

Reservoir
Reservoir 1, 2, 3, # # # Shuaiba
Formation/stratigraphic unit Shuaiba
Age Cretaceous: Aptian
Depth to Top of Pay ( ft ) ( Avg. ) 8000
Depth to Top of Pay ( m ) ( Avg. ) 2440
Gross thickness (ft, Avg ) 450
Gross thickness (m, Avg ) 137
Avg net thickness (ft) 290
Avg net thickness (m) 88
Max net thickness (ft) 400
Max net thickness (m) 120
Lithology Reefal limestone
Porosity type Vuggy, interparticle, intercrystalline,
Min porosity (%) 5
Max porosity (%) 27
Avg porosity (%) 16
Min permeability (md) 0.1
Max permeability (md) 120
Upper seal 1, 2, 3, # # # Shale of Nahr Umr Formation of Wasian group
Lateral seal 1, 2, 3, # # Permeability barrier of Thamama group
Citation TrsuVIII/99-127

Source rocks
Source Fm# 1, 2, 3, # # # Dukhan Formation of Late Jurassic
Avg TOC % 0.8
Max TOC 5.5
Kerogen type Sapropelic
Vitrinite reflectance ( Avg. ) 1.3
Time of HC expulsion Eocene
Source top depth (ft) ( Avg. ) 12000
Source thickness (ft) ( Avg ) 1500
Potential yield ( kg/ton ) 2.7
Citation TrsuVIII/99-127
Remarks Lithology of source rock: finely laminated argillaceous limeston

Stratigraphy
Formation 1, 2, 3, # # # Hasa GrouAruma Gr Wasia GroThamama Shuaiba - Thamama G
Age Tertiary Cretaceou Cretaceou Cretaceou Cretaceous: Aptian
Type of show Oil ProducOil Production
Depth to top ( ft ) (Avg.) 1250 4500 6400 7990 7990
Depth to top (m) ( Avg. ) 380 1370 1950 2440 2440
Gross thickness (ft) ( Avg ) 3250 1900 1590 2910
Gross thickness ( Avg ) (m) 990 580 490 780
Lithology Marl, and Shale and LimestoneLimestone with minor
Citation TrsuVIII/ TrsuVIII/ TrsuVIII/ TrsuVIII/ TrsuVIII/99-127

Structure
Tectonic history Albian: initiation of structural growth; Late Cenomanian: tilting
Regional structure E margin of Arabian Peninsula between Qatar arch and Mender-
Local structure Oval-shaped anticline, with a 35km N-S axis and a 20km E-W a
Trap type(s) Structural/stratigraphic
Citation TrsuVIII/99-127
 ismic surveys indicated a broad and gentle anticline which was proved productive by well Murban-12 in 1962

top Shuaiba; 7" in the Shuaiba

njectivity test
tion strongly controlled by stratigraphic variations

ed on illustration

Arabian Gulf
d argillaceous limestones ands shales.

Shuaiba - Thamama Group

Cretaceous: Aptian
Oil Production

Limestone with minor anhydrite

TrsuVIII/99-127

ate Cenomanian: tilting toward the south; Late Cretaceous: major uplift; growth of the structure is probably controlled by deep-s
Qatar arch and Mender-Lekhwair high
axis and a 20km E-W axis. The field has a broad nose at the northern end and a narrower plunging ridge southward
ban-12 in 1962
 is probably controlled by deep-seated faults and the movement of the Infracambrian (Hormuz) salt in depth.

ing ridge southward

salt in depth.