INTRODUCTION TO FLOW ASSURANCE

PRESENTER : VICTOR SARAN

• Production/Workover/Completions Engineer
• 35 years experience onshore – offshore.
• Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, Albania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece.
• Languages : English, Arabic, Greek.
• Education: B.Sc, M.Sc

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 INTRODUCTION

ASSET LIFE CYCLE STAGES

Exploration : Geoscience, Seismic Acquisition, Aeromagnetic Surveys,

Exploration Drilling, Drill Stem Testing.

Appraisal Drilling : Wells drilled after the discovery of oil or gas to

establish the limits of the reservoir, the productivity of wells in it and the
properties of the oil or gas. Well Performance Evaluation.

Development Drilling: Wells drilled within the proved area of an oil or gas
reservoir to the depth of a stratigraphic horizon known to be productive

Production Operations: Production Optimization-Well Testing – Well

Performance-Interventions.

Abandon: Plug and Abandon

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 EXPLORATION

Well 2
Well 1

ESNA

DUWI

SABAYA

ABU BALLAS

SIX HILLS F

BASEMENT

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APPRAISAL WELLS

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DEVELOPMENT WELLS

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PRODUCTION WELLS

WELL TESTING 9
PLUG AND ABANDONMENT

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 OILFIELD DEFINITIONS
INTRODUCTION

• Upstream : From the

reservoir up to the surface
wellhead, Xmas tree.
• Downstream : From the
wellhead to processing
facilities.

Exploration and
Upstream/production
together is referred to as
E&P.

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 INTRODUCTION

HYDROCARBON RECOVERY STAGES

• Primary Recovery ( Includes

Artificial Lift )

• Secondary Recovery

• Tertiary Recovery
• (Enhanced Oil Recovery EOR)

- Thermal Processes
- Miscible Processes
- Chemical Processes
- Biological Processes
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 PRIMARY OIL RECOVERY
The initial stage of producing oil from a reservoir

• Use natural forces such as

- Expansion of oil, gas or both

- Displacement by naturally
pressurized water

- Artificial techniques
SECONDARY OIL RECOVERY

• Injection of fluids in a
series of wells to force oil
into another series of wells

• Waterflooding
TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY

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IDEALIZED PRODUCTION BEHAVIOUR OF
AN OILFIELD.

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ACTUAL PRODUCTION BEHAVIOUR
OF AN OILFIELD.

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