Developing Mature Fields in the South Gabes Gulf Benoit Debray North African Oil & Gas Summit Tunis-October 24th, 2013
Developing Mature Fields in the South Gabes Gulf Introduction: A story of 3 Fields. Ezzaouia : Building a re-development plan. El Bibane : From oil production to gas condensate. Robbana : A 20-year old well but a field still to be…
A Story of 3 Fields Djerba Island Robbana Ezzaouia El Bibane
Back to Geoscience / Database Consolidation PETREL PROJECT SEISMIC Tunis Workstation Miscellaneous 2D 1971 to 2003 Ezzaouia 3D (68 km2) WELLS Robbana : 2 wells Ezzaouia : 14 wells El Bibane : 4 wells Others : 18 wells
Developing Mature Fields in the South Gabes Gulf Introduction: A story of 3 Fields. Ezzaouia : Building a re-development plan. El Bibane : From oil production to gas condensate. Robbana : A 20-year old well but a field still to be…
EZZAOUIA Facts Finding / step 1 Jet pumped 160 well productions are not representative of reservoir decline. 150 Example of EZZ 9 (bopd) 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 Heavy scaling (calcium carbonate)…
EZZAOUIA Facts Finding / step 2 Old jurassic wells completion cannot support the heavy wear induced by jet pumping. Evidences of corrosion was found during recurrent workovers on downhole tubing and liner. Change of…
EZZAOUIA - Jurassic M'Rabtine reservoir TWT Map at Top M2 Geological uncertainties Upsides Poor quality of 3D / structural maps Oil behind pipes in poorer layers Very complex / fuzzy fault patterns (M1, M4, M6) Unknown OWC…
Developing Mature Fields in the South Gabes Gulf Introduction: A story of 3 Fields. Ezzaouia : Building a re-development plan. El Bibane : From oil production to gas condensate. Robbana : A 20-year old well but a field still to be…
EL BIBANE Original OWC -2206m OWC from EBB-4OH (2007) -2178m 1 km Candax 100 % - End of Concession : Dec 2033 Area : 228 km2, offshore (7-10m water depth) Discovered : 1982 by Marathon Reservoir : Cretaceous Zebbag…
EL BIBANE GAS CYCLING PILOT Lean gas is reinjected in EBB4H Condensate is exported to terminal. The gas produced from EBB5 is enriched by oil rim gas-flooding.
EL BIBANE UNCERTAINTIES Geological uncertainties Initial contacts Present contacts (oil rim ) SW compartment (structure, communication) Carbonate fracturation (intensity, distribution) Reservoir model uncertainties…
Developing Mature Fields in the South Gabes Gulf Introduction: A story of 3 Fields. Ezzaouia : Building a re-development plan. El Bibane : From oil production to gas condensate. Robbana : A 20-year old well but a field still to be…
ROBBANA Candax 100% - End of Concession : 04/11/2034 Area : 48 km2, onshore Discovered : 1988 , Marathon Reservoir : Cretaceous Meloussi Sandstone Peak Production : 500 bopd (1993) Cumulative Production : 0.45 MMbbls since 1993…
Robbana Facts Finding Reservoir pressure is building up after a 20 months shut-in period. 3166 psi initial reservoir pressure x 2267 psi measured in March 2011 Material Balance confirms OOIP in the range of 25 M Bbls, hence…
ROBBANA Still a Discovery Geological uncertainties Reservoir certainties Limited, old 2D seismic Waxy crude Poor fault imaging Insignificant water produced Thin, variable reservoirs Pressure building up Poor control of OWC…
Developing Mature Fields in the South Gabes Gulf Introduction: A story of 3 Fields. Ezzaouia : Building a re-development plan. El Bibane : From oil production to gas condensate. Robbana : A 20-year old well but a field still to be…
Keeping a decent production level requires a lot of operations Total Net CAX Prod. (bopd) 800 2012 Actual Figures 2013 FCST as of W39 EZZ17 700 EZZ09 EZZ01 EZZ02 600 EZZ18 EZZ01 EZZ FCST 500 EZZ17 EZZ17 EBB FCST EZZ17 EZZ01…
Only operations driven by sound geoscience background will be cost-effective. MANAGEMENT HUMAN FINANCE ADMINISTRATION RESOURCES NEW OPERATIONS VENTURES PRODUCTION GEOSCIENCE (Geophysics Geology - Res. Engineering)…