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Publisher Society of Petroleum Engineers Document ID 101038-MS Content Type Conference Paper Title A High Success Rate Acid Stimulation Campaign - A Case History Authors N. Al-Araimi, SPE, Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. Sdn. Bhd. and L. Jin, SPE, Shell Intl. E&P Source SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, 11-13 September 2006, Adelaide, Australia ISBN 978-1-55563-223-6 Copyright 2006. Society of Petroleum Engineers Discipline 5 Production and Operations Categories 5.3.4 Acidizing 5.3.4 Acidizing 5.3.4 Acidizing 5.3.4 Acidizing Preview Abstract A successful acid stimulation campaign was conducted in 2004 in Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP). This paper discusses what have been done differently, best practices, and learning. What is different in this campaign from previous ones? Detailed design Detailed well-by-well review for first round candidate selection. Fundamental data collection (well data, pressure, formation fluids - water and oil, mineralogy data and lab tests). Data management system allowing for quick access to well production history data. A design tool (Stim2001) for detailed candidate selection, damage diagnosis, fluid system selection, and job design. QA/QC and compatibility tests aiming to obtain high success rate. In Brunei Shell, a self-raising rig (BIMA) with a coil-tubing unit on board is used to overcome the limitations due to weather. A combined pumping procedure (coiled tubing and bull-heading) was implemented to best-fit individual well condition. Close cooperation among different parties (Well services, Subsurface technology teams, Operation services, and Service providers, etc.) 6000 bpdoe of initial gain was achieved by this campaign in Brunei with high success rate (no failure on single well was recorded). Confidence level of acid stimulation in Shell Asia Pacific region has been elevated through this stimulation campaign. Lessons learnt and best practices established will be passed to future campaigns. We would like share our belief that acidization is still a good means for stimulating well productivity, but it has to be carried our properly. Introduction Stimulating of existing oil and gas producing wells and of new wells is one of the means to maximizing production potentials without requiring extra facilities and drilling new wells. A synergized stimulation process among a geographical region would benefit each individual asset in the organizational structure that was introduced to the region in Late 2003. Acid stimulation in Shell Asia Pacific region has not been very active compared to other regions. The cause of the relatively low stimulation activity varies. Major factors that limit the stimulation activity include: Various success rate Fewer non-stimulated wells from which stimulation candidates could be selected Operational difficulties (as conventional offshore CT operations normally it is time consuming, especially rigging time, crane usage, boat/vessel availabilities and weather down time) Cost structure: coil tubing cost overruns overall stimulation cost Weather conditions make stimulation operation in conflict with other operations in a limited weather window. And added cost due to waiting for weather time. Contractual limitations An initiative of conducting stimulation campaigns in the region was started in early 2004. It was hoped that under the new business structure, some syndication among the region during the stimulation campaign would overcome some of the difficulties listed above and benefit each operation unit (OU) and asset. In Asia Pacific region, various reservoir types exist. In this paper, we will discuss an acid stimulation campaign in high permeability oil bearing sand stone reservoirs in Brunei. File Size 441 KB Number of Pages 8 Language English DOI 10.2118/101038-MS

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