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INTEGRATED APPROACH TO
PROJECT MANAGEMENT,
WAINWRIGHT WEST PROJECT
A fast-tracking, integrated approach to project management was used to develop a
new pool at Wainwright West, 200 km east
of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. An integrated, multidisciplinary project team of
approximately 20 people from the areas of
geosciences, development, land, drilling,
completions, production, facilities, and
marketing was formed and managed by a
project manager.
The 13.4106-m3 Wainwright West oil
pool, covering approximately six sections,
was proposed for development in late
1996 after evaluation of a three dimensional (3D) seismic program. The pool
produces from the Sparky sandstone formation of Lower Cretaceous age at a depth
of 750 m. Use of 3D seismic was an important component in developing this play.
Subtle channel traps were identified that
were not resolvable with two-dimensionalseismic data but are capable of trapping
significant oil volumes. The 3D seismic
also decreases trap risk and dry holes as
well as providing for optimal facility
design and shortening project-development time.
The scope of the project was to drill, complete, equip, and tie in 350 slant oil wells
from 15 pads; to equip each pad with satellite facilities for gathering and testing; to
build a central oil battery, a water-injection
facility, flowlines, and solution-gas-handling
facilities for a total cost of Cdn $120 million.
RESERVOIR
producers at each pad are tied into a satellite testing package, then group flow lined
to a central battery facility for treating,
storage, and sales. The produced water
from the wells and the makeup water are
sent to the water injectors on each pad
from a central water-injection facility located at the battery. Solution gas is conserved
by compressing and processing at a gas
plant located beside the battery before
entering a sales gas line.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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