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MSCDISTANCELEARNINGCOURSEIN

PETROLEUMENGINEERING
FIELDDEVELOPMENTPROJECT

HERIOTWATTUNIVERSITY

InstituteofPetroleumEngineering

FIELDDEVELOPMENTPROJECT

1.

Introduction

TheFieldDevelopmentProjectisanopportunitytoassimilatetheskillsandunderstanding
acquiredthroughthelecturesandtutorialsofthetaughtmodules.Datafromrealwellsinan
oilfieldissuppliedtothestudent,theresponsibilityforthesubsequentanalysis,evaluation
andrecommendationsproducedfromitbelongtotheindividual.
2Project
2.1AimsandObjectives
Theaimoftheprojectistoproduceatechnicalandeconomicanalysisofaprospectiveoil
field,leadingtotheproductionofadevelopmentplanwhichissuitableforpresentationto
Management.
ThedecisionsmadebyManagementastotheviabilityoftheprospectwillbebasedonthe
followingissues:
1.

Isprofitabledevelopmentpossible?
Whatarethelikelyreservesandtheassociateduncertaintyinfluidcompositionand
compartmentalisation?

2.

Whatkindofdevelopmentplanshouldbeadopted?
Whatisthewellproductivityuncertaintyintheflowingintervalsandpermeability?

3.

Howwilluncertaintyinthedatabeaddressed?
Is sufficient information reported to enable a decision to be made or what further
informationisrequiredtoreducerisk?

ItisassumedthattheGovernmentholdthemineralrightsandassuchtheirenergypolicywill
ensurethat:
4.

All economic hydrocarbon resources will be recovered paying due regard to the
managementofriskanduncertaintyinthedata.

5.

Youareawareoftechnicalexperiencegainedelsewhereinthisoilprovince

6.

YouhavepaiddueconsiderationtotheEnvironmentalImpactofyourdevelopment

7.

Asmuchuseaspossibleismadeofexistinginfrastructure

2.2ContentofReport
Each student must submit a written (typed) report, as brief and concise as possible,
summarisingtheconclusions(seeattachedmarkingscheduleforguidanceastowhereyou
shoulddevoteyoureffort).Aswellasoutliningtheproposeddevelopmentplan,thereport
should,asaminimum,containsectionson:
Geology

:topstructure,lithology,coredata,reservoirdescription

FormationEvaluation :loganalysis,reservoirparameters,reservesestimates
ReservoirEngineering

:welltestanalysis,PVTdata,recoverymethod

Drilling

:drillingschedule,directionalplanning,casing
design,mudprogramme

ProductionTechnology

:completiondesign,gaslift,surfacefacilities,
pipelines

Economics&Commercial
Negotiations

:costestimates,cashflow,IRR,sensitivity
analysis

ReservoirManagement
&Monitoring

:productionplan

EnvironmentImpact
&Abatement

:stepstakentobringtheimpactoftheprojectonthe
environmenttowithinacceptablelimits,including
decommissioning

OverallReport

:integration,structureandquality

Anumberofdevelopmentoptionsshouldbeinvestigated.Theexaminerswillbeparticularly
interestedinthewayinwhichuncertaintyinthedataisdealtwithinthedevelopmentplan.
It is suggested that the space allocated to each topic be related to the marks allocated
(Appendix1).
Thebodyofthetyped(minimumfontsizeof12)reportshouldbeinsummaryformmaking
useoftablesandgraphswherepossibleandbearound100120pages.Thereshouldbean
ExecutiveSummary(2pages)andTechnicalSummary(<18pages).Theuseofcolourisat
theindividualsdiscretion.
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Eachstudentwillberequiredtohandin 5UNBOUNDcopies oftheirreportcompletely


readyforbinding.
Detailedwork(e.g.casingdesign,logevaluationetc.)shouldbeavailableinAppendicesto
supportyouranswerstoanydetailedquestioningbytheexaminers.
Thereisapowerpointpresentationofafielddevelopment(notXfield)togiveyouanideaof
theaspectstoconsider.ThereistoomuchmaterialinthisforaDLproject,soyoumust
judgethecontentofyourprojectforyourselves.

Appendix 1
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

Guidelines for Marking Group Projects


The Field Development Project accounts for 20% of the overall assessment of the MSc degree.
The marks for the project are allocated on the basis of a written report (Category A) and an
oral presentation (Category B).
Category A (Written report)
The written report will be read and assessed by the internal and external examiners. The
allocation of marks in this category is as follows:
Section
Reservoir Issues
Geology
Formation Evaluation
Reservoir Engineering

Maximum Mark
(PWMC/GC)
(DB)
(KS/ACT)
Maximum mark Reservoir Issues

Development Issues
Drilling
(JTF)
Production Technology
(DD/BT)
Economics + Commercial Negotiations
(ALL)
Reservoir Management & Monitoring, i.e. Production Plan
(DD)
Environmental Impact & Abatement
(DD/PK)
Maximum mark Development Issues
Overall report Integration, Structure & Quality

(DD/All)

Maximum mark for category A =

20
10
30
60
10
15
15
5
5
50
30
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140

Category B (Powerpoint)
The allocation of marks in this category is as follows:
Maximum Mark
Summary presentation of subject matter
Maximum mark for category B

60
60

Final Mark
The final mark for each student will be determined as follows: (A+B)/2 (%)

Appendix 2

HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

FieldDevelopmentProgrammeReport
Internal
Examiners

CONTENTS
LISTOFABBREVIATIONS
EXECUTIVESUMMARY(2pages)

DD/All
DD/All

TECHNICALSUMMARY(<18pages)

FIELDDESCRIPTION

PC/GC

2.1

STRUCTURALCONFIGURATION

PG/GC
DESCRIPTION

2.2

GEOLOGYANDRESERVOIR

DB

2.3

PETROPHYSICSANDRESERVOIRFLUIDS

PC

2.4

HYDROCARBONSINPLACE

DD/BT

2.5

WELLPERFORMANCE

KS/ACT

2.6

RESERVOIRMODELLINGAPPROACH

KS/ACT

2.7

ALTERNATIVEDEVELOPMENTPLANS
CONSIDERED

3
ALL

PC/DB

DEVELOPMENTANDMANAGEMENTPLAN
3.1

ECONOMICSANDCOMMERCIAL
CONSIDERATIONS

3.2

DEVELOPMENTPLANS,RESERVESAND
PRODUCTIONPROFILES

3.2.1

FieldManagementPlan(FMP)
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3.2.2

ManagementofReservesRange

3.3

DRILLINGFACILITIES

3.3.1

DrillingandMaintenanceofWells

3.3.2

DrillingSchedule

3.3.3

DrillingMudandCuttingsDisposal

3.3.4

WellCasingandCompletionDesign

3.4

PRODUCTIONANDPROCESSFACILITIES

3.4.1

Facility

3.4.2

SubseaProductionandAssociatedFacilities

3.4.3

ProductionExportSystems

3.5

ReservoirManagement&Monitoring,i.e.
ProductionPlan

DD/PK

3.6

ENVIRONMENTALIMPACTAND
ABATEMENT

DD/JTF

3.7

ABANDONMENT

ALL

3.8

COSTS

3.8.1

General

3.8.2

Exploration,AppraisalandDevelopmentCosts

3.8.3

OperationExpenditures

3.8.4

AbandonmentCosts

3.8.5

PollutionLiabilityProvision

JTF

DD/BT

Appendix 3
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INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

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