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INFILL DRILLING
Infill Drilling GOAL
INFILL DRILLING:
RESERVOIR DRIVEN
PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION
Objectives Increase recoverable resources
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ACTIONS
Identify by-passed oil areas
Propose target locations SUCCESS METRICS
Drill wells Increase production
Produce field efficiently Increase reservoir drainage

RESERVOIR DRIVERS
Accurate reservoir description
PRODUCTION DRIVERS
Correctly identified by-passed areas
Cost efficient production technology
Reliable forecasts for entire life of well
ARCHITECTURE & HETEROGENEITY | 4D SEISMIC | RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITY DESIGNED LIFT STRATEGY

DECISIONS MADE
Select infill well locations Economic well & lift design for life of field
Infill Drilling INFILL DRILLING:
RESERVOIR DRIVEN
PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION
Traditional Workflow 3

Seismic
processing
01 Interpretation
Attributes

Well logs

02 Cores 04 Reservoir Models 06 Production Monitoring

Well tests

Understand subsurface by extracting Calibrate model to production history Optimize lift type over life of new well
maximum information from data
Geological Propose locations Design lift type for life of well
03 knowledge
including 4D Seismic

Build reservoir model Monitor production & optimize Lift sizing

Identify sweet spots, compartments,

flow barriers and highways
Infill Drilling INFILL DRILLING:
RESERVOIR DRIVEN
PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION
Reservoir Driven Workflow 4

Seismic
processing
01 Interpretation
Attributes

Well logs

02 Cores 04 Reservoir Models 05 Dynamic Simulation 06 Production Monitoring

Well tests

Understand subsurface by extracting Calibrate models to production history Optimize lift type over life of new well
maximum information from data
Geological Investigate alternative geological Design lift type for life of well based on
03 knowledge
including 4D Seismic
scenarios reservoir inflow prediction
Reconcile through the construction
of multiple possible realistic Propose locations and forecast Monitor production & optimize Lift sizing
reservoir models

Identify sweet spots, compartments,

flow barriers and highways
Infill Drilling INFILL DRILLING:
RESERVOIR DRIVEN
PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION
Benefits 5

OPERATIONAL BENEFITS VALUE ESTIMATION

Select infill well locations to recover by-passed oil A 10% reduction in a 10 infill well campaign, at $3M
with greater accuracy per well, can translate to a savings of $3M.
1 Accurate geological understanding of reservoir
connectivity and drainage potentials
Predictive simulation

Identify optimal infill injector location to maximize A 10% increase in production for a 50,000 barrel a
sweep efficiency year producing field, for 10 years, results in $2.5M in

2 Accurate geological understanding and existing

sweep patterns
additional revenue.

4D seismic to identify fluid movement

Predictive simulation