Objective
Multilateral/Multizone wells are in their infancy but are being increasingly used in the offshore oil/gas industry. However, the technology is not available to optimise the efficient, flexible, control and flow from reservoirs. Such control would enable improved reservoir management and result in reduced lifecycle costs and increased revenue.
The objectives of the project are to research and experimentally evaluate the downhole technology for a new generation of highly reliable remote control and monitoring systems for application in multilateral and multizone completions in oil wells resulting in improved reservoir management. The outcome of the project will be the 'know-how' to develop a new generation of remote control and monitoring systems to meet the requirements of future oil well configurations.
The main project activities, described in the proposal, are summarised below.
1) Investigation of the operational requirements for remote control of existing and future multilateral/multizone wells to define a baseline well configuration for evaluation during the project.
Limitations and deficiencies of current generation of equipments in meeting these requirements will be assessed. Health and Safety issues will also be addressed.
2) Current State-of-the-Art and emerging technologies for remote control and monitoring will be assessed, particularly in relation to the harsh environments/high temperatures and pressures expected and suitable technologies put forward for further evaluation.
3) Experimental components and assemblies for flow control and for distributed temperature and pressure measurements will be developed, built and experimentally evaluated in the laboratory.
4) Multilateral/Multizone well models will be used and modified to represent the baseline well configuration defined in 1) and its performance in terms of reservoir management established. The model wil then be used to define the optimum distribution and displacement of sensors. Later, the models will be adapted to include the technologies evaluated in 2) and 3) and the expected improvement in reservoir management and additional benefits evaluated.
5) A critical user assessment of the modelling results, the equipments and systems emanating from 2 and 3 will be made and benefits assessed and the user requirements/system defining documents updated accordinly. The final report, covering the activities, results and conclusions will be drawn up.
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- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors
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TR10 9DU CORNWALL
United Kingdom
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