Application of geochemical technique to reduce allocation cost for commingled production wells from multiple reservoirs

  • Huong Ha Thu
  • Trung Kieu Anh
  • Quy Nguyen Minh
  • Long Hoang
  • Huong Le Thi Thu
  • Lam Tran Van
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25073/petrovietnam%20journal.v10i0.233
Keywords: Back allocation, gas chromatography, geochemical finger-printing

Abstract

This paper presents a new technique which has been developed to achieve production allocation at a reduced cost by the Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI). A case study of using geochemical fingerprint technology to back allocate commingled well stream from multiple reservoirs in an off shore basin, southeast Vietnam has been carried out. A large number of oil samples were collected over time and analysed by gas chromatography for their fingerprint and production allocation. Quantitative results were attained using a proprietary computer program which mathematically calculates the relative contributions of end member oils based on chromatographic data. The geochemical allocation results compare very favourably with the metering data. The success of the geochemical allocation allows the cost of field operation to be reduced and effective support to be given to the production management.

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Published
2017-10-31
How to Cite
Ha Thu , H., Kieu Anh , T., Nguyen Minh , Q., Hoang , L., Le Thi Thu , H., & Tran Van , L. (2017). Application of geochemical technique to reduce allocation cost for commingled production wells from multiple reservoirs. Petrovietnam Journal, 10, 45 - 50. https://doi.org/10.25073/petrovietnam journal.v10i0.233
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Vol 10 (2017)
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