The development of two integrated reservoir studies to improve field performance

This record of study documents the experience I acquired during my Doctor of Engineering Internship at Smedvig Technologies, working as a Reservoir Engineer in the consulting group. I will present as my record of study two integrated reservoir projects I worked on during the time of my internship. The goal of these projects was to develop an optimum plan for hydrocarbon recovery based upon technical and economic considerations.; The first integrated reservoir study involved a mature field in Colombia. The field is located in southwestern Colombia in a major basin, approximately 10 km east of the Andes. Low well productivity indexes and poor oil recovery in the major producing zones called for a detailed evaluation of the area. A classical, deterministic reservoir characterization study followed by a numerical reservoir simulation was conducted. Five different development programs were evaluated and an optimum operational program was outlined. A 180% increase in the percent of recovery factor was achieved for a 20 year forecast. Geological and engineering aspects as well as my duties and responsibilities during the execution of this project are described in this report.; The second integrated reservoir study involved a field in Venezuela. The onshore Barua Field, near the southeast edge of Lake Maracaibo, is a highly faulted structure producing from the Eocene Pauji and Misoa intervals. This mature field has undergone significant depletion from approximately 30 wells since 1958. I worked with a team of geoscientists in the evaluation and performance of this field. As a part of this integrated team of professionals, I worked on several assignments that combined geological and engineering data.; From working and interacting with many professionals in the oil industry and after completing my educational program, I can conclude that most problems affecting the oil industry are created by our own misconception of the technology and the incorrect application of the tools that we have available. Focus must be placed in how to achieve a balance between practical and technical matters and ways to use current technology to improve traditional data analysis.