Ministry of Higher Education

Misan University

Engineering college
Petroleum Engineering Department

Integrating Reservoir Management

Report for
Buzurgan Field (Bu. No. 13)
From
MISSAN OIL FIELDS DIRECTORATE

By: Kadhim Hameed Jabertllah

 Date: 2018/12/4

CHAPTER ONR
HISTORY OF BUZURGAN

1-1 Introduction
Buzurgan Field is located south-east of Amara near the Iraqi-
Iranian border, about 60 kilometers to the south-east of Al-
Emara City, the center of Missan Governorate. It was the first
field discovered in the province by the French company
Aerab in 1969 containing one reservoir. The 23 exploration
wells were drilled until 2009 of which 20 are crude oil wells
with 87% dug in the field while there were wells to inject
water.
The structure elongates from the northern-west to the southern-
east, consist of two-dome, the southern dome is larger and higher
than the northern dome.
The structural contour maps on Mishrif formation show that
BUZURGAN oil field is an anticline fold with 60 KM long and
8 KM width.
The first exploration wells (BU-1) was drilled in the north dome
in 1969, the second exploration wells (BU-3) was drilled in the
south dome in 1970. After the research and studies which
focused on Mishrif formation, the decision of production was
taken 1975 by drilling a well in the south dome followed by
another one in the north dome 1976. Mishrif formation consists
of six units: MA, MB11, MB12, MB21, MC1 and MC2.
Above the Mishrif formation is Alkaseeb formation (it represent
as a cap rock for Mishrif) and under it Alromila formation.
The Mishirif structure is divided into three segments: north dome,
south dome, and saddle

The main division of Buzuragan field:

1. Mishrif formation.
2. Alkaseeb formation.
3. Alromila formation.
The Mishrif formation subdivides into six units (MA, Mb11,
MB12, Mb21, MC1, MC2) because variation of composition,
petro physical properties and fluid properties between them.
Q/ Why does MB21 consider very important?
Because it has these properties:
1- Good permeability (less 10 md).
2- The average porosity (13.3-17.6).
3- Contain the most of oil and high amount of reserve.
 Buzurgan 13

1.4- Purpose and choice of the location

BU. 13 is located at about 1.3 KM to the west of BU.3,coording

to the available depth contour maps, the well is expected to be 10
below BU.6 and 15 km above BU.3 it was expected that M.21.

1.2- Duration of the well

Drilling commenced 28.12.1977
Drilling terminated 25.02.1978
Drilling final depth 4035.0 m
Logging final depth 4034.8 m
1.4-DRILLING HISTORY OF BU.13
-Start spudding in on 28/12/1977
- Drilling with 26 bit to 118m.
- RIH 20" casing cemented with 23T cement class A S.C
1.9.
- Drilling with 171/2 bit from 117m to 2147m without any
problem .
- Cased the hole with 13 3/8" casing D.V at 463m cementing
1st stage with 50T cement class A 0.3% D 13 S.G1.9 2nd
stage with 60T cement class A S.G 1.9
- Change the light mud with heavy salt saturated mud 8S.G
2.20
- Drilling with 12 7/32" diamond bit from 2147-2780m
without any problem
- Cased the hole with 9 5/8" casing and cemented with 30T
cement class 50% H.D 0.4% D65 S.G = 2.30
- Drilling out 1st F/C with 8% bit at 2755n 2nd F/C at
2767.5m and shoe at 278012
-Change the heavy salt saturated mud to light PCL mud
density 1.15 observed well for 30 min OK
- Drilling with 8% bit from 2780-3466m POOH bit No.21 (
cutter on core broken ) RIH Magnet basket sut fishing job
-Drilling to 2950. POOH RIH core burle last 34T of sting
Fishing
- Coring, enlarging . and drilling to 4035m
- Logging FDO CNL GR and Caliper
- Cased the hole by 6 5/8" liner top of hanger at 2664m
circulation, no mud return complete loss occurred after 40
min total losses 52m2 of mud
- Cementing the hole with cement class E
-Cementing plug 5T cement class E S.G 1.85.
-Rigging down .
 1-3 Drilling and Casing ( driller depth)

HOLE Casing
Diameter From-To Diameter Casing Shoe
(in) (m) (in) (m)
26 " 0-118 20" 118

17 1/2 " 118-2147 13 3/8" 2147

12 1/4 " 2147-2708 9 5/8 " 2708

8 1/4 " 2708-4035 6 5/8" Liner 4035

1.5- principal structural Results

According to the drilling project of the well which

were based on depth contour maps interpreted from
1974 seismic survey (march 75) and updaited after
results of BU.10, BU.11 and BU.6.
The top of Lower Fars Jeribe-Euphrates, Mishrif and
Mb.21 reservoir were expected as follows
Lower Fans -2040m
Jeribe-Euphrates -2810m
Mishrif -3780m
Mb.21 -3780m
But after drilling the well the following result were obtained
TOP lower Fars - 2042.45m Lower than expected by 2.45m
-Teribe-Euphrates - 2781.95m Higher than expected by
about 28m
Mishirf - 3643.45m higher than expected by 1.55m
Mb.21 - 3775.451 higher than expected by 4.5517
 CHAPTER TWO

2.2-Stratigraphic
The main stratigraphic results of the well summarized as
follows:
Formation Age Depth Thickne Lithology
interval(m) ss (m)
Bakhtiary Fliocene- 7.75-2068.5 2060.75 Clay ,shale
Upper Fars Upper Sandston , thin
Miocene Anhydrite beds at
the bottom
Lower Fars Miocene 1985-2808 746 Anhydrite ,shale
Mb.5 _ 2062-2376 314 Salt
Mb.4 _ 2376-2621 245.5 Limestone
dolomite
Mb.3 _ 2621-2574 132.5 Anhydrite shale
Mb.2 _ 2574-2779 25 Anhydrite ,shale
Mb.1 _ 2779-4028 28 Salt
Jeribe_Euphrates Brrdigalia 2808-2851 43.5 Dolomite
n ,Anhydrite
Upper Kirkuk Acuitania 2851-2990 138.5 Dolomite ,shale
n ,sandstone
,limestone
Bu –Mb 2990-3040 150 shale ,sandstone
Middle-lower Oligocene 3040-3195 143 Limestone ,Marl
Kirkuk
Jaddala Eocene 3195-3334 138 Marl ,limestone
Aaliji _ 3334-3364 30.5 Marl ,limestone
Shiranish I.Meastric 3364-3403 38.5 Limestone ,less
h-tian Marl
Hartha - 3403-3455 52.60 Limestone ,chalky
Sadi Compania 3455-3583 127.9 Marl ,limestone
-n
Tanuma santanian 3583-3602 18.5 Limestone ,shale
Khasib coniacian 3602-3669 67.5 Limestone ,shale
Mishrif Turonian- 3669-4019 350 Limestone
cenomani ,microcry
an Stalline
WELL PROFILE OF Bu.13
 1000
Cuttoff Porosity Of BU 18 Cuttoff
Poros…
Permeability md

100

10

0.1

0.01
0 5 10 Porosity
15 20 25 30

CUTTOFF POROSITY=7