Introduction

Sour Gas
 37% H2S
 10 % CO2
Objective
• ADCO drilled 3 appraisal wells to gather
information
• Making Decision to appoint Crew, tackle HSE,
Equipment Installation
 AP-1 and AP-3 were drilled in crest to evaluate:
 Fluid composition
 Reservoir Quality
 Productivity
 Volume in Place

 AP-2 was drilled beyond structural fault to

evaluate:
 Reservoir Continuity
PVT sampling Program
 Open Hole Sampling (MDT)
 Cased Hole Sampling (BHS and SS)
RESERVOIR QUALITY
RESERVOIR PRODUCTIVITY
 Logging  Production Test
 Coring  Well Performance
 Reservoir Simulation
 Coring • RCA
 Logging • SCAL
 Pressure • Well Modeling
Management • Reservoir
 Seismic Simulation
Reprocessing
 Required No. of Wells
 Larger and Better Sweet Spot
 More GIIP Produced in lesser no. of Wells
 Sustainable Well Deliverability
 Existing data is not sufficient (Short Term)

 Oil Gas and Water Contact

 Water Production
 Sweet Perched Water
 Saline Edge Water
 Saline Bottom Water
Appraisal Well Uncertainties Data Acquisition

Oil Appraisal Permeability Distribution Core, Logs, Test Data

Contacts Logs, Pressure and Test Data

PVT Samples over vertical unit

Water Production Test Data

Gas Appraisal Contact Logs, Pressure and Test Data

PVT Samples over vertical unit

Water Production Test Data

Northern Extent Logs, Test Data

Well Sustainability Production Long Term Data

Permeability Distribution Core, Logs, Test Data

 Gas Depletion Data Acquisition Requirements
 Well Integrity
 Pre Installation of equipment
 Installation of sub surface devices

 Seismic
 No. of Wells and well target
 Horizon and Faults
 Reservoir Modeling
 Open Hole Logging
 Gamma ray/Density/Neutron/Later logs along with sonic log (Pressure
Gradient)
 NMR (Permeability Distribution)
 Pressure Data (Zone Permeability)
 These all are helpful in specially slanted wells

 Coring
 Determination of facies,
 Porosity,
 Permeability,
 Initial Fluid Composition
 FIT (Formation Integrity Test)
 Down hole Sampling to determine Fluid Property (Test to ensure
well is properly cleaned up, stable flow period)
 HC accounting and Reservoir Management (Water Saturation and
Gas Condensate)
 Reservoir Pressure
 Updating reservoir Pressure
 Identification of Depletion Areas (Loss of containments)
 Build-up Survey plan
 Skin Remediation
 Well testing
 Monitoring Gas
 Condensate
 Water

 Historic Well Testing Exploration/Appraisal Well

 Suitable for presence and mobility of HCs
 Appraisal Well Test for PVT analysis and Compositional data
 Initial and Maximum Production rate (Horizontal vs. Vertical)
 Drilling/Completion Fluid Ingress
 Long term (90 days) production test in the horizontal side-track, to
establish production behavior
 First HPHT vertical appraisal well was drilled in 2014,
reservoir data was collected but well was abandoned
due to presence of elemental sulfur
 In 2105 horizontal appraisal well was drilled and
sulphamax chemicals were allowed to flow through
annulus for 18 days at three different choke sizes
 Completion design was retrieved and metal joints were
inspected to check the metal loss due to flow of toxic
gas but condition was quite satisfactory..
 But Several Drilling, HSE and Testing Challenges were
faced
 Toxic gas spill (Zero)
 45 personnel from 6 contractors were involved
round the clock
 EPZ was developed
 Frequent fire and rescue drill were conducted
 SSSP for clear communication
 Availability of tools prior to drilling
 Availability of all logging tools
 Plan to deal with reservoir uncertainty
 Utilized largest nipple size tubing to maximize gun
perforation
 Enhanced draw-work pulling capacity
 Specialized sulfur dissolving solvent “Sulphamax” was
used for testing
 Normal carbon steel pipe was used
 It was decided to use each pipe for a maximum
of 3 months
 Tie-in facility was designed to dilute 37%
Hydrogen Sulfide
 Table was designed to regulate production rate
to maintain dilution