Phillips expands crude production from Alamein

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1970 · World Oil; (United States)

OSTI ID:5468176

Banbi, H El; Shanor, P J

Alamein field is in the Matruh area of Egypt's W. desert. Phillips Petroleum Co. and Eqyptian General Petroleum Corp. are developing the field through to Western Desert Operating Petroleum Co. Currently, the field is producing 43,000 bopd from 13 wells. The production is from a fractured Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) dolomite. Top of the producing formation is 8,158 to 8,295 ft. Gross pay thickness varies from 70 to 202 ft above water-oil contact. Weighted average porosity is 12.5% above water-oil contact, and average effective permeability exceeds 2 darcies. Alamein oil is a high quality 34$ API crude, containing 1% sulfur and 3% wax. Pour point is 40$F. The reservoir is undersaturated. The oil reservoir, underlain by a large aquifer, is being produced under strong water drive. Pressure loss before stabilization was only 46 psi, representing an extremely low percentage of original reservoir pressure. Stabilized conditions have been reached and about 1 million bbl are now produced per psi drop in reservoir pressure. The drilling and completion of wells, together with the handling of the crude oil are described.

• Research Organization: Western Desert Operating Petrol Co.
• OSTI ID: 5468176
• Journal Information: World Oil; (United States), Journal Name: World Oil; (United States) Vol. 170:1; ISSN WOOIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AFRICA
CRETACEOUS PERIOD
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EGYPTIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC AGES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MESOZOIC ERA
MINERAL RESOURCES
OIL FIELDS
OIL WELLS
PERMEABILITY
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
POROSITY
POUR POINT
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
RESERVOIR PRESSURE
RESOURCES
STIMULATION
WELL COMPLETION
WELL STIMULATION
WELLS