Horizontal well replaces hydraulic fracturing in North Sea gas well
Journal Article
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· Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)
OSTI ID:5518590
- Ranger Oil U.K. Ltd., Aberdeen (GB)
This paper reports on excessive water production from hydraulically fractured wells in a poor quality reservoir in the North SEa which prompted the drilling of a horizontal well. Gas production from the horizontal well reached six times that of the offset vertical wells, and no water production occurred. This horizontal well proved commercial the western section of the Anglia field. Horizontal drilling in the North SEa is as an effective technology to enhance hydrocarbon recovery from reservoirs that previously had proven uncommercial with other standard techniques. It is viable for the development of marginal reservoirs, particularly where conditions preclude stimulation from hydraulic fracturing.
- OSTI ID:
- 5518590
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 89:47; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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