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Title: Predicting compaction and subsidence for an immature gas bearing carbonate field

Abstract

Reservoir compaction and associated surface subsidence levels can be significant when high porosity carbonate gas reservoirs are depleted. A well known example is the Ekofisk field in the North Sea. Therefore these phenomena are incorporated when designing offshore platform constructions. Because the design and the construction part of development takes place well before the field production starts (i.e. when only little is known about the field), uncertainties exist in the parameters that are required for the prediction of surface subsidence. This paper describes the prediction of subsidence for the M1 field, offshore Sarawak, East Malaysia and shows that although many uncertainties may exist in the parameters required for the predictions, investigation into the effects of these uncertainties provides useful insight in the possible range of subsidence levels. The predicted range of subsidence levels can subsequently be used as input for the platform design.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
103883
Report Number(s):
CONF-950326-
TRN: IM9541%%322
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Annual SPIE Asia Pacific oil and gas conference and exhibition: towards more cost effective technology and quality management in the petroleum industry, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), 20-22 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Asia Pacific oil and gas conference: Proceedings; PB: 592 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
03 NATURAL GAS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; GROUND SUBSIDENCE; FORECASTING; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; MALAYSIA; OFFSHORE PLATFORMS; DESIGN; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; PLANNING; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS

Citation Formats

Prins, M, Smits, R M.M., and Schutjens, P M.T.M. Predicting compaction and subsidence for an immature gas bearing carbonate field. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Prins, M, Smits, R M.M., & Schutjens, P M.T.M. Predicting compaction and subsidence for an immature gas bearing carbonate field. United States.
Prins, M, Smits, R M.M., and Schutjens, P M.T.M. 1995. "Predicting compaction and subsidence for an immature gas bearing carbonate field". United States.
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abstractNote = {Reservoir compaction and associated surface subsidence levels can be significant when high porosity carbonate gas reservoirs are depleted. A well known example is the Ekofisk field in the North Sea. Therefore these phenomena are incorporated when designing offshore platform constructions. Because the design and the construction part of development takes place well before the field production starts (i.e. when only little is known about the field), uncertainties exist in the parameters that are required for the prediction of surface subsidence. This paper describes the prediction of subsidence for the M1 field, offshore Sarawak, East Malaysia and shows that although many uncertainties may exist in the parameters required for the predictions, investigation into the effects of these uncertainties provides useful insight in the possible range of subsidence levels. The predicted range of subsidence levels can subsequently be used as input for the platform design.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
month = {Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995}
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