CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION

IMPROVEMENT IN MATAR REGIONAREA IV

BY NATURAL GAS POWERED LIFT
SYSTEM
VINOD A V
AEE P
TECH/MKTG.
ONGC ANK

PROBLEM DEFINITION:
INCONSISTENT
TREND
OF
CRUDE
OIL
PRODUCTION MATAR REGION DUE TO POWER
OUTAGES
LIFT SYSTEM EMPLOYED: SRP
HOW TO MANAGE THIS REMOTE LOCATED SRP
LIFTED WELLS?
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS SHOULD BE:
o
o
o
o

VIABILE
SUSTAINABLE
SAFE
ECONOMICAL

THE ESSENCE OF STUDY MADE

UTILIZATION OF THE ENERGY OF NATURAL GAS

BEING GENERATED FROM THE FLOWING WELLS OF
MATAR REGION FOR POWERING SRPs

COMPILED TEST DATA DECEMBER 2013

Well
No:
M # 11
M # 12
M # 13
M # 14
M # 18
M # 19
M # 20
TOTAL

Test
Date
28/12/1
3
12/10/1
3

23/10/1
3

30/12/1
3
18/12/1
3

Mod
Liquid
e
Bean CuM/D

Oil
Gas
Tons/D qty.
W/C % ay
SCMD

SRP

14.40

67.60

3.85

1000

SRP
SRP

4.00
2.76

98.00
3.77

0
2.12

500
850

8
SELF mm

3.00 13.56
20.00 100.00

2.09
0

500
1000

65.76

69.60

16.12

1000

SRP

22.65
190.2

9.22

17.29
41.46

2200
7050

SRP
SRP

DATA OF DOWN TIME, HOURS/YEAR

Availability of power in Matar region has
seasonal variations however by operational
experience over the years has shown following
trend, in an average scale
No. of
No. of
Months Months

S/D per
annum

S/D per
annum

Monsoo Rest of
n
theyear

in Monsoon
(hours)

Rest of the year

(hours)

576

OTAL DOWN TIME/ANNUM= 1224 Hours

648