Maximizing Oil Well Production in the Buzurgan Oil Field with an Optimized Gas Lift: A Simulation Analysis Utilizing PROSPER
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https://doi.org/10.23918/eajse.v11i1p7Keywords:
Oil Recovery, Primary Recovery, Artificial Lift, Gas Lift Method, Prosper System, Well Performance Optimization, Buzergan Oil FieldAbstract
As oil wells age, reservoir pressure decreases, impacting natural flow. The study aims to maximize oil production using the gas lift technique, emphasizing efficiency, stability, and reservoir management. With 1.3 trillion barrels of proven reserves, crude oil remains crucial for industrialized nations. Artificial lift, especially gas lift, is employed when natural pressure becomes inadequate. The goal of the study was to increase the amount of oil produced from an aged oil well (MB21), whose production was dropping as a result of large water cuts of up to 25% and a diminishing reservoir pressure. To increase the production rate of this well, we have used the gas lift technique. The oil production rate for well (MB21) increased from 0 STB/day to 396.6 STB/day using the gas lift technique and an injection rate of 8 MMscf/day. This well was successfully "reborn" by the gas lift technique, which turned it from being a non-producing oil wells back into active one. The outcomes show how effectively the gas lift optimization strategy works to increase production from aging oil wells that are experiencing significant water cuts and diminishing reservoir pressure. This method worked successfully for bringing inactive wells back to life and increasing their useful life.
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