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Magara-Chad
Water flooding
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Abstract
The Mangara petroleum field is made up of three superimposed reservoirs (C, D, E) with approximately 2500 m depth. These are unconsolidated sandstone reservoirs with an underlying active aquifer. The petrophysical properties of the reservoirs are relatively good as it’s a self-sourced unconventional reservoir based on its organic richness characteristics unconventional resource opportunity as tight carbonate reservoir. Tank pressure is approximately 2900 psi, for an average temperature of 180°F. Of the 50 wells initially drilled, 23 are currently producing. The pressure is support by 04 injector wells, and daily production is estimated at approximately 12,000 bbl/d. To maximize oil production and minimize water production, the positions of injection wells were moved, which permitted to reduce the number of producing wells from 23 to 18. The result revealed that this scheme can maintained the pressure at desired levels of 2900 psi, until year 2040 and reversed the current trend in water production, which was 14,000 bbl/d. In the predicted scenarios, cumulative production will be maintain at 25,000 bbl/d with a daily production of around 18,000bbl of oil compared to formerly figure of 7000 bbl of water until 2040.
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