| Autor: |
J. K. Stevenson, R. E. Behrens, J. T. Foote, S. D. Cassidy |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
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| Zdroj: |
All Days. |
| DOI: |
10.2118/154172-ms |
| Popis: |
Many heavy oil resources are giant, legacy-type assets that may take a century or longer to fully exploit. A key opportunity is to apply new technology and techniques to maximize recovery and economic performance. By selecting the right technology projects and managing them efficiently and effectively, we can reduce the cycle time to unlock this resource potential. Technology projects by their nature have large degrees of uncertainty that quite often cannot be resolved until tested in the field. Chevron has been using Kern River and other San Joaquin Valley oil fields as a technology development test bed for more than 50 years to unlock the resource potential of heavy oil. The San Joaquin Valley is an ideal environment with a number of desirable attributes which facilitate Chevron’s field tests and pilots including: • Location – accessible, onshore location with existing operations and major infrastructure • Local Industry Capability – full spectrum of oil and gas service providers as well as highly capable personnel with extensive thermal recovery experience • Resource Type and Size – large number of similar heavy oil assets which provides an economy of scale for applying new technology • Risk – relatively low financial and Health, Environment & Safety (HES) exposure • Heavy Oil Center of Excellence (HO CoE) - co-location of a corporate technology company unit and operating unit • Ownership Structure – mostly 100% company owned and operated fields The paper describes these factors and includes a number of technology examples that highlight considerations related to field testing and piloting in order to mature R&D projects. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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