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The Tulare reservoir of the South Belridge field, CA has been under steam drive since the 1970s. A variety of field development opportunities remain in the southern portion of the field. Over the past two years, Aera Energy has implemented a focus development project to execute the growth strategy for the field. To date, 60 horizontal and 70 vertical producers and 120 steam injectors have been drilled and completed in a 640-acre area. This paper focuses on development strategy, development optimization using reservoir simulation, economic evaluation, and development implementation. Reservoir modeling has been proved to be a powerful tool for (1) assessing alternative development strategies between horizontal and vertical wells for a multi-sand reservoir, (2) planning optimum pattern configuration and well spacing, and (3) assessing reservoir performance impacts of various operating policy options. |
