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1999 SPE Forum Series in North America SECTION 8 RESERVOIR MANAGMENT (CASE HISTORIES) Multilateral Wells: experience and future development in PDVSA, Venezuela
PRESENTED BY ANA MARIA HERNANDEZ JULY, 1999

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Contents

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Previous experiences Future development:

Western District: Maracaibo Basin Eastern District: Monagas Basin Southern District: Barinas Basin Orinoco Belt

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Project Goals

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Can Multilateral technology be adapted to Venezuelan reservoirs? What variables control Orimatita erosiveness? How do they impact the erosion rate? What are the critical values for such variables? How can we use lab results in field operations?
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Multilateral Wells in PDVSA: Previous Experiences

Mara DM-152 Cabimas R-823 Bachaquero BA-2186 Bare Morichal MPG-59

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Western District: Exploitation Units

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EJE DEL SINCLINAL DE SACACUAL

RG-11 RG-134(PROY.) RG-5

SANTA ROSA FIELD

INVERSE FAULT RM-2 (PROY.)

MAPIRI FIELD
CANTAURA CTV-1 SG-33

GUANIPA RIVER

MESA

SEA LEVEL

FREITES OFICINA

MERECURE
LAS PIEDRAS FREITES BLANCO AZUL MORENO NARANJA

IGNEO - METAMORFIC BASAMENT

VERDE
AMARILLO COLORADO MERECURE TEMBLADOR

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CAIPE NORTE

PORTUGUESA MERIDA TACHIRA

B A R I N A S

LAS LOMAS BORBURATA BEJUCAL SILVAN PALMITA ESTERO ESTERO SUR HATO

CAIPE OBISPOS TORUNOS MAPORAL NORESTE MAPORAL MAPORAL ESTE

MAPORAL SURESTE SILVESTRE

SINCO 16 SINCO 15

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Exploration and Production

Tierra Oeste La Salina

L a g I o m a r

TJ LL BA Lagotreco Tierra Este Liviano

Lagomedio SCL Lagocinco XIII Sur Centro Lago (SCL)

PDVSA-R-Def

Dtto. Lagunillas

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MEL-118

MEL-4 2

MM-44 7

MM-44 8

MM-44 2

NORTE

0 1000 2000

Fm. MESA / LAS PIEDRAS Fm. FREITES Fm. OFICINA

3000 4000

Fm MERECURE

5000

? ?
SANDSTONE HETEROLITIC SANDSTONE

BASAMENT
SHALY SAND
SHALE BASAMENT
0 km 1

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PTO. LA CRUZ MATURIN

SINCOR

PETROZUATA

PDVSA

38 %

PDVSA

49.9 %

PDVSA

30 %

PDVSA 41.67 %

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Morichal mediano
AREA : 965 Km2 POES : 508 MMBLS N YAC : 37 PROD. : 0 MBPD R. REM : 125 MMBLS AREA :703 Km2 POES : 476 MMBLS N YAC : 77 PROD. : 9.8 MBPD R. REM : 77 MMBLS AREA : 657 Km2 POES : 480 MMBLS N YAC : 149 PROD. : 9.2 MBPD R. REM : 65 MMBLS AREA : 540 Km2 POES : 972 MMBLS N YAC : 223 PROD. : 3.0 MBPD R. REM : 102 MMBLS

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Any technology to pursue...

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Caracas Maracaibo JOSE

Barinas

Orinoco Oil Belt

MACHETE MACHETE

ZUATA

ZUATA

HAMACA HAMACA EL PAO EL PAO

CERRO CERRO NEGRO

NEGRO

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A NIVEL DEL
MAR
-2000-4000- LAS PIEDRAS -6000-8000-10000-12000-14000-16000-18000-20000FREITES

B
LAS PIEDRAS MESA LAS PIEDRAS

San Tom

RIO ORINOCO

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Particle Size Distribution

Barita Dimetro esfrico equivalente (m) > 75 <6 6 < d < 75 % Peso 3 mx. 30 mx. resto % Peso

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Hematita
Dimetro esfrico equivalente (m) > 75 < 45 <6 6 < d < 45
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1,5 mx.
15 mx. 15 mx. resto

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Relative Erosion Rates

18 ppg

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EROSION RELATIVA ORIMATITA/BARITA

5 4 3 2 1 0

30
0 20 40
ER 10 m/s

15 ppg
60
ER 15 m/s

80

EROSION RELATIVA ORIMATITA/BARITA

10 8 6 4 2 0 0 20 40 60 80 ANGULO DE IMPACTO (grados) ER 10 m/s ER 15 m/s

ANGULO DE IMPACTO (grados)

20
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