BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 17. The
Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) Caspian subject block improvement mission
has helped bp strengthen itself as a know-how firm, the bp’s
publication (ACG operator) on the eve of celebrating the thirtieth
anniversary of the ACG contract reads, Pattern studies.
“Quite a few new applied sciences from bp have been successfully
carried out in ACG operations and improvement tasks in
Azerbaijan, with some being utilized for the primary time within the
Caspian Sea,” the data notes.
One of many brilliant concepts on the desk is vertical drilling (ERD),
which lets goal wells be arrange an excellent methods off from the
platform, thus boosting manufacturing potential to new heights.
“The longest ERD properly we have now drilled to date is 6.4 kilometers
from the Chirag platform. We consider this know-how will enable us
to maximise manufacturing from ACG for many years to return,” the
publication emphasizes.
Different essential technological options contain drilling at a
steep angle (almost horizontal), which permits the wells to be
wrapped up with a thinner formation, thus boosting their
productiveness.
“We consider that the “bp Effectively Advisor” used at ACG gives
secure, dependable, and environment friendly properly operations by using
real-time info. The bp Effectively Advisor built-in consoles have been
launched within the Caspian in 2012 when the casing operating console
turned totally operational on all three Azeri platforms and additional
on the deepwater Guneshli,” the paper remembers.
In keeping with bp, it takes the cake within the so-called 4D seismic
survey.
“We launched a brand new 4D seismic survey program of the reservoir
ground within the ACG subject in January 2024. That is bp’s largest-ever
dedication to a world seismic survey in all its facets – space
dimension, price, and program length. The brand new program, which focuses on
the Balakhani and Fasil ACG reservoirs, covers an space of 740
sq. kilometers beneath the hydrocarbon supply. This system is
valued at $370 million and has a length of 5 years
(2024-2028). The state-of-the-art 4D know-how used for this
program will enable us to acquire extra detailed information concerning the
reservoir, serving to us to attain maximization of subject useful resource
restoration within the coming a long time,” the publication notes.
Moreover, the corporate views Azerbaijan as a hotbed of
technological know-how in properly completion, which then will get the ball
rolling for operations in different areas of bp’s endeavors.
“At the moment at ACG, the usual completion design for producing
wells is open-hole gravel packing (OHGP). This was an actual
breakthrough within the early 2000s, and we nonetheless consider it’s
efficient,” the publication reads on.
The corporate additionally reported efficient distributed temperature
sensing (DTS) know-how by way of fiber optic cable (since 2004).
“Furthermore, in 2023, bp efficiently put in the trade’s
first “Twin Clad” fiber-optic cable within the ACG fields, enabling
simultaneous acquisition and monitoring of DTS and distributed
acoustic sensing (DAS) information. This work has resulted in safer and
extra environment friendly properly operations, integrity, and probably improved
seismic information high quality,” bp says.
The corporate additionally cited downhole seismic as an vital
expertise at ACG.
“The world’s first “Downhole Circulation Management Valve” (DHFC), a
subsea water injector outfitted with expandable sand filters and a
downhole circulation management valve, was utilized at Guneshli in 2008. The
world’s first three-zone DHFC-equipped DTS water injector was
commissioned in 2018 at ACG – a revolutionary know-how to
correctly handle multi-layered reservoirs. This has opened up
alternatives for additional functions in different bp areas,” the
info on bp famous.
The corporate additionally counted the bp Slug Controller, bp Drawdown
Controller, Pipeline Inspection Machine (PIG), monitoring system
utilizing remotely operated autos, and Autonomous Underwater
Autos (AUVs) among the many most vital technological options
due to ACG.
A current achievement is that the manufacturing platform “ACE” (from
which the primary oil was obtained in April 2024, is a part of ACG) has
the idea of distant management (from Sangachal Terminal).
In consequence, the ACE operations have put bp within the driver’s seat
to domesticate future applied sciences.
To notice, bp has been working in Azerbaijan for 32 years, and
its complete investments along with its companions in ACG over the 30
years of the ACG mission amounted to $45 billion.
