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Technology solutions and challenges for marginal development of heavy oil fields in CuuLong basin, offshore Vietnam

DOI:10.46326/JMES.2022.63(6).04

  • Affiliations:

    1 PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP), Hanoi, Vietnam
    2 Faculty of Oil and Gas, Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam
    3 CuuLong Joint Operating Company (CLJOC), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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  • Received: 29th-Apr-2022
  • Revised: 11st-Aug-2022
  • Accepted: 10th-Sept-2022
  • Online: 31st-Dec-2022
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Abstract:

The production of heavy oil at Dong Do field located in CuuLong basin is a success in the application of advanced technologies. Dong Do field is a marginal project in Vietnam, so its development requires to overcome several challenges, such as high water-cut from early stage, highly unconsolidated sandstone reservoir, flow assurance problems of sour and viscous crude oil, high power artificial lift system, and complex crude treatment at topsides, among others. Over the past decades, production technology application in heavy oil production has been widely deployed in the industry. Apart from the thermal method, the combination of gaslift and ESP technology makes the remarkable advances by enlarging the draw-down created over the conventional pumping lift in heavy oil projects. In fact, heavy oil production with a high flow rate has appeared water-coning in near wellbore region that made the water breakthrough early and water-cut increased rapidly. The pilot test of injecting diesel into heavy oil wells has been applied to producers with the positive results while significantly reduced water-cut comparing before wells shutin. This paper provides a thorough analysis of the new technologies that are applied to Dong Do field, highlighting its key difficulties and how they were resolved through a successful pilot and testing of the cutting-edge advanced solutions, improving the project reliability and thus motivating the consortium to move on to the new field. Also, the updated new heavy oil field schedule is described, highlighting the challenges to be faced during the next projects of marginal development.

How to Cite
Nguyen, A.Hai, Nguyen, V.The and Pham, T.Manh 2022. Technology solutions and challenges for marginal development of heavy oil fields in CuuLong basin, offshore Vietnam. Journal of Mining and Earth Sciences. 63, 6 (Dec, 2022), 35-44. DOI:https://doi.org/10.46326/JMES.2022.63(6).04.
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