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Lisburne Oil Pool Page 1 ASR for Apr ’18 – Mar’19
Prudhoe Bay Unit
Lisburne Oil Pool
2019 Annual Reservoir Surveillance Report
This Annual Reservoir Report for the period ending March 31, 2019 is submitted
to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for the Lisburne Oil Pool in
accordance with commission regulations and Conservation Order 207C. This
report covers the period from April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019.
A. Reservoir Management
1. Summary
Oil production and reservoir management activity in the Lisburne Oil Pool
continues under gas cap expansion supported by gas injection at LGI pad
and water injection at L5-29. In the Central area, pressure support is
supplemented by weak aquifer influx. Pilot seawater injection projects have
been on-going in the central Alapah (NK-25), the southern periphery Wahoo
(04-350) and the mid-field Wahoo (L5-15) area.
Production and injection volumes for the 12-month period ending March 31,
2019 are summarized in Table 1. Oil production volumes include allocated
crude oil, condensate and NGL production.
2. Reservoir Pressure Surveys W ithin the Pool
A summary of reservoir pressure surveys obtained during the reporting period
is shown in Table 2.
3. Results and Analysis of Production Logging Surveys
There were four production logs obtained from Lisburne wells during the
reporting period. Production logs for April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019
are shown in Table 3.
B. Development and Production Activity
1. Enhanced Recovery Projects
a. L5 Gas Cap Water Injection Surveillance (C.O. 207C)
The L5 GCWI pilot project commenced injection in July of 2008. The
initial injection rate was 2 mbd, and over time has been gradually
increased to approximately 17 mbd. As of March 31, 2019, the cumulative
volume of seawater injected in L5-29 was 22,608 mbbls. The L5-29 pilot
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injection demonstrated positive results with likely injection water
breakthrough occurring in four offset producer wells (L5-28A, L5-32, L5-33
& L5-36). Pressure response has also been observed in offset wells. The
GCWI Pilot was approved for permanent injection under AOGCC
Conservation Order 207B.16. The injector was on-line for a short time (48
days) during the reporting period.
Three pressure fall-off (PFO) tests have been conducted in the L5-29 gas
cap water injection well. The PFO analyses show a constant pressure
boundary, and skin values of between -3.6 and -3.8. Based on these
results, it is inferred that no fracture extension is occurring.
Offset well annuli pressures are reported monthly to the Commission by
the BP North Slope Well Integrity Engineer via the Monthly Injection
Report sent to the AOGCC.
b. Waterflooding Pilot Projects
A review of the Lisburne development plan identified water injection as a
mechanism to provide additional pressure support in the Lisburne
reservoirs. A grass roots injection well, 04-350, was completed on the
southern periphery of the Wahoo Formation in November 2011 and has
injected 6,763 mbbls of seawater as of March 31, 2019. Seawater
production has been observed in offset L3 -22.
Another pilot water injection project has been undertaken in the mid-field
area. Wahoo production wells L5-15 and L5-13 were converted to
seawater injection service in March 2013. As of March 31, 2019 the
cumulative volume of seawater injected in both these wells was 9,166
mbbls. Confirmed seawater production has occurred in offset L5-16A.
L5-13 developed mechanical integrity issues was plugged and abandoned
in November 2017.
In addition, a pilot water injection project into the Alapah Formation has
been initiated from the Niakuk Heald Point pad. Alapah producer NK-25
was converted to seawater injection service in March 2013 and has
injected 6,672 mbbls of seawater as of March 31, 2019. Offset producer
well pressure response and seawater production have been observed.
2. Well Activity: Drilling Rig
New sidetrack NK-26A was drilled and completed into the Lisburne Formation
during the reporting period. Lisburne producing well L5-01 was worked over
and new tubing run during the reporting period.
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3. Well Activity: Non-Rig
Thirty nine Lisburne wells had a total of forty seven rate-adding non-rig
interventions performed during the reporting period. These rate-adding
interventions included perforations, hydrate & paraffin removal, hot oil
treatment (HOT) jobs, acid stimulations, gas-lift work, profile modifications, fill
cleanouts, well integrity repairs, SSSV replacements and surface component
repairs.
4. Other Activity
a. Plant and Pipelines
Various scheduled minor plant and pipeline repairs and modifications were
completed to protect or enhance production from the Lisburne during the
reporting period.
b. Support Facilities
Lisburne shares North Slope infrastructure with the Point McIntyre and
Niakuk Fields. Nine wells from the IPA can produce to the LPC as part of
the L2 Re-route Project: L2-03A, L2-07A, L2-08A, L2-11, L2-13A, L2-14C,
L2-18A, L2-21B and L2-29A.
c. Production Allocation
The production of oil and gas, including those hydrocarbon liqu ids
reported as NGLs, is allocated to the Lisburne Participating Area in
accordance with conditions approved by the Alaska Department of Natural
Resources, Alaska Department of Revenue, and Alaska Oil and Gas
Conservation Commission. There is a test separator at each Lisburne
Drill Site.
5. Future Development Plans (C.O. 207)
Lisburne Pool oil is predominantly processed at the Lisburne Production
Center, which began permanent operation in December 1986. There are
currently 78 development wells in the Lisburne Oil Pool. Future development
plans are discussed in the 2018 Lisburne Plan of Development filed with the
Division of Oil and Gas of the Alaska Department of Natural Resource s,
which the Commission received on June 20, 2018. The Commission will be
copied when the 2019 update of the Lisburne Plan of Development is filed
with the Division.
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Tables & Figures
Table 1 - Lisburne Monthly Production & Injection Volumes
Monthly Production Cumulative Production Gas Injection Water Injection
Oil + NGL Gas Water Oil + NGL Gas Water Monthly Cum Monthly Cum
Date mstbo mmscf mbw mstbo mmscf mbw mmscf bscf mbw mbw
4/1/2018 369.27 6,941 311 193,500 2,123,064 66,499 5,152 2,079,033 266 50,593
5/1/2018 365.645 6,655 323 193,866 2,129,719 66,822 5,110 2,084,143 280 50,873
6/1/2018 329.681 5,837 251 194,195 2,135,556 67,074 4,886 2,089,029 272 51,144
7/1/2018 295.935 4,469 299 194,491 2,140,025 67,372 2,408 2,091,438 285 51,429
8/1/2018 319.643 5,378 297 194,811 2,145,403 67,670 3,876 2,095,313 121 51,550
9/1/2018 344.931 6,163 334 195,156 2,151,566 68,004 4,402 2,099,715 61 51,611
10/1/2018 367.311 6,724 470 195,523 2,158,290 68,473 4,605 2,104,320 160 51,771
11/1/2018 390.121 7,834 375 195,913 2,166,124 68,849 4,932 2,109,252 245 52,015
12/1/2018 384.43 8,189 316 196,298 2,174,314 69,164 5,889 2,115,140 295 52,310
1/1/2019 359.996 7,605 384 196,658 2,181,919 69,548 5,870 2,121,010 715 53,026
2/1/2019 305.431 6,305 334 196,963 2,188,224 69,882 5,072 2,126,082 560 53,585
3/1/2019 379.84 7,878 354 197,343 2,196,103 70,236 6,090 2,132,172 478 54,063
Table 2 - Lisburne Pressure data
April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019
Well Name Survey Date
Pressure
(psi)
(Datum =
8900' SS)
L1-13 6/28/2018 2075
L1-31 8/6/2018 3203
L2-32 6/28/2018 3185
L3-18 6/25/2018 2789
L4-31 4/29/2018 3857
L5-17A 9/21/2018 3032
L5-21 6/29/18 3560
L5-28A 6/4/2018 3602
NK-25 10/29/2018 3367
NK-26A 5/11/2018 3027
NK-26A 6/20/2018 2825
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Table 3 - Lisburne Logging
Comments/Interpretation
Production logs obtained for the following wells:
L1-09
L1-27
L3-25
L5-12A
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Figure 1 - Lisburne Location and Status Map
Niakuk Oil Pool Page 1 ASR for Apr ’18 – Mar ‘19
Prudhoe Bay Unit
Niakuk Oil Pool
2019 Annual Reservoir Surveillance Report
This Annual Reservoir Surveillance Report is submitted to the Alaska Oil and
Gas Conservation Commission for the Niakuk Oil Pool in accordance with
commission regulations and Conservation Order No. 329A. This report covers
the period from April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019.
A. Reservoir Management
1. Summary
Oil production and reservoir management activity in the Niakuk Oil Pool
continues under waterflood. Reservoir management activity in the Niakuk Oil
Pool includes: 1) selective perforating and profile modifications to manage
conformance of the waterflood, 2) production and injection profile logging to
determine current production and injection zones for potential profile
modifications, material balance calculations, and effective full field modeling,
3) pressure surveys to monitor flood performance and 4) analysis of
production, Gas Oil Ratio, and Water Oil Ratio trends to highlight poorer
performing wells for possible intervention activity.
Production and injection volumes and resultant voidage data by month for the
12-month period ending March 31, 2019 are summarized in Tables 1 and 2.
2. Reservoir Pressure Surveys Within the Pool
A summary of reservoir pressure surveys obtained during the reporting period
is shown in Table 3.
3. Results of Production Logging, Tracer and Well Surveys (C.O. 329A Rule 9d)
No production logs were run during the reporting period. No tracer surveys
were performed during this reporting period.
B. Development and Production Activity
1. Enhanced Recovery Projects
a. Progress of Niakuk Waterflood Project Implementation and Reservoir
Management Summary (C.O. 329A Rule 9a)
The Niakuk waterflood was started in April 1995, in conjunction with the
commissioning of permanent facilities at Heald Point, using water from the
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Initial Participating Area Seawater Treatment Plant. Produced water from
the Lisburne Production Center was used between August of 2000 and
May 2004. Conversion to seawater injection was completed in September
2004, and seawater injection continues throughout this reporting period.
All producing segments (1, 2/4 and 3/5) are receiving pressure support
from water injection. There are 4 active injectors in the Niakuk Pool with
an average total injection rate of approximately 19,000 bwpd for the
reporting period. There are three injectors currently off-line (NK-16, NK-
17 and NK-28). All three off-line injectors have well integrity issues. The
current injection strategy is to maintain balanced voidage replacement in
each segment, however current voidage is slightly less than 1.0. The
producer to injector interactions are being evaluated with decreased
injection to monitor production impacts in order to better evaluate
depletion options.
b. Voidage Balance of Produced and Injected Fluids (C.O. 329A Rule 9b)
Tables 1 and 2 detail hydrocarbon production, water injection and
resultant voidage data by month for the reporting period.
c. Analysis of Reservoir Pressure Surveys Within the Pool (C.O. 329A Rule
9c)
Table 3 shows results from the reservoir pressure surveys taken during
the reporting period.
The pressures in Segments 2/4, 1, and 3/ 5 are generally managed with
the original reservoir pressure of approximately 4500 psi as a
target/maximum, and the bubble point pressure of 4200 psi as a
minimum.
2. Special Monitoring: NK-43 Well (C.O. 329A Rule 9e)
NK-43 is a commingled producer which produces from both the Kuparuk and
Sag River reservoirs. The AOGCC approved co-mingled production in NK-43
with production allocated to each reservoir via geochemical analysis in
Conservation Order 329B on December 7, 2006. Two oil samples were taken
from NK-43 during the reporting period (4/18 and 10/18) for geochemical
analysis to confirm production allocation splits b etween the Sag River and
Kuparuk reservoirs. The analyses showed that ~87.5% of oil production in
NK-43 is from the Kuparuk during the reporting period.
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3. Well Activity:
Permanent production facilities at Niakuk were commissioned in March 1995.
There have been 29 development wells drilled into the Niakuk Oil Pool
through the end of the reporting period.
During the reporting period, the Niakuk field focused on optimization of
producers and scale management and performed numerous inhibition
treatments. NK-29 and NK-27 both had tubing repair jobs that allowed for the
wells to be returned to production.
4. Future Development Plans (C.O. 329A Rule 9f)
Future development plans are discussed in the 2018 Niakuk Plan of
Development filed with the Division of Oil and Gas of the Alaska Department
of Natural Resources, which the commission received on June 20, 2018. The
commission will be copied when the 2019 update of the Niakuk Plan of
Development is filed with the Division.
5. Review of Pool Production Allocation Factors (per Administrative Approval
Docket Number: CO-15-013 Done January 7, 2016)
LPC monthly average oil allocation factors are supplied below. The Niakuk Oil
Pool and Raven Oil Pool will have the same allocation factors as LPC. Any dates
with zero allocation factor were excluded. Allocation factors range from 0.84-
0.95. Daily allocation data and daily test data are being retained.
Month Year LPC
Allocation
Factor
April 2018 0.91
May 2018 0.93
June 2018 0.95
July 2018 0.94
August 2018 0.84
September 2018 0.90
October 2018 0.88
November 2018 0.89
December 2018 0.91
January 2019 0.93
February 2019 0.93
March 2019 0.88
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Tables and Figures
Table 1 - Niakuk Monthly Production & Injection Volumes
Monthly Production Gas Inject Water Inject MI Inject Cumulative
Oil Gas Water Monthly Monthly Monthly Oil Gas
Date mstbo mmscf mbw Mmscf mbw mmscf mstb mmscf
4/1/2018 44 43 635 0 658 0 95,424 87,016
5/1/2018 43 37 598 0 708 0 95,467 87,053
6/1/2018 33 54 494 0 620 0 95,500 87,107
7/1/2018 25 35 628 0 580 0 95,524 87,142
8/1/2018 51 35 858 0 251 0 95,576 87,177
9/1/2018 45 44 624 0 136 0 95,620 87,222
10/1/2018 38 34 450 0 365 0 95,658 87,256
11/1/2018 28 37 332 0 734 0 95,686 87,293
12/1/2018 27 34 269 0 771 0 95,714 87,327
1/1/2019 31 42 300 0 809 0 95,744 87,370
2/1/2019 26 39 293 0 1,096 0 95,770 87,409
3/1/2019 16 27 183 0 731 0 95,786 87,436
Table 2 - Niakuk Monthly Voidage Balance
Monthly Production Gas Inject Water Inject MI Inject Net Res.
Oil Gas Water Monthly Monthly Monthly Voidage
Date mrvb mrvb mrvb mrvb mrvb mrvb mvrb
4/1/2018 57 8 641 0 665 0 41
5/1/2018 55 5 604 0 715 0 -50
6/1/2018 43 22 499 0 626 0 -63
7/1/2018 32 12 634 0 586 0 92
8/1/2018 66 0 866 0 253 0 680
9/1/2018 58 9 630 0 138 0 560
10/1/2018 50 5 455 0 369 0 141
11/1/2018 36 12 335 0 741 0 -357
12/1/2018 36 10 272 0 778 0 -460
1/1/2019 40 15 303 0 817 0 -460
2/1/2019 34 14 296 0 1,106 0 -763
3/1/2019 21 11 185 0 739 0 -522
Note: Monthly Production/Injection/Voidage/Pressure data (Tables 1 & 2) do not
include the production results from NK-38B nor NK-14B wells (Raven) or
injection from the NK-65A injector. They are subject to a separate Raven Oil
Pool Annual Reservoir Report.
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Table 3 – 2018 – 2019 Pressure Survey Data
Table 3 - Niakuk Pressure data
April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019
Well Name Survey Date
Pressure
(psi)
(Datum
= 9200'
SS)
L5-34 7/29/2018 3931
NK-08A 6/23/2018 4187
NK-09 7/18/2018 4205
NK-21 7/1/2018 5498
NK-22A 7/7/2018 3910
NK-27 7/7/2018 4090
NK-42 7/8/2018 3965
NK-61A 7/8/2018 4373
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Prudhoe Bay Unit
Pt. McIntyre Oil Pool
2019 Annual Reservoir Surveillance Report
This Annual Reservoir Report for the period ending March 31, 2019 is submitted
to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for the Pt. McIntyre Oil Pool
in accordance with Commission regulations and Conservation Order 317B. This
report covers the period between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019.
A. Reservoir Management
1. Summary
Production and injection volumes for the 12-month period ending March 31,
2019 are summarized in Table 1. Total Pt. McIntyre hydrocarbon liquid
production (oil plus NGL) averaged 16.7 mbd. Current well locations are
shown in Figure 1.
The dominant oil recovery mechanisms in the Pt. McIntyre Oil Pool are
waterflooding and miscible gas injection in the down-structure area north of
the Terrace Fault and gravity drainage in the up-structure area referred to as
the Gravity Drainage (GD) Area. Gas injection commenced in the ga s cap
with field startup to replace voidage and promote gravity drainage. The
waterflood was in continuous operation during the reporting period with 15
wells on water injection.
2. Progress of Enhanced Recovery Project Implementation and Reservoir
Management Summary (Rule 15 a)
During the 12 month period from April 2018 – March 2019, a total of 20.2 BCF
of MI (miscible injectant) was injected into: P1-01 (2.8 BCF), P1-16 (0.2 BCF),
P1-21 (3.3 BCF), P1-25 (1.8 BCF), P2-09 (1.9 BCF), P2-16 (3.1 BCF), P2-28
(2.6 BCF), P2-29 (2.5 BCF), and P2-47 (2.0 BCF). All of the fifteen waterflood
patterns have had MI injection to date, although P2-34’s is very small due to
well operability issues.
3. Voidage Balance by Month of Produced and Injected Fluids (Rule 15 b)
Monthly production and injection surfa ce volumes are summarized in Table 1.
A voidage balance of produced fluids and injected fluids for the report period
is shown in Table 2. As summarized in these analyses, monthly voidage is
targeted to be balanced with injection. Negative net reservoir voidage values
in Table 2 indicate Injection Withdrawal Ratios greater than 1.
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4. Analysis of Reservoir Pressure Surveys within the Pool (Rule 15 c)
Reservoir pressure monitoring is performed in accordance with Rule 12 of
Conservation Order 317B. A summary of reservoir pressure surveys
obtained during the reporting period is shown in Table 3.
5. Results and Analysis of Production & Injection Logging Surveys (Rule 15 d)
There was one production log and no injection logs obtained from Pt McIntyre
wells during the reporting period. Production and injection logs for April 1,
2017 thru March 31, 2018 are shown in Table 4.
6. Results of Any Special Monitoring (Rule 15 e)
No special monitoring was performed during the reporting period.
B. Development and Production Activity
1. Well Activity
There are a total of 26 well penetrations drilled from DS-PM1 including
sidetracked, P&A and suspended wells. There are a total of 76 well
penetrations drilled from DS-PM2. An additional water/MI injector (P1-25) is
located at the West Dock staging area.
During the reporting period, the scale management program continued for Pt
Mac wells and included regular scale inhibition treatments. P1-01 began its
first bulb of MI September 2018. P1-21 began its first bulb of MI August
2018.
2. Other Activities
a. Pipelines
i. Figure 2 shows the existing pipeline configuration together with the
miscible injectant distribution pipelines from LPC and CGF to the
Pt. McIntyre drill sites.
ii. Pt. McIntyre production is processed at LPC and GC-1. PM1 wells
can only flow to the LPC. Between March of 2004 and November
2011 all wells at drillsite PM2 could be flowed to either the LPC
(high pressure system) or to GC-1 (low pressure system) via a 36”
three phase line from PM2 to GC-1. As a result of this connection,
wellhead pressures were lowered for the PM2 wells flowing to GC-1
by approximately 400 psi and utilized approximately 80 MB/D of
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available water handling capacity at GC-1. On November 12th
2011, the 36” line from PM2 to GC-1 was shut-in due to the integrity
status of the line. Repair of the pipeline was completed October
2016, and all PM2 production now flows to GC-1, no production
from PM2 flows to LPC. With reduced backpressure, increased
water and gas handling capacity at GC1 , and optimization of the
well sorts, production from PM2 has been increased.
b. Produced Water
During the 12-month reporting period, the LPC continued to provide
produced water for injection at Point McIntyre. Additional produced water
is provided from FS1 to LPC for injection at Pt. McIntyre.
c. Support Facilities
Pt. McIntyre will continue to share North Slope infrastructure with the
Lisburne Participating Area ("LPA") and the Initial Participating Areas to
minimize duplication of facilities.
3. Future Development Plans (rule 15 f)
Permanent production facilities at Pt. McIntyre were commissioned in 1993.
There have been 97 development wells drilled into the Pt. McIntyre Oil Pool
through the end of the reporting period. Future development plans are
discussed in the 2018 Pt. McIntyre Plan of Development filed with the Division
of Oil and Gas of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, which the
Commission received on June 29, 2018. The Commission will be copied
when the 2019 update of the Pt. McIntyre Plan of Development is filed with
the division.
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Tables and Figures
Table 1 - Pt McIntyre Monthly Production & Injection Volumes
Monthly Production Gas Inject Water Inject MI Inject Cumulative
Oil Gas Water Monthly Monthly Monthly Oil Gas
Date mstbo mmscf mbw mmscf mbw mmscf mstb mmscf
4/1/2018 447 5,624 3,328 4,411 3,114 1507.894 470,325 1,454,927
5/1/2018 481 5,442 3,525 4,540 3,771 1590.369 470,807 1,460,369
6/1/2018 410 6,003 3,254 4,236 2,531 1525.211 471,216 1,466,372
7/1/2018 470 4,457 3,717 2,311 3,538 308.235 471,686 1,470,829
8/1/2018 470 5,257 3,541 4,462 3,982 1572.745 472,156 1,476,086
9/1/2018 484 5,329 3,768 4,886 3,895 1833.73 472,640 1,481,414
10/1/2018 456 4,506 3,630 4,502 3,781 1644.687 473,095 1,485,920
11/1/2018 434 4,563 3,630 4,924 4,095 1812.803 473,529 1,490,483
12/1/2018 538 6,526 4,445 5,235 4,246 2157.028 474,067 1,497,009
1/1/2019 559 7,385 4,365 4,786 4,640 1901.373 474,626 1,504,394
2/1/2019 452 6,628 3,113 4,920 4,373 2067.553 475,079 1,511,022
3/1/2019 452 6,228 3,333 5,249 4,444 2243.276 475,531 1,517,250
Table 2 - Pt McIntyre Monthly Voidage Balance
Monthly Production Gas Inject Water Inject MI Inject Net Res.
Oil Gas Water Monthly Monthly Monthly Voidage
Date mrvb mrvb mrvb mrvb mrvb mrvb mvrb
4/1/2018 621 3,606 3,378 3,010 3,160 934.89428 500
5/1/2018 670 3,464 3,578 3,098 3,828 986.02878 -200
6/1/2018 570 3,884 3,302 2,891 2,569 945.63082 1,351
7/1/2018 654 2,797 3,772 1,577 3,592 191.1057 1,863
8/1/2018 654 3,343 3,594 3,045 4,042 975.1019 -470
9/1/2018 673 3,385 3,825 3,334 3,953 1136.9126 -542
10/1/2018 634 2,838 3,685 3,072 3,838 1019.70594 -773
11/1/2018 603 2,889 3,684 3,360 4,157 1123.93786 -1,465
12/1/2018 749 4,174 4,511 3,572 4,310 1337.35736 214
1/1/2019 777 4,749 4,430 3,266 4,710 1178.85126 802
2/1/2019 629 4,288 3,160 3,357 4,439 1281.88286 -1,001
3/1/2019 629 4,015 3,383 3,582 4,511 1390.83112 -1,456
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Table 3 - Pt. McIntyre Pressure data
April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019
Well Name Survey Date
Pressure
(psi)
(Datum
= 8800'
SS)
P2-56 6/5/2018 3,974
P2-60 6/29/2018 4,008
P2-12 7/10/2018 3,842
P2-41 2/14/2019 3,908
P2-25 2/24/2019 3,920
P2-11A 2/25/2019 3,979
P2-49 2/26/2019 3,969
P1-13 3/3/2019 3,818
P2-36A 3/4/2019 3,760
P2-48 3/5/2019 3,523
P1-07A 3/6/2019 3,635
P2-22A 3/9/2019 3,752
P2-40 3/10/2019 3,751
P1-12 3/15/2019 3,934
P1-14 3/16/2019 3,878
Table 4 – Pt McIntyre Logging
Comments/Interpretation
Production logs obtained for the following wells:
P1-09.
No gas cap monitoring logs were obtained
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Figure 1 Pt. McIntyre Well Location Map
Unit Boundary
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PM2
Approximate Scale
0 1Miles
Prudhoe Bay
Existing Pipelines
Pipelines for EOR
PM1
LG1
L1
CCP
CGF
L2
L3
L5
NK
L4
LPC
Figure 2. Drill Site and Pipeline Configuration
GC1*
* GC1 location not to scale
Figure 3
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Prudhoe Bay Unit
Raven Oil Pool and Sag River Undefined Oil Pool
2019 Annual Reservoir Surveillance Report
This Annual Reservoir Report for the period ending March 31, 2019 is submitted to the
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for the Raven Oil Pool in accordance
with Commission regulations and Conservation Order 570. Data for the Sag River
Undefined Oil Pool is included here as the Raven Oil Pool will eventually be expanded
to encompass the Sag River Underfined Oil Pool once pool limits are de fined. This
report covers the period between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019.
A. Reservoir Management
1. Summary
Raven is a small oil and gas field in the Permo -Triassic interval (Ivishak and Sag
River) located beneath the Niakuk Field (Kuparuk reservoir). In 2015, there were two
oil wells, NK-38A (Ivishak producer) and NK-43 (commingled Kuparuk and Sag
River producer), producing from the Raven Oil Pool. In August 2016, NK-38A was
sidetracked into an unswept portion of the Raven field to the current NK-38B
position. NK-43 has continued on comingled production during this reporting period.
NK-65A has been on injection during the reporting period and a new injector was
drilled but found a tight formation and was never hooked up as an injector.
Production from the Raven Field started in March 2001 with the completion of the
Sag River in NK-43. The Sag River in NK-43 was subsequently isolated with a cast
iron bridge plug (CIBP), and the well was perforated in the Kuparuk reservoir and
produced until 1/2/06 when th e CIBP was removed and the Sag River commingled
with the Kuparuk. Production from NK-38A began in March 2005 from the Ivishak
reservoir. NK-38A was sidetracked and NK-38B began production September 2016
from the optimized location.
NK-14B was spudded in March 2017 and is an extension well delineating the outer
boundaries of the Raven Oil Pool. It is currently producing under a GOR waiver
valid until August 1, 2018 and is a Tract Operation. The well came on production
from the Sag River formation in late June, 2017 and by the middle of August had
what later was determined to be a production casing leak. The well was shut -in
from September, 2017 – March, 2018 to determine failure and repair options. NK-
14B has since been restored to production.
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NK-15A was drilled and completed in March, 2018 in a position in the structure that
was believed to be better situated to support and waterflood the structure for the
NK-38B offtake. Unfortunately, however, the reservoir encountered by NK-15A was
found to be wet and low permeability. Efforts to put NK-15A on water injection have
been halted.
Oil Production from the Raven pool averaged 1.10 mbd for the reporting period. As
NK-38B seems to exhibit aquifer support based on pressure and water analysis, NK-
65A injection has been decreased to a VRR less than 1.
The long-term depletion plan is to optimize hydrocarbon production in the Raven
reservoir through voidage replacement from water injection as a supplement to
aquifer influx in order to keep reservoir pressure at levels that will optimize oil
recovery. The Raven Pool voidage replacement ratio for the reporting period is
deliberately less than 1.0 due the known aquifer influx influence. NK-14B production
is included in voidage calculations, however due to connectivity uncertainly with NK-
65A injection rates are not managed to directly support NK-14B offtake. NK-14B will
continue to be monitored and continued information analysis will allow for
optimization of long-term depletion plans for the Sag River.
2. Analysis of Reservoir Pressure Surveys Within the Pool
Static pressure surveys have been conducted on the wells in the field. Table 3
shows results of static reservoir pressure surveys conducted on the wells since
March 2005. The most recent static reservoir pressure in NK-38B was taken in July
2018 and reservoir pressure was 4210 psi (datum).
3. Results of Production Logging, Tracer and Well Surveys
A cased hole Neutron log was obtained in NK-38B to determine the extent of any
unexploited oil column remaining in the well. The log was obtained on September
11, 2018 and additional perfs were added on September 13th.
B. Development and Production Activity
1. Progress of Enhanced Recovery Project Implementation and Reservoir
Management Summary
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W aterflood at Raven began in October 2005, using water from the Initial Participating
Area Seawater Treatment facilities. NK-65A is currently on injectio n into the
Ivishak reservoir at an averag e rate of 4.1 mbw d.
2. Voidage Balance of Produced and Injected Fluids
Tables 1 and 2 detail the production, injection and calculated voidage by month for
the reporting period.
3. Special Monitoring: NK-43 W ell (C.O. 329A Rule 9e)
NK-43 is a commingled producer which produces from both th e Kuparuk and Sag
River reservoirs. The AOGCC approved co-mingled production in NK-43 with
production allocated to each reservoir via geochemical analysis in Conservation
Order 329B on December 7, 2006. Two oil samples were taken from NK -43 during
the reporting period (4/18 and 10/18) for geochemical analysis to confirm production
allocation splits between the Sag River and Kuparuk reservoirs. The analyses
showed that ~87.5% of oil production in NK-43 is from the Kuparuk during the
reporting period.
4. Future Development Plans (C.O. 570)
Permanent production facilities that Raven utilizes were commissioned in March
1995. There have been 5 development wells drilled into the Raven Oil Pool through
the end of the reporting period. Future development plans are discussed in the 2018
Raven Plan of Development filed with the Division of Oil and Gas of the Alaska
Department of Natural Resources, which the Commission received on June 20,
2018. The Commission will be copied when the 2019 update of the Raven Plan of
Development is filed with the division.
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5. Review of Pool Production Allocation Factors (per Administrative Approva l Docket
Number: CO-15-013 Done January 7, 2016)
LPC monthly oil average allocation factors are supplied below. The N iakuk Oil Pool
and Raven Oil Pool will have the same allocation factors as LPC. Any dates with zero
allocation factor were excluded. Allocation factors range from 0.84-0.95. Daily
allocation data and daily test data are being retained.
Month Year LPC
Allocation
Factor
April 2018 0.91
May 2018 0.93
June 2018 0.95
July 2018 0.94 TAR-21 days of production
August 2018 0.84
September 2018 0.90
October 2018 0.88
November 2018 0.89
December 2018 0.91
January 2019 0.93
February 2019 0.93
March 2019 0.88
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Tables and Figures
Table 1 - Raven & Sag River Undefined Monthly Production & Injection Volumes
Monthly Production Gas Inject Water Inject MI Inject Cumulative
Oil + NGL Gas Water Monthly Monthly Monthly Oil Gas
Date mstbo mmscf mbw mmscf mbw mmscf mstb mmscf
4/1/2018 68 308 176 0 53 0 3,883 20,805
5/1/2018 48 324 211 0 55 0 3,927 21,129
6/1/2018 33 204 112 0 95 0 3,956 21,333
7/1/2018 27 198 94 0 37 0 3,981 21,530
8/1/2018 25 171 74 0 0 0 4,004 21,701
9/1/2018 38 184 125 0 0 0 4,039 21,885
10/1/2018 54 216 166 0 63 0 4,090 22,101
11/1/2018 49 231 160 0 102 0 4,136 22,332
12/1/2018 44 206 122 0 127 0 4,178 22,538
1/1/2019 43 172 120 0 116 0 4,219 22,710
2/1/2019 36 133 93 0 41 0 4,253 22,842
3/1/2019 33 121 108 0 122 0 4,284 22,963
Table 2 - Raven & Sag River Undefined Monthly Voidage Balance
Monthly Production Gas Inject Water Inject MI Inject Net Res.
Oil Gas Water Monthly Monthly Monthly Voidage
Date mrvb mrvb mrvb mrvb mrvb mrvb mvrb
4/1/2018 98 185 178 0 54 0 407
5/1/2018 67 213 213 0 56 0 437
6/1/2018 46 132 113 0 96 0 195
7/1/2018 38 131 95 0 37 0 227
8/1/2018 34 113 74 0 0 0 221
9/1/2018 55 112 126 0 0 0 293
10/1/2018 78 125 167 0 64 0 307
11/1/2018 71 140 162 0 103 0 270
12/1/2018 64 125 123 0 128 0 184
1/1/2019 64 99 121 0 118 0 166
2/1/2019 52 75 94 0 41 0 180
3/1/2019 47 69 109 0 124 0 101
Note: Monthly Production/Injection/Voidage for the Ivishak and Sag River.
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Table 3 – Raven & Sag River Undefined Ivishak & Sag Pressure
Survey Data Since March 2005
Sw
Name Test Date Pres Surv Type Datum Ss Pres Datum
NK-38A 3/29/2005 SBHP 9850 4973
NK-38A 8/1/2005 SBHP 9850 4237
NK-38A 8/7/2005 SBHP 9850 4273
NK-65A 8/9/2005 SBHP 9850 4463
NK-65A 8/15/2005 SBHP 9850 4295
NK-38A 12/24/2005 SBHP 9850 4210
NK-65A 5/24/2006 SBHP 9850 4414
NK-38A 7/26/2006 SBHP 9850 4155
NK-65A 7/26/2006 SBHP 9850 4400
NK-38A 1/23/2007 SBHP 9850 4104
NK-38A 7/6/2007 SBHP 9850 3758
NK-65A 8/16/2007 SBHP 9850 4827
NK-38A 8/24/2007 SBHP 9850 4370
NK-38A 10/30/2007 SBHP 9850 4379
NK-38A 6/9/2008 SBHP 9850 3543
NK-65A 8/17/2008 SBHP 9850 4379
NK-38A 9/2/2008 SBHP 9850 3507
NK-38A 4/29/2009 SBHP 9850 3537
NK-38A 5/18/2009 SBHP 9850 3928
NK-65A 8/8/2009 SFO 9850 4525
NK-38A 8/31/2009 SBHP 9850 4165
NK-65A 6/5/2010 SFO 9850 4534
NK-38A 7/6/2010 SBHP 9850 4090
NK-65A 6/4/2011 SBHP 9850 4468
NK-38A 6/6/2011 SBHP 9850 4402
NK-65A 6/27/2012 SFO 9850 4497
NK-38A 7/14/2012 SBHP 9850 3976
NK-65A 7/13/2013 SFO 9850 4429
NK-38A 12/26/2013 SBHP 9850 3549
NK-38A 6/26/2014 SBHP 9850 3564
NK-65A 7/13/2014 SFO 9850 4674
NK-43 3/12/2015 SBHP 9850 4057
NK-38A 7/31/2015 SBHP 9850 3386
NK-38A 6/3/2016 SBHP 9850 3061
NK-38B 8/21/2016 SBHP 9850 4412
NK-14B 04/27/2017 MDT -Sag 9850 4608
NK-14B 07/28/2017 SBHP - Sag 9850 3801
NK-14B 11/24/2017 SBHP- Sag 9850 4090
NK-38B 07/21/2017 SBHP 9850 4053
NK-15A 7/2/2018 SBHP 9850 4346
NK-38B 7/17/2018 SBHP 9850 4210
NK-14B
NK-65A
3/31/19
10/19/2018
PBU – Sag
PBU
9850
9850
2454
4491