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Ghawar / Al-Ghawār /الغوار is an oil field located in Al-Ahsa Governorate, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It measures 280 by 30 km (174 by 19 mi), it is by far the largest conventional oil field in the world. The Ghawar field accounts for more than half of the cumulative oil production of Saudi Arabia. It is entirely owned and operated by Saudi Aramco, the state run Saudi oil company. | |||
==Operator== | |||
Saudi Aramco | |||
==Discovered== | ==Discovered== | ||
1948 | 1948 | ||
Max Steineke, was the chief geologist of Aramco at the time of discovery | |||
==Start of production== | |||
1951 | |||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | ||
Five production areas: | |||
*Ain Dar | |||
*Shedgum | |||
*Uthmaniyah | |||
*Hawiyah | |||
*Haradh. | |||
==Type== | |||
Onshore | |||
==External maps== | |||
[http://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/abqaiq-aramco/images/2-ghawar-field.jpg Ghawar Field map and regional setting] | |||
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610051942/http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2005/01jan/ghawa_xsectn.jpg Regional cross section through Ghawar] | |||
[https://grandemotte.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/ghawar-total-wells-oil-drum1.jpg Total Wells at Ghawar. Blue wells are waterflood injectors, red are production wells.] | |||
==Production and reserves== | |||
(Millions of barrels) | |||
===Currently=== | |||
Current production of oil 5,000,000 barrels per day (~2.5×108 t/a) | |||
Current production of gas 2,000×106 cu ft/d (57×106 m3/d) | |||
Estimated oil in place 71,000 million barrels (~9.7×109 t) | |||
Estimated gas in place 110,000×109 cu ft (3,100×109 m3) | |||
Producing formations Upper/Middle Jurassic, Upper/Lower Permian, Lower Devonian | |||
===2010=== | |||
In April 2010, Saad al-Treiki, Vice-President for Operations at Aramco, stated, in a news conference reported in Saudi media, that over 65 billion barrels (10.3 km3) have been produced from the field since 1951. Treiki further stated that the total reserves of the field had originally exceeded 100 billion barrels (16 km3) | |||
===2008=== | |||
Saudi Aramco reported in mid-2008 that Ghawar had produced 48% of its proven reserves | |||
===1975=== | |||
*'''Production:''' 1,665.6 | |||
*'''Cumulative production:''' 12,542 | |||
*'''Reserves:''' 70,458 | |||
*'''Total recovery:''' 83,000 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Noteworthy papers in OnePetro== | ==Noteworthy papers in OnePetro== | ||
Dasgupta, S. N. 2004. Reservoir Monitoring With Permanent Borehole Seismic Sensors: Ghawar Field Arab-D Reservoir. Society of Exploration Geophysicists. [https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SEG-2004-2247?sort=&start=10&q=Ghawar&from_year=&peer_reviewed=&published_between=&fromSearchResults=true&to_year=&rows=10# OnePetro] | |||
Phelps, R. E., & Strauss, J. P. 2001. Simulation of Vertical Fractures and Stratiform Permeability of the Ghawar Field. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/66389-MS. | |||
Ruvalcaba Velarde, S. A., & Oubina, A. 2012. Process Management Strategies For Performance Improvement Of Intelligent Field Commissioning: South Ghawar Case Study. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/162310-MS. | |||
Stenger, B. A., Ameen, M. S., Al-Qahtani, S., & Pham, T. R. 2002. Pore Pressure Control of Fracture Reactivation in the Ghawar Field, Saudi Arabia. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/77642-MS. | |||
Tammar, H., Alkadem, M., Jandal, A., & Atayev, N. 2014. Optimizing Acid Stimulation Treatment Design in South Ghawar Power Water Injectors Wells. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/172213-MS. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghawar_Field Wikipedia] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Use this section for links to related pages within PetroWiki, including a link to the original PEH text where appropriate | Use this section for links to related pages within PetroWiki, including a link to the original PEH text where appropriate | ||
==Categories== | |||
Category:Saudi Arabia Category:Fields Category:Basins | |||
Revision as of 12:50, 12 January 2015
Ghawar / Al-Ghawār /الغوار is an oil field located in Al-Ahsa Governorate, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It measures 280 by 30 km (174 by 19 mi), it is by far the largest conventional oil field in the world. The Ghawar field accounts for more than half of the cumulative oil production of Saudi Arabia. It is entirely owned and operated by Saudi Aramco, the state run Saudi oil company.
Operator
Saudi Aramco
Discovered
1948 Max Steineke, was the chief geologist of Aramco at the time of discovery
Start of production
1951
Location
Saudi Arabia
Five production areas:
- Ain Dar
- Shedgum
- Uthmaniyah
- Hawiyah
- Haradh.
Type
Onshore
External maps
Ghawar Field map and regional setting
Regional cross section through Ghawar
Total Wells at Ghawar. Blue wells are waterflood injectors, red are production wells.
Production and reserves
(Millions of barrels)
Currently
Current production of oil 5,000,000 barrels per day (~2.5×108 t/a) Current production of gas 2,000×106 cu ft/d (57×106 m3/d) Estimated oil in place 71,000 million barrels (~9.7×109 t) Estimated gas in place 110,000×109 cu ft (3,100×109 m3) Producing formations Upper/Middle Jurassic, Upper/Lower Permian, Lower Devonian
2010
In April 2010, Saad al-Treiki, Vice-President for Operations at Aramco, stated, in a news conference reported in Saudi media, that over 65 billion barrels (10.3 km3) have been produced from the field since 1951. Treiki further stated that the total reserves of the field had originally exceeded 100 billion barrels (16 km3)
2008
Saudi Aramco reported in mid-2008 that Ghawar had produced 48% of its proven reserves
1975
- Production: 1,665.6
- Cumulative production: 12,542
- Reserves: 70,458
- Total recovery: 83,000
References
Use this section for citation of items referenced in the text to show your sources. [The sources should be available to the reader, i.e., not an internal company document.]
Noteworthy papers in OnePetro
Dasgupta, S. N. 2004. Reservoir Monitoring With Permanent Borehole Seismic Sensors: Ghawar Field Arab-D Reservoir. Society of Exploration Geophysicists. OnePetro
Phelps, R. E., & Strauss, J. P. 2001. Simulation of Vertical Fractures and Stratiform Permeability of the Ghawar Field. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/66389-MS.
Ruvalcaba Velarde, S. A., & Oubina, A. 2012. Process Management Strategies For Performance Improvement Of Intelligent Field Commissioning: South Ghawar Case Study. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/162310-MS.
Stenger, B. A., Ameen, M. S., Al-Qahtani, S., & Pham, T. R. 2002. Pore Pressure Control of Fracture Reactivation in the Ghawar Field, Saudi Arabia. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/77642-MS.
Tammar, H., Alkadem, M., Jandal, A., & Atayev, N. 2014. Optimizing Acid Stimulation Treatment Design in South Ghawar Power Water Injectors Wells. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/172213-MS.
External links
See also
Use this section for links to related pages within PetroWiki, including a link to the original PEH text where appropriate
Categories
Category:Saudi Arabia Category:Fields Category:Basins