Petrom Exploration & Production

Domestic Assets
The impact of technological progress and innovation on the
strategies of the oil and gas industry

27th of October 2009

Petrom Domestic Assets

Banat
Crisana

1
Moldova

Muntenia Nord
Oltenia
Videle

Muntenia Sud 5

6
Dobrogea

Objectives for the next years

Achieve competitive production cost
Implement fast reserves maturation
Maintain reserve replacement rate at 2008 level
Modernize high value fields and improve equipment up-time
Renew exploration acreage to enable continuous replacement of resources
Recruit and maintain high potential human ressources
De-bottleneck and secure distribution of gas
Implement high standard HSEQ systems and processes

Technology in Petrom E&P - Pillows

Well modernisation

Drilling optimisation

Re-development of brown fields

State of the Art vs. Fit for Purpose

technology
Share Best Practices
9 Workshops for exchange of
experience
9 Alignment of all involved
disciplines (G&G, Reservoir,
Drilling, Production)

Service companies
9 Role of technology drivers
9 Incentive contracts, Shared

Pilot tests
9 new applications to prove

applicability

Benefits
9 Tailor-made training

9 Buy-in and ownership of

operations
9 Lessons Learned

Fit for Purpose Aplications

Re-lined tubing/manifolds/flow lines

Multi-stage-fracturing

Multi phase pumping

New technologies Pilots in Petrom E&P

Ultrasonic stimulation

Flow assurance

Linear Rod Pump

f Tyco Thermal
f Squeeze Scale treatment

f Applied in 11 wells with ~

50% success
f 5 wells increased production
up to 30%

New PCP (NPCP) for high GOR

f Pilot Project

planned in 2 wells
in Valcele

from Baker Petrolite

f H2S Scavenger by
Champion
f Low temperature
demulsifier

McGiver pump
beam lift sucker
rod pump

f Pilot Project

planned in 3
wells in Suplac

f Pilot started

in April 2009,
3 units in
Suplac

Gas wells dewatering

f 62 wells equipped
f Increase of gas

production: 140.000
scm/day
f Average payback time:
60 days

Fit-for-Purpose Applications
Gas well deliquification

Available tools and technologies

Deliquification methods using reservoir gas energy
Exploitation with a higher gas rate increasing gas velocity
(velocity string, periodical openflow production)
Well completion with plunger lift
2. Deliquification methods using supplementary energy sources
Well completion and extraction by gas lifting
Well completion and extraction with downhole pumps
(Hydraulic pumps, Suckerrod pumps, PCPs, ESPs)
3. Deliquification methods using foaming agents
Soap sticks
Continous injection of foamers via the annulus (casing)
Continous injection of foamers using capillary injection lines
1.

New projects 2009

For 2009 execution of liquid lifting measures planned

in 50 wells within 3 Assets.

Expected production increase 35%

Mean Time Between Intervention (MTBI)

Strategy

Training and Development

10. Power2Lead
12. Step2 Excellence

11. Power2Manage
Management

6. Vienna Trainings
1. Basic Field Engineers

Specialists/
Experts

2. Drilling Courses

9. Project Managment
3. Step 2 Success

technical
soft
skills

7. Artificial Lift
4. Well Academy

8. Qualification Workshop

13. Essentials 4 Managers Petrom

Fresh graduates

5. Introduction to Oil &Gas

Control & Automation

Operators

Corp. wide
programmes

scheduled

started

in preparation

Thank you!