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Reservoir & Petroleum Engineering

Reservoir Studies ● Reservoir Exploitation and Management ● Completions and Development

Our experience includes the classical application of petroleum engineering technology to conventional reservoirs but, oftenmore importantly, we have extensive experience in analyzing and developing volatile oil reservoirs, low permeability oil andgas deposits, and coalbed methane plays. Our scale of work spans single wells, drilling prospects, reservoirs, entire play areas,and major producing regions.

We offer a wide array of simulations and analyses to optimize the exploitation and management of your project. The evaluationsand reserve reports our clients receive are respected for their accuracy and reliability and provide documentation thatyou can “take to the bank”. Furthermore, our project and information management services increase efficiencies foradded profit over time.  From design through implementation, our engineers and geologists use tried-and-true bestpractices to enhance both conventional and unconventional reservoir projects.

Visit our projects page for more information about our experience with:

  • conventional oil and gas
  • tight gas sands
  • coalseam methane
  • coalmine methane
  • enhanced oil recovery
  • mature fields
  • heavy oil
  • gas shales
  • oil sands
  • economic analysis for purchase and sale

Case Study: Engineering

Returning an Offshore Platform to Production

Situation: Norwest evaluated the production potential of a client’s offshore platform which had been actingas a pumping station with abandoned wells due to the low oil prices realized several years ago. An economic evaluation showed thatcurrent oil prices would support returning the wells to production if a minimum productivity and reserve base could be realized.

Solution: Norwest provided reservoir and production engineering support to the client staff for developing an improvedgeological model. Support included a detailed assessment of past performance. From this assessment, Norwest targeted re-entries,predicted well deliverability, assessed production problems, and furnished data for facilities rehabilitation. In addition, Norwest designed well completions including artificial lift as well as redesigning new injection requirements.

Result: Norwest’s efforts showed that the minimum production requirements could be met, and acceleratedmoving the project forward. Norwest’s recommendations were incorporated into the program for returning the platform to production.