Many wells in the Bu Hasa field in Abu Dhabi are completed with near-horizontal or horizontal laterals in the consolidated Lower Cretaceous carbonate formations. These slim barefoot completions allow improved production and drainage from the good permeability formations in the field, however surface production measurements do not tell the full story on the contributing zones downhole. To improve the reservoir management many production logs with specialized logging technology developed for horizontal wells with multiphase flow, are undertaken in the field. This paper presents a case study of one of these wells that was showing less than expected oil production along with a significant but abnormal water cut. Production logging was done to acquire an inflow profile along the lateral, and a pulsed neutron log for formation fluid saturation was also acquired to diagnose any increased water saturation zones. The production profile showed that less than 40% of the open hole lateral length was contributing and that most of the water was coming from a specific section of the well. The formation fluid saturation profile confirmed good oil saturation across the whole lateral as was expected but there was a clearly higher water saturation across the water-producing section of the open hole. Corrective action was taken on the well after these logs with a completion change incorporating various Inflow Control Devices (ICDs) for the lateral section, and gas lift mandrels for improved lifting capability if required in the future. The lateral was then acid stimulated and put back on production. A second production log, again in combination with the pulsed neutron saturation log, was acquired to review the changes in the downhole inflow profile after the completion change. This profile showed that all sections of the lateral were now contributing effectively to the total oil production confirming the effectiveness of the new completion. Water was still coming from the higher water saturation zone that was again observed on the pulsed neutron saturation analysis, however it was apparent that the AICD was controlling the water entry as per design. Surface production measurements indicate reduced water cut and improved oil production confirming good success with the overall intervention. Currently water cut on the well is still slowly but continuously decreasing while the oil production is also improving. Continued monitoring will provide additional feedback for future water conformance operations in the field to assist in improving recovery factor from the reservoir.
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