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The South Fuwaris Field is located in the Partitioned Zone (PZ) between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and is operated jointly by Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC) and Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC). South Fuwaris produces light crude (24 0 API) from two prolific heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs: Ratawi Limestone and Ratawi Oolite. The field has been developed using vertical and horizontal wells with all wells on electric submersible pumps.Fit-for-purpose static and dynamic models were constructed to validate the Original Oil In Place (OOIP) and to map the distribution of the remaining oil potential in order to devise an optimized development plan for both carbonate reservoirs. This paper illustrates the steps used to build the dynamic model and adopted workflows to identify new infill and waterflood opportunities including the evaluation of pattern versus peripheral injection and optimize placement and completion strategies of vertical and horizontal wells.The paper also presents the processes used to narrow the uncertainty range in Original Oil-Water-Contact (OOWC) surfaces, historical dump flooding volumes, aquifer size and flux, and Pressure Volume Temperature (PVT) data in order to reach a reasonable and defendable history match with an acceptable range of errors and deliver a reliable forecasting tool. Moreover, the paper demonstrates how the reservoir simulation work was efficiently utilized as a mentoring platform for young professional in reservoir simulation and earth science.

Saudi Arabian Chevron, Inc. (SAC) established a robust, evergreen Intellectual Property Program to manage its intellectual property assets across the onshore portioned zone. The program applies Chevron's intellectual property asset management system and accounts for government regulations and specific intellectual property provisions for company operations in the region. Building on Chevron's information risk management principles, SAC intellectual property program has been deployed progressively in both Mina Saud (SAC Base) and Wafra Joint Operations. The number of patent applications in addition to the number and quality of external technical publications have improved significantly as a result of the program implementation in 2012. Since it was initiated, an increased appreciation of intellectual property rights by employees and contractors was realized as a result of the intellectual property training and awareness programs. The paper describes the intellectual property program and how it has been customized to meet SAC strategic business requirements while creating mutual value and consensus internally and with different stakeholders. This paper is intended to serve as a reference for strategic business units and small energy enterprises that are in the process of initiating, planning, executing, or monitoring their own intellectual property management programs.