Identifying, Evaluating and Modelling Key Dynamic Parameters: Sunrise Troubadour Gas Condensate Fields

Abstract

TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435. AbstractThe Sunrise and Troubadour Fields form a massive offshore gas-condensate resource located in the Timor Sea, 450 kilometres northwest of Darwin. The commercialisation, marketing and contract negotiations for such a world scale gas development requires confidence in reservoir performance and product composition, plus a clear appreciation of their uncertainties. This paper discusses how the key dynamic uncertainties have been identified, evaluated and modelled to determine their impact on development decisions.Early cross section models identified connected gasinitially-in-place and reservoir quality as key uncertainties, impacting field performance. Simultaneously, preliminary marketing efforts and facility design recognised fluid properties as a key parameter. This directed data acquisition through appraisal wells, which were fully cored and production tested.Iso-kinetic sampling and careful well test design has resulted in representative compositional data and identified compositional variations across the field. High rate dependent skins measured in appraisal wells have been evaluated and requantified for development wells. Detailed single well models have evaluated the effects of condensate banking.As marketing efforts progressed, full field simulation became warranted to capture remaining uncertainty on reservoir quality and distribution, and fault transmissibility. A suite of full field dynamic models built around the key dynamic uncertainties has provided confidence that uncertainties are manageable and that the development and customer commitments are robust. The case for further data acquisition, aimed at optimising the final development, can readily be made using the suite of dynamic models which integrate the input from all sub-surface disciplines.Focused appraisal has reduced and quantified the key uncertainties. The leading edge evaluation methods have removed the need for several additional appraisal wells that might otherwise have been required.Effective communication and teamwork between subsurface, facility engineering, commercial and marketing has proved crucial to ensure that the appropriate uncertainties were addressed in a timely manner as each discipline matured their part of the project.

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