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Monday, October 29, 2018
Mellitah Oil & Gasrecently restored two oil producing wellsin spite of security challenges and logistical difficulties at Libya’s Wafa field. After a thorough study conducted by the company’s Reservoir Engineering Department, in coordination with NOC’s Reserve Development Department, engineers were able to apply the Schlumberger Coiled Tubing Velocity String technique to well A52 which had been closed since July 2017 due to continuous low wellhead pressure, preventing the flow of crude oil.
Pumping gas produced by one of the gas wells through well A52 production pipelines ensured the flow of crude oil. The company succeeded in restoring the well, with a daily production rate of 2,600 bpd.The same technique was applied to well A20 which successfully restored with a daily production rate of 1,200 bpd.
The company is now conducting studies on several other wells selected by departmental specialists in the hope of applying this technique following the success at the Wafa field.
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