Horizontal well performances in hassimessaoud oil field. The largest and oldest oil field, hassi messaoud, contributed more than 40% of total crude oil production, which averaged 1. Hassi messaoud field, in the eastern part of the algerian sahara desert and 350 mi 560 km from the mediterranean, produces 375,000 bblday, or about 40 percent of algerias production. Giant fields, petroleum systems and exploration maturity of algeria. Known oilfield size and grown oilfield size versus field discovery year for central arch horstblock anticlinal oil and gas assessment unit 41. The find is believed to be hassi toumiet sud 1, that was drilled to a total depth of 3,700m in the. Different oilwater contacts owc the geocellular model was upscaled and was exported to use in the simulator of nexus. Hassi messaoud field has four 04 reservoirs r3, r2, ra, and ri. Conducting integrated reservoir studies in the quartzite. Update 1algerias sonatrach awards japans gjc deal at. The top of the dome is marked by an unconformity at the base of the triassic, mesozoic sediments consisting of salt, anhydrite, shale, limestone, dolomite and marls, all overlain by mio. The hassi messaoud periphery field has the structure of a monocline, dipping south from the main anticlinal dome. The hassi messaoud hmd structure lies approximately 800 km southeast of algiers, algeria. Triasghadames province contains the giant hassi messaoud oil field, in the tanezzuftoued mya total petroleum system.
Leading to the conclusion that the field is not in equilibrium anymore and a communication with other surrounding fields is suspected. Integrated fracture performance and formation damage assessment to enhance well production in the hassi messaoud field, algeria. The hassi messaoud oil field in algeria is located in the trias basin and contains 10 billion bbl of oil and 8 tcf of gas galeazzi et al. Hassi rmel hassi messaoud to italy mediterranean sea 0 200km rod development ohanet development libya bejaia. The magnetic field of the earth at the surface is on the order of 1 gauss. Algerias first commercial oil discovery was edjelleh in 1956, followed immediately by the hassi messaoud oil field the same year. Algeria cambrian economic geology africa hassi messaoud field north africa oil and gas fields mineral deposits, genesis paleozoic. The cambroordovician reservoirs of the hassi messaoud area comprise quartzi tic sandstones, which. Palaeozoic petroleum systems of north africa home geological. Total petroleum systems of the illizi province, algeria and. Hassi messaoud, the algerian giant oil field is actually the largest oil producer with nearly 400 000 stb day. The facility operations and engineering departments, maintenance, logistics and health, safety and environment hse employees are located at the field site in hassi berkine. The hassi messaoud field is the largest oilfield in algeria, containing. Located in the center of algeria, the hassi messaoud oil field, which was discovered in 1956, is the most ancient oil station in the country.
Known gasfield size versus field discovery year and grown gasfield size versus cumulative number of newfield wildcat wells for central arch horstblock anticlinal oil and gas assessment unit 42. Unconventional resources have been widely discovered within the ordovician rocks hamra quartzite reservoir of a number of basins in algeria, including the giant hassi messaoud oilfield. Briefly, the producing formation is the cambrian sandstone at a depth of 11,000 ft, with a pay zone varying from 100 to 300 ft thick, covering an area of approximately 600 sq miles. It is a flattened, broad, oval anticline trending north northeast to southsouthwest, parallel to the major fault zone. Known gas field size versus field discovery year and grown gas field size versus cumulative number of new field wildcat wells for central arch horstblock anticlinal oil and gas assessment unit 42. Algerias state energy company sonatrach has awarded japanese firm jgc corp. Different oil water contacts owc the geocellular model was upscaled and was exported to use in the simulator of nexus. The strength of a magnetic field is measured in units of gauss g, or alternatively, in tesla t. Total petroleum systems of the triasghadames province, algeria. Sedimentological and diagenetic controls on cambro.
The hassi messaoud oilfield, discovered in 1956, has a generally northsouth axis, and the reservoirs are sandstones of the paleozoic era. The hassi messaoud area is located on the central sahara and is well known as a major oil production in algeria. May 11, 20 unconventional resources have been widely discovered within the ordovician rocks hamra quartzite reservoir of a number of basins in algeria, including the giant hassi messaoud oil field. Aapg treatise of petroleum geology, atlas of oil and gas fields, p. Hassi messaoud field, in the eastern part of the algerian sahara desert and 350 mi 560 km from the mediterranean, produces 375000 bblday. Pdf magnetic susceptibility and its relation with fractures. The hassi messaoud oilfield is an opec member but has been facing trouble maintaining its oil output. Eroded by the hercynian unconformity on the hassi messaoud field, the ordovician reservoirs mainly the hamra quartzites forms a ring around the hassi messaoud dome and represent an oil play with a high potential.
It is considered the largest field of the triassic province. Hassi rmel hassi messaoud to italy mediterranean sea 0 200km rod development ohanet development libya bejaia a l g e r i a the ohanet development algeria overview in october 2003, bhp billiton announced first gas production from the jointly operated bhp billiton sonatrach wet gas development at ohanet, southern algeria. Hassi messaoud has been subdivided into five in formal members. Three major oil discoveries have been made on block 404. Hassimessaoud field has four 04 reservoirs r3, r2, ra, and ri.
In the cgs system, when the medium has a permeability of 1 air or a vacuum, 1 gauss 1 oersted 1 dyne per unit pole. Cambrian oil field of hassi messaoud, algeria1 geology of giant. This study aims to provide an appraisal of the major characteristics of the hamra quartzite reservoir within the southern peripheral area of the hassi messaoud field. The field lies in the grand erg sand dunes oriental of the sahara. It explains the background to production geology in the context of oil field subsurface operations. Lyzaflickr according to the deal, a 24mn cum per day gas compression unit with an 180km long pipe network will be built at the oilfield.
Sonatrach hassi messaoud refinery algeria is located at hassi messaoud, ouargla, algeria. Hassi messaoud, major oilfield, eastcentral algeria. Update 1algerias sonatrach awards japans gjc deal at hassi. Hassi messaoud is the largest oil field in algeria, located approximately 650 kilometres southeast of algiers, in the oued mya basin.
The hassi messaoud field, a very thick sandstone reservoir of cambrian age covering an area of 2000 km 2 is a multibillion barrel oil field in the triassic basin of algeria fig. The ohanet development, completed in just over three years, is an example of project delivery within one of. The giant petroleum fields of eastern algeria can be divided into six. The field of hassi messaoud is located 850 km south east of algiers, 300 km from the tunisian border and 80 km east of ouargla figure 1. It was developed and is currently operated by the algerian stateowned company sonatrach and is also the largest oil field in algeria. The development of these fields is the various responsibility of a joint association.
It also gives practical guidelines as to how a production geologist can analyze the reservoir geology and fluid flow characteristics of an oil field with the aim of improving hydrocarbon recovery. Hassi messaoud oil field the hassi messaoud oil field in algeria fig. Ihs described as one of the companys most important finds in the last 20 years, sonatrach has made an oil discovery with an estimated 1. Geology astructure hassi guettar hga field is located in the south of the giant oil field hassi messaoud in the south east on shore algeria. Cambrian oil field of hassi messaoud, algeria subject group. Parameters controlling the quality of the hamra quartzite.
Cambrian rhyolite forms the basement which is overlain by the tassili cambroordovician sandstone group, a silurodevonian shale and then mesozoic. Sonatrach to increase oil output at hassi messaoud oilfield. Case study conference paper pdf available january 2018 with. Algeria was first known as the kingdom of numidia, whose most famous kings were syphax, massinissa and jugurta. A practical solution to the problem of asphaltene deposits. Cambrian oil field of hassi messaoud, algeria aapg bulletin. The ra is the principal reservoir within 100m of average thickness. Total petroleum systems of the illizi province, algeria. The hassi messaoud field, a very thick sandstone reservoir of cambrian age covering an area of 2000 km. Cambrian oil field of hassi messaoud, algeria1 geology of. The hassi messaoud field, a very thick sandstone reservoir of cambrian age covering an area of 2000 km 2 is a multibillion barrel oil field in the triassic basin of. Known oil field size and grown oil field size versus field discovery year for central arch horstblock anticlinal oil and gas assessment unit 41. The company and its partnerships are currently producing oil from three mega projects.
By its size and its reserve is the largest oil field in algeria. The hassi er rmel is a triassic gas field discovered in 1956 with the hr1 well and located in a cretaceous anticline of the mzab dorsal structure separating the western org paleozoic basin to the west and the oued mya basin to the east. Hassi messaoud field, in the eastern part of the algerian sahara desert and 350 mi 560 km from the. Nezla, hassi chergui fields and over the western flank of the.
Pdf integrated fracture performance and formation damage. The primary reservoir is the cambrian ra unit and is thought to be charged from the silurian tanezzuft formation tissot et al. Magnetic susceptibility and its relation with fractures and petrophysical parameters in the tight sand oil reservoir of hamra quartzites, southwest of the hassi messaoud oil field, algeria. Hassi messaoud is in algeria and has about 53,000 residents.
Total petroleum systems of the illizi province, algeria and libya. Oct 11, 2016 algerias state energy company sonatrach has awarded japanese firm jgc corp. The illizi province is a geologic province delineated by the usgs. Description of hassi messaoud reservoir, algeria 1 i. Geology astructure hassiguettar hga field is located in the south of the giant oil field hassimessaoud in the south east on shore algeria. It is 350km from the algerotunisian frontier and 80 km east of ouargla. Today, groupement berkines management is based in hassi messaoud. Oil field production geology geoscienceworld books. Oil is produced from a cambrian sandstone reservoir in a large dome. An overview of predevonian petroleum systems unique. In addition, eight smaller, satellite fields have been discovered.
Hassi messaoud, the algerian giant oil field is actually the largest oil producer with nearly. Gas and oil fields throughout the basin in both shallow and deep water very high rate of success in drilling the gas play 60% subcommercial at time of discovery but important oil fields favorable geologic conditions for generation and accumulation of gas and oil gaza marine dolphin oil field gas field pipelines legend. Hassi berkine is the largest iocoperated oil development in algeria. The field was discovered in 1957, oil production began one year later and production from associated gas started in 1970. Hassi berkine hbn, hassi berkine south hbns and ourhoud, which is the second largest oil field in algeria behind the giant hassi messaoud field. Geologic overview and petroleum systems of the greater ghawar. The cambro ordovician sandstone reservoir is subdivided in four layers.
Hassi messaoud oil field is an oil field located in ouargla province. In forty years, the cumulative oil production approaches half of the reserves. Cambrian oil field of hassi messaoud, algeria1 geology. Hydraulic fracturing analysis and evaluation in cambrian. Balducchi a, pommier g 1970 cambrian oil field of hassi messaoud, algeria.
Jun 30, 2014 the hassi messaoud oilfield is an opec member but has been facing trouble maintaining its oil output. Geologic overview and petroleum systems of the greater. In 1979 hassi messaouds oil refinery was expanded, increasing its production capacity to about 9,500,000 barrels annually. Usgsdefined geologic provinces and major structures in north. Hassi messaoud field is considered as the largest oil field in the triassic province. The cutout of ra is made in many zones that are limitted by the sectors of low characteristics. The hassimessaoud periphery field has the structure of a monocline, dipping south from the main anticlinal dome. Oil field gas field oil pipeline gas pipeline the ohanet development algeria.
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