Chapter 03 - Data Set

3D Geological Modeling Hatem Elshabi
Data Set used in the Petrel

The Gullfaks data set has been released for commercial use by the Norwegian oil
company Statoil. Gullfaks is one of the major oil fields in the North Sea and one of
the largest oil producing fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, Fig. 3.1
Gullfaks is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea operated
by Statoil Hydro. It was discovered in 1979, in block 34/10, at a water depth of
135 meters (442.913 foot). The initial recoverable reserve is 2.1 billion barrels,
and the remaining recoverable reserve in 2004 is 234 million barrels. This oil field
reached peak production in 2001 at 180,000 barrels per day.
Fig. 3.1: Gullfaks Oil Field
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Fig3.2: Infrastructure on the Gullfacks field
Development
The sea depth in the area is 130 - 220 meters (426.509 - 721.784 foot). The field
has been developed with three integrated processing, drilling and
accommodation facilities with concrete bases and steel topsides, Gullfaks A, B
and C. Gullfaks B has a simplified processing plant with only first-stage separation.
Gullfaks A and C receive and process oil and gas from Gullfaks Sør and Gimle.
The facilities are also involved in production and transport from Tordis, Vigdis and
Visund. The Tordis production is processed in a separate facility on Gullfaks C.
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Reservoir
The Gullfaks reservoirs consist of Middle Jurassic sandstones of the Brent Group,
and Lower Jurassic and Upper Triassic sandstones of the Cook, Statfjord and
Lunde formations. The reservoirs are 1700 - 2000 meters (5577.427- 6561.679
foot) below the sea level.
The Gullfaks reservoirs are located in rotated fault blocks in the west and a
structural horst in the east, with an intermediate highly faulted area.
Fig3.3: Structural setting of the Gulfacks main field showing 3 main areas
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Fig3.4: Lithostratigraphy of the Gulfacks main field
Recovery strategy
The drive mechanisms are water injection, gas injection or water/alternating gas
injection (WAG). The drive mechanism varies between the drainage areas in the
field, but water injection constitutes the main strategy.
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Fig3.5: Gullfaks offshore
Transport
Oil is exported from Gullfaks A and Gullfaks C via loading buoys to shuttle tankers.
The part of the rich gas that is not reinjected is sent through the export pipeline
to Stat pipe for further processing at Kårstø and export to the Continent as dry
gas .
Fig3.6: Transportation of Gullfaks
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Status
Production from Gullfaks is in the decline phase. Efforts are being made to
increase recovery, partly by locating and draining pockets of remaining oil in
water flooded areas, and partly through continued massive water circulation .
Implementation of a chemical flooding pilot will be considered in 2010. A new
project has also been initiated to evaluate necessary facility upgrades for lifetime
extension of the field towards 2030 .
Facts about Gullfaks
Operations: In Norway.
Operator: Statoil Hydro ASA
Location: 34/10 in the northern part of the North Sea
Discovery year: 1978
Production start: Gullfaks A December 1986
Gullfaks B February 1988
Gullfaks C November 1989

Production: Oil and Gas
API: 37.5°
S.G.: 0.8372
Sulphur: 0.22 mass%
Pour Point: -15 °C
Exploration wells: Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s: 25 wells
Statoil ASA: 6 wells
Development wells: Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s: 169 wells
Statoil ASA: 52 wells
Statoil Hydro ASA: 4 wells
Licensees: Petro AS (30.0 %)
Statoil Hydro ASA (61.0 %)
Statoil Hydro Petroleum AS (9.0 %)
Recoverable reserves: 357 million Sm3 oil 24 billion Sm3 gas 3 million tonns ngl
Remaining 2008-02-01:
27 million Sm3 oil 2 billion Sm3 gas 0 million tonns ngl
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The Supplied Reservoir Data

The following wells, along with their well headers (well location map), well
deviations (well paths), well logs, and well tops (formation tops), are supplied:
A10, A15, A16, B1, B2, B4, B8, B9, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, and C7. The stratigraphic
succession of the reservoir under study is given in the following table:
Succession Horizon Zone

1 (top) Cretaceous
Tarbert-3
2 Tarbert Tarbert-2
Tarbert-1
Ness-2
3 Ness
Ness-1
4 (bottom) Ettive

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Fig. 3.1: Gullfaks Oil Field

Fig3.2: Infrastructure on the Gullfacks field

Fig3.4: Lithostratigraphy of the Gulfacks main field

Fig3.5: Gullfaks offshore

Fig3.6: Transportation of Gullfaks

Facts about Gullfaks

Gullfaks B February 1988

Gullfaks C November 1989

The Supplied Reservoir Data

Succession Horizon Zone

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