Testing a Giant Light Oil Reservoir for Steam Flooding

B18 Testing a Giant Light Oil Reservoir for Steam Flooding F. Van Beek* (PDO) R. Hamm (PDO) D. Green-Armytage (PDO) S. al Ghafri (PDO) & M. al Gharbi (PDO) SUMMARY An accelerated steam injection development is planned for a limited area of a giant oil field in Oman. The prime objective of this 1st Phase is to prove the development concept of steam injection in this light oil fractured carbonate reservoir. Unlike traditional heavy oil steam floods a complex interplay of recovery mechanisms have been identified leading to a large range of incremental oil forecasts. Hence proof of concept is