Optimized Planning and Placement of Horizontal Wells Improved Well Productivity and Controlled Water Cut in Umm Gudair Field, Kuwait

Minagish Oolite reservoir of Umm Gudair field, West Kuwait is a cretaceous carbonate reservoir having active<br>aquifer support. Maintaining plateau rate of production with infill drilling is constrained by increasing water cut due<br>to absence of effective stratified layers. Many of the traditional water shut off techniques and selective perforations<br>were partially successful in delaying upward movement of water in wells. But the recent horizontal drilling activity<br>initiated in past 6 years has improved productivity and reduced water cuts in wells.