Overview of some ultra-deep oil and gas projects that have not achieved their initial goals
- Authors: Khafizov S.F.1, Syngaevsky P.E.2
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Affiliations:
- Russian State University of oil and gas named after Gubkin
- Chevron
- Issue: Vol 4, No 3 (2022)
- Pages: 39-68
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2707-4226/article/view/125900
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.54859/kjogi108587
- ID: 125900
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A number of articles were published in the journal "Bulletin of the Oil and Gas Industry of Kazakhstan" in 2020–22 with the participation of the authors, , in which the experience of prospecting and exploration and development of deposits at ultra-deep depths (more than 6000 m) was analyzed. Since the industry has accumulated a significant number of successfully implemented ultra-deep projects, it may seem that such projects, in principle, have an increased chance of success. This is not so: when they are implemented, geological, technological and, most importantly, organizational and commercial problems arise even more often than when developing more traditional reserves. The several non-commercial projects considered in this paper cover almost the entire spectrum of possible cases of various structural and tectonic conditions: foothill depressions and intracraton basins, coasts, offshore and deep-water offshore areas. Stratigraphically, the time interval covers deposits from the Miocene to the Lower Paleozoic (Silurian) and a wide variety of lithofacial complexes. Based on the generalization, a list of possible reasons for making unsuccessful decisions is derived.
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Sergey F. Khafizov
Russian State University of oil and gas named after Gubkin
Email: khafizov@gubkin.ru
профессор, заведующий кафедрой поисков и разведки нефти и газа Moscow
Paul E. Syngaevsky
Chevron
Email: pavel.syngaevsky@chevron.com
докт. PhD, старший советник-петрофизик Houston, Texas
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