Production Engineering

Production Engineering

OPC’s production engineering / petroleum engineering expertise covers projects worldwide as well as various types of wells and reservoirs: oil, gas and gas condensate reservoirs; vertical, horizontal, deviated offshore and onshore producers and injectors. Our production engineering consultants specialise in well and reservoir performance, production optimisation and identification of underperforming wells. Our aim is to find the best time-effective and cost-effective solutions for well remediation and overall production enhancement. OPC uses industry standard and widely recognised software packages, such as PROSPER, MBAL, GAP and FORGAS.  Our services are extensive and include the following:

  • Production data review
  • Material balance
  • Reservoir performance
  • Reservoir surveillance
  • Well performance
  • Vertical flow/vertical lift performance
  • Nodal analysis
  • Compressor optimisation planning
  • Production optimisation planning
  • Well remediation planning

Some recent production engineering projects and studies

Mature Asset Ownership Transition
OPC technical staff from multiple disciplines assisted an NOC to successfully transition the running of a mature offshore oilfield from the previous Operator.
Extensive reservoir study
OPC conducted an extensive reservoir study of a large field in West Africa in order to define and assess the remaining production opportunities in the field.
OPC was retained by a leading international bank to provide technical expertise into the annual re-determination of loan facilities for the bank’s clients who have multiple assets across Egypt and...
Independent Engineers’ Report
A multi-disciplinary team at OPC London office conducted a fast tracked independent review of a new discovery in UKCS to support the asset owner to generate investment interest. 
Producing oilfields re-development study
OPC deployed a multidisciplinary team of 11 people (with subsurface, facilities, drilling and economics expertise) to undertake an extensive 5-month re-development study for a group of oilfields in the Middle...
Reserves and production forecast audit
OPC performed a reserves review and production forecast audit for a Global Bank based in the Middle East for two separate oil and gas companies with assets in Egypt and Oman. 
CPR and technical due diligence reports
OPC reviewed the resources in two blocks in Africa and provided a Competent Persons Report (CPR) letter summarising the findings of its Due Diligence Reports and Reserves Audit. 
Technical due diligence & economic modelling
OPC was retained by an International Bank to perform a technical and operational audit of Middle East operator and develop an economic model based on the Petroleum Agreement that could...
Surface and Subsurface evaluation
OPC performed a subsurface and surface evaluation of a field in West Africa, including validation of the static and dynamic model and recommendations with respect to the client’s business objectives.
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