Tips on maximising production from mature and #HeavyOil fields from PDVSA

We recently asked Industry experts to answer the following questions:

Why are heavy oil projects so important in the Middle East right now?

What are the top technologies/techniques that you are currently implementing in your heavy oil projects?

What in your opinion is the ultimate issue or challenge facing heavy oil projects in the Middle East at this point in time?

Pedro Roberto Machado Rubio | Senior Production Geologist | PDVSA Shares his views:

1. Why are heavy oil projects so important in the Middle East right now?

The unconventional resource (heavy oil) in the Middle East is important right now due to the global technology improvements that we have achieved in the last 10 years with relation to EOR

2. What are the top technologies/techniques that you are currently implementing in your heavy oil projects?

Geosteering horizontal wells in heavy oil reservoirs, through a geostatistic model, in order to place the well to inject steam to increase the productivity index and recovery factor.

3. What in your opinion is the ultimate issue or challenge facing heavy oil projects in the Middle East at this point in time?

KOC and PDO are two NOCs in the Middle East that are implementing these technologies in their fields to try to increase recovery factor. Horizontal drilling and steam injection projects are being carried out across the Middle East.

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Mr. Machado joined PDVSA Production as a Production/Operational Geologist in 2002. In 2007 he was promoted to Production Geologist Supervisor for Extra Heavy Oil Department in San Tome District.