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Middle East / Asia Pacifi c
We have established an integrated,
multidisciplinary approach to under-
standing and analyzing unconventional
reserves that enables us to model and
predict how reservoirs will perform.
We offer one of the industry’s widest range of
technical solutions that allow multistage hydraulic
fracturing completions to be tailored to the reservoir,
enhancing well productivity, and improving cost
effectiveness. We also have contributed to advance-
ments in reservoir evaluation, well pad location, and
water management techniques that will help to lower
unconventional development cost and optimize initial
production rates and ultimate recovery. And, we
are developing new ways to extract unconventional
reserves by developing and incorporating nanotech-
nologies into various drilling, evaluation, hydraulic
fracturing, and water management systems.
Focusing on the Reservoir
While many of the unconventional formations in the
Middle East have been identifi ed, their hydrocarbon
potential and associated economics are uncertain.
Baker Hughes has established two major centers—the
Dhahran Research and Technology Center (DRTC) in
Saudi Arabia and the Reservoir Development Services
(RDS) Reservoir Consulting Center of Excellence in Abu
Dhabi—as part of our commitment to improving the
understanding and development of shale and tight
gas reservoirs in the region. These centers provide a
collaborative, innovative work environment for scien-
tists and researchers to gain a better understanding of
unconventional reservoirs that will ultimately enhance
completion and stimulation designs.
Reservoir consulting teams based at the DRTC, the
Abu Dhabi RDS technology center, and in clients’
offi ces use our JewelSuite™ reservoir modeling soft-
ware to provide operators with a comprehensive view
of their reservoirs and to shorten building times for
highly accurate reservoir models. The geomechanical
test capability at the DRTC will help optimize drilling
and hydraulic fracturing programs.
Managing Mature Fields
For mature fi elds in the Middle East, where recovery
of 35 to 37 percent of original oil in place is typical,
an improvement of even one percent in the recovery
factor could power the area for several years.
Baker Hughes is making signifi cant contributions to
technological advancements and methodologies that
are helping Middle East operators increase mature
fi eld reserves and accelerate production with minimal
cost and risk. We gather and review the data required
for sound decision making, then focus on project
planning that encompasses reservoir engineering,
infi ll and stimulation opportunities, completion
optimization, and improved oil recovery (IOR) and
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques.
To access bypassed reserves and accelerate well
delivery, we combine our AutoTrak™ family of rotary
closed-loop steerable drilling systems with the latest
in drill bit technology, such as the award-winning
Kymera™ hybrid bit. Our SureTrak™ steerable
drilling liner provides a less risky, cost-effective
Innovative Results
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