Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co. (ADMA-OPCO) and BP have signed an agreement on new technology for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in carbonate reservoirs.
The companies reached the agreement during a recent visit to the UK by ADMA-OPCO officials who visited BP laboratories, according to news agency UAEinteract.
The Carbonate Ionic Design EOR study includes conducting a single-well chemical tracer test and laboratory tests to evaluate potential in stacked carbonate reservoirs in four shallow-water fields: Lower Zakum, Umm Shaif, Umm Lulu, and Nasr.
More than 30 technical experts from BP are seconded into ADMA-OPCO, the news agency said. About 3,000 employees work on the fields, with 60% being Emirati nationals. Production from the ADMA concession began in 1963.
Ali R. Al-Jarwan, ADMA-OPCO chief executive officer, said the company has “an aspiration to reach a recovery factor of 70%” for the fields.
BP has a 14.67% share in the ADMA-OPCO joint venture. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. has 60%, Total SA 13.33%, and Japan Oil Development Co. 12%.