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Model Optimisation of Waterflood and Low Salinity Brine Injection to Enhance Gas Condensate Recovery – A Case Study of A Rich Gas Condensate Sandstone Reservoir in The Offshore Tano Basin of GhanaBy Alexander Ofori Mensah, Richard Amorin, Harrison Osei, Eric Mensah Amarfio, Martin Kofi Adu, George Asigbi
Abstract: To enhance production of entrapped condensate in gas-condensate reservoirs without delay in produced gas sales, this study looked at the impact of waterflood and low saline brine injection on an offshore gascondensate reservoir in the Tano Basin, Ghana, West-Africa. The injector well placements, rate, and pressure were optimised using three optimisers (Differential Evolution, Particle Swarm Optimisation, Design Exploration and Controlled Evolution). Condensate and gas recovery increased by 30.3% (from 19.1% …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 20–31 Read article →
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An Evaluation of the Risk and Safety Standards of some Fuel Stations in TarkwaBy Richard Amorin, Harrison Osei
Abstract: Fuel stations play a major role in the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry. However, their activities are associated with high risk of safety and environmental issues posing traits to fuel attendants, customers and immediate environs. Since 2007, Ghana has recorded numerous accidents at some fuel stations across the country claiming lives and unaccounted damages to assets due to inadequate knowledge of standardised safety policies and poor handling …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 6–13 Read article →
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The Application of Python Programming Language in the Automation of a Mathematical Model for Well Trajectory Selection Optimisation for a Given FieldBy Richard Amorin, Alexander Ofori Mensah, Samuel Kojo Annan Abakah
Abstract: Directional drilling plays a major role in the exploration and recovery of hydrocarbons. There are three basic trajectories that a well may follow. They include; Build-and-Hold, Build-Hold-andDrop and Continuous-Build Trajectories. The selection of a trajectory is usually based on experience/trial and error approach and may be associated with errors. This work has therefore developed a mathematical model that optimised the automatic selection of a well trajectory type for a given …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 1–9 Read article →
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An Oil and Gas Retrofitted Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage Value Chain: A Green IndustryBy Richard Amorin, Alexander Ofori Mensah
Abstract: Fossil fuel consumption continues to be crucial to industrialisation. It has continued to contribute to over 80% of the world’s total primary energy production for the past three decades. The primary cause of climate change, however, has been identified to be the rising greenhouse gases emission from the use of fossil fuels. Hence, a proposed solution to this is to switch to greener, lower-carbon energy sources. Despite growing concern over …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 10–18 Read article →