RESMAN’s technology can prove a cost effective way of monitoring the clean-up of the long, horizontal Tyrihans wells and it is expected that the results obtained can be used for optimizing future wells on the field. Production from Tyrihans is scheduled to commence in 2009 and is expected to reach an initial plateau of around 70 000 barrels of oil equivalent in 2011 from the subsea development tied back to the nearby Kristin field. The current drilling schedule includes up to 11 wells.
RESMAN’s previous projects have been focused on detection of unwanted water breakthrough in production wells and include so far three wells on the Norwegian Continental Shelf while a fourth well will be installed in the Danish sector in January 2008. The Tyrihans project represents a big leap for RESMAN, which plans to offer its technology for clean-up and water breakthrough monitoring to any type of completion within the next three years.
According to RESMAN CEO Oddvar Solemsli, “This project confirms our belief that oil companies see a cost effective alternative in our monitoring technology also for optimizing well design and we are currently negotiating similar contracts with international customers. We strongly believe that RESMAN will become part of most field development plans for both this service and for water breakthrough monitoring within the next three years.”