ABUJA, NIGERIA, Mar. 26�Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. spokesman Olufemi Aribisala revealed more details about the company's development plans for Amenam-Kpono field, the largest shallow water development in the Niger Delta.
Elf expects initial production of 125,000 b/d by mid-2003.
Elf is operator on behalf of the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.(NNPC) and Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp.
The field is located in 40 m of water 30 km from the Nigerian coast.
In a paper co-authored by Pierre Nerguararian, also of Elf, and presented to the just-concluded PennWell Corp.-sponsored Offshore West Africa conference, Aribisala said that production would total 500 million bbl over 25 years.
He said that out of the 16.5 million cu m/day of associated gas, 15.6 million cu m/day would be reinjected to enhance oil recovery, improve energy efficiency, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
He said that reserves are more than 1 billion boe.
Aribisala said the development plan calls for 31 wells: 18 production, 6 gas injectors, 3 deviated water injectors, and 4 water producer wells to provide injection water from the shallow water-bearing sands.
He said that all the wells would be drilled with two jack up rigs over 3 years, starting in the first quarter of 2002.
He said also that contracts for the project would be awarded on a lump sum basis.
Saibos CML has already been selected for a $300 million contract to supply one production platform, two tripods, one flare, and three associated bridges for the development (OGJ Online, Sept. 13, 2000).
