Multi-Lateral Level-5 Completion: A Cost-Effective Solution for Marginal Oil Fields Development, First Business Case

Abstract This paper aims to analyze the impact of appraising and developing marginal fields with multiple stacked reservoirs which is quite challenging in terms of techno commercial value. The development of such marginal reservoirs using conventional single horizontal wells drilling and completion is uneconomical. Therefore, it was necessary to engineer a solution that can enhance the commercial value of the project by reducing CAPEX and OPEX. This paper will present the first comprehensive business case, where multiple stacked reservoirs with marginal reserves were studied to produce independently using multilateral completions, granting full accessibility of the laterals while achieving production monitoring and reservoir surveillance.