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ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
ONGC inaugurates surfactant-polymer pilot injection

plant

In a significant milestone for the oil extraction methodologies, offering
domestic oil & gas sector, the inaugu- enhanced precision and control over
ration ceremony of the Surfactant-Poly the injection process,” a statement from
mer (SP) Pilot Injection Plant by SNF Flopam India said.
ONGC was held on February 27, 2024
at its Ahmedabad asset. “The SP Pilot Injection Plant stands
as a testament to strategic investment
The enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and forward-thinking initiatives. The
phase of oil reservoirs production usu- project’s strategic significance lies in its
ally comes after the water/gas injection potential to revolutionise oil extraction
(secondary recovery) phase. The main pilot injection plant, which was executed processes, leading to enhanced efficiency
objective of EOR application is to by SNF Flopam India Pvt. Ltd. and productivity,” the statement added.
mobilise the remaining oil through
enhancing the oil displacement and At the heart of the SP pilot injec- This pilot project is anticipated to
volumetric sweep efficiency. tion plant’s operations lies a sophisti- yield an incremental oil gain of 7,080-m
3
cated injection mechanism, facilita- over the next three years, emphasising
Mr. Prasun Kumar Sinha, Executive ted through four wells in an invert- its effectiveness in optimising produc-
Director (ED), Asset Manager of ed five-spot pattern. “This innovative tion and maximising resource utilisa-
Ahmedabad Asset, inaugurated the SP approach represents a paradigm shift in tion.

MILESTONE
Prime Minister flags off first crude oil tanker

from ONGC’s KG project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi across various states like Bihar, Haryana, ‘Swarna Sindhu’ on February 27. The
flagged off the tanker ‘Swarna Sindhu’ Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab FPSO achieved “First Oil” on January
carrying the first parcel of crude oil and Karnataka. 7, 2024.
from ONGC’s recently commissioned
Krishna Godavari deepwater project ONGC’s KG field is producing The FPSO is the largest floating
on March 2. At its peak production, some 12,000-12,500 barrels of oil per installation ever deployed in the Indian
this project will add 7% each to day currently, using a floating produc- subcontinent. It has a processing capa-
India’s oil and gas production, ONGC tion and storage offloading (FPSO) city of over 50,000 barrels of oil per
said in a statement. ONGC’s KG block system. The oil is stored on the FPSO, day, and 3-million standard cubic meters
KG-DWN-98/2, which started oil and once it reaches a critical level, it is per day (mmscmd) of gas, as well as a
production in January, lies in Andhra transferred to a ship, which carries it to storage capacity of 7,00,000 barrels.
offshore. a refinery on the coast for processing
into fuels like petrol and diesel. During the event, the Prime Mini-
The flag-off ceremony was organi- ster also dedicated ONGC’s Mumbai
sed in Begusarai in Bihar. The Prime Shapoorji Pallonji’s FPSO, High North Oil Field Redevelop-
Minister had unveiled a series of oil Armada Sterling V, is used to store oil ment Phase-IV, Heera Redevelopment
and gas sector projects worth about from the ONGC project. In a separate Phase-III and phase-II development in
Rs. 1.62-lakh crore across the country statement, Shapoorji Pallonji said the KG Nagayalanka NELP Block to the
from Begusarai. The projects are spread FPSO did the offloading of crude onto nation.

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