Journal of Petroleum Technology, Vol.55, No.11, 41-42, 2003
Reservoir modeling for horizontal exploitation of a giant heavy-oil field
The Hamaca field, in, Venezuela 's Orinoco heavy-oil belt, is a giant extra-heavy-oil accumulation., Over the 35yearLlife of the field, more than 1,000 horizontal laterals are planned to deliver 190,000 BOPD to a heavy-oil upgrader facility. Reservoir models were built to support a broad continuum of activities to meet this objective.