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In 1994, when Occidental took over the Idd el Shargi North Dome (ISND) oil field, it had been producing for more than 20 years. Production rates were only 20,000 barrels of oil per day.

As a leader in enhanced oil recovery processes, Occidental approached the offshore project using the most advanced techniques possible. And during 1998, the production rate reached 138,000 barrels of oil per day. Moreover, operating and overhead costs were nearly cut in half over the same period, dropping from $5.52 per barrel to $2.85 per barrel.

New seismic techniques, used in surveying more than 66 square miles, delivered quality data, allowing our engineers and geoscientists to develop accurate reservoir simulations. Combined with the latest computer technologies and complex stratigraphic schemes, optimum well designs and reservoir management techniques were developed.

Among the first improvements were upgrades to the drilling rigs and equipment used in the operation. Precise pre-drilling borehole designs, improved well geometrics and casing programs resulted in better production performance while reducing drilling costs by millions of dollars.

During the actual drilling operations, Occidental provided compact wellhead systems, used smaller bits, improved fluid systems and advanced milling techniques for slot recovery. Floating mud caps were used to minimize fluid loss and formation damage during reservoir penetration.

Advanced multi-lateral well bore drilling and geo-steering drill bit guidance also improved oil production and water injection rates. These methods provided access to reservoirs over maximum intervals having optimum rock characteristics - all accomplished with fewer wells and dramatically lower costs.

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