Statoil wants to reach 70% recovery at Johan Sverdrup field

The Johan Sverdrup field (image courtesy of Statoil)

The Johan Sverdrup field (image courtesy of Statoil)

Statoil awards a contract to Alcatel Submarine Networks for Permanent reservoir monitoring on the Johan Sverdrup field. The seismic technology – a potential digital enabler for the field – will be a key contributor to delivering on Johan Sverdrup’s 70 percent recovery ambition.
With 380 kilometers of fiber optic seismic cables installed on the seabed and more than 6500 acoustic sensors covering an area of more than 120 square kilometers, Johan Sverdrup will have one of the largest fiber optic seismic systems of its kind, a brief published by Statoil declared.
For the first time on any field on the Norwegian continental shelf, the seismic technology will be in place ready to optimize production in time for start-up. The seismic cables will be installed on the seabed of Johan Sverdrup during 2019.
With a recovery ambition of 70%, Johan Sverdrup will become one of the fields in the world with the highest recovery factor. Statistics from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate shows that average recovery from the NCS is at 46%.
The frame agreement with Alcatel Submarine Networks also includes opportunities for future collaboration around technology development and solutions to further maximize the potential from the PRM system.
The frame agreement also includes an option to extend seismic coverage to include the southernmost part of the Johan Sverdrup field. The decision to install PRM at Johan Sverdrup meets an authority requirement set in the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO).
Statoil has previous experience with PRM on the Snorre and Grane fields, also on the NCS.