Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) has secured a contract from Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta, to construct 300 new wells and deploy a chemical EOR programme to increase production from Rajasthan, India.
The latest development contract expands BHGE’s presence in India and supports the government’s aim to reduce dependency on imports.
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Under the terms of the contract, BHGE will provide an integrated scope of oilfield services and equipment, to be delivered in phases over the next two years.
With this, Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta will be able to unlock the significant untapped reserves in the Mangala, Bhagyam and Aishwariya fields.
BHGE’s scope of services will include all associated technology and operations to develop new wells quickly, as well as solutions to improve production from existing wells.
The company is designing an alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding solution in a bid to enhance recovery from existing wells.
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By GlobalDataAs part of this, it will develop the chemistry and construct chemical recovery plants.
BHGE India and South Asia CEO Ashish Bhandari said: “From reservoir modelling and well construction to chemical injection and facility construction, our advanced technology solutions aim to deliver unprecedented levels of productivity for our customers.
“This is an important, strategic project that supports the Indian Government’s goals to reduce oil and gas imports, and to enhance domestic energy production to meet growing requirements.”
Expected to start in the second half of this year, the project will continue for a period of three years.
