DOHA: Total E&P Qatar has commenced a large-scale seismic acquisition survey in Al Khalij field Block 6, located 130km off the coast of Doha. The use of this technology is innovative for carbonate oil reservoirs and will be deployed over the next three months.
The main objective is to utilise seismic technologies to analyse the evolution of the Al Khaliji oil field over time. A 4D seismic survey is performed to determine the changes occurring in the reservoir as a result of hydrocarbon production or injection of fluids into the reservoir by comparing the repeated datasets. For Al Khalij, this new survey will be compared to the initial 1999 baseline survey. The comparison will help through processing and interpretation to better understand the production mechanisms that have been taking place over the past 15 years.
The survey will be performed by five marine vessels within the Al Khalij field, which is operated by Total in partnership with Qatar Petroleum. The Peninsula
