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Chayvo Field, Sakhalin Island, Russia: Identification of a Significant Oil Leg from 3-D Seismic and Execution of a
World Class Extended Reach Drilling Program*

Ted Apotria1, Randall Mathis1, Rick J. Powell1, and Bridget Venner1

Search and Discovery Article #110043

Posted July 15, 2007

*Presentation at session, “Searching for Success,” AAPG 2007 Annual Convention, Long Beach, California, April 1-4, 2007

1
ExxonMobil Development Company, Houston, TX ([Link]@[Link])

Abstract

In 1997, the ExxonMobil-operated Sakhalin I Consortium acquired a 3-D seismic survey over Chayvo Field, located off Sakhalin Island. Chayvo was
previously thought to contain primarily gas given the results of 5 exploration wells. Interpretation of 3-D seismic revealed amplitude anomalies
which conformed to structural spill downdip of gas accumulations seen in the crestal wells, indicating the potential for very large, previously
unrecognized oil rims. An appraisal well was drilled in 2000 and penetrated several large oil legs postulated from the 3-D seismic. Associated
sequence stratigraphic studies resulted in a significant oil project.

Development drilling at the field began in 2003, with the first phase comprising a series of extended reach wells drilled from an onshore location
reaching offshore 9 to 11 kilometers to the western limb of the Chayvo anticline. These wells are technically complex and very expensive, but can be
attractive considering offshore platform costs in a remote, environmentally sensitive location characterized by seismic activity and icebergs.

In 2002, a multi-disciplinary team was assembled to address these challenges. 3-D seismic visualization played a key role in planning the well paths.
The primary geological concern was the accuracy with which the horizontal wellbores could be placed within the oil column as reservoir simulation
indicated the need to be within 10 m of a specified vertical depth to optimize production performance. Ongoing ERD drilling has proven to be
successful with actual reservoir depths coming within a few meters of prognosed depths at well reaches of 9-11 kilometers.
 Chayvo Field, Sakhalin Island, Russia:
Identification of a Significant Oil Leg from 3-D Seismic and
Execution of a World Class Extended Reach Drilling Program

Ted Apotria, Randall S. Mathis*, Rick J. Powell, Bridget A. Venner

ExxonMobil Development Company

* Presenter
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 Sakhalin

~9,500
km

Long Beach

[Link]

Amur River delta

Sea of
Okhotsk Kamchatka
Peninsula Odoptu

Sakhalin
Island Arkutun-
Russian Yastreb Rig Site
Dagi
Far East
Chayvo ERD
Chayvo
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Offshore Field Locations Covered

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Ku

Hokkaido,
Japan
by Pack Ice in Winter
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Chayvo Field Overview
Geological Setting
• Large anticlinal structure
0 5 10 • 10-30 m water depth
• Nutovo Formation (Miocene and Pliocene age)
km • 14 hydrocarbon bearing zones
Odoptu • Reservoir depths from 1,950 to 3,150 m subsea
Sakhalin
Island
Chayvo Exploration History
• 1971: structure identified from 2-D seismic data
Sea of Okhotsk
• 1979: field discovery by SODECO and SMNG
• 1979 to 1981: 4 appraisal wells drilled
• 1982: Chayvo assessed as a gas resource and
development deferred
Arkutun • 1995: PSA awarded to Sakhalin I consortium
Dagi • 1997: ExxonMobil acquired 3-D seismic survey
Onshore covering ~300 square kilometers
Processing • 1998: 3-D seismic indicates potential oil rims
Facility
• 2000: Chayvo-6A drilled, confirmed significant oil
leg identified from 3D seismic
• 2003: EMDC development drilling began
Oil Line to • 2005: First Oil production from Chayvo (October)
DeKastri
• 2006: Start-up of OPF (October)
Val Chayvo • 2007: Achieved 250,000+ bbl/d (March)

Sakhalin-1 (3-fields) potential recov. resource:

• 2.3 BBLS, 17.1 TCF (Public Information)
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Exploration History Chayvo 3

Gas Cap XIV-U 40m

Oil Rim
-240

A
0

CHAYVO-3

-24 00
-23
00
20m

Lower Nutov Reservoirs

XVI-U

-2700
-2600 0
-23

-250
-2
10
00

(Upper Miocene)
0
-22

CHAYVO-1
220
00

0
-

CHAYVO-4 XVII-U 35m

CHAYVO-2
-2
50
0
-2
60
0

CHAYVO-5
2 km XX-U
-2
70

-2300
A’
0

Pre-3-D0 Seismic
1 2

KILOMETERS
XVI
XVISTRUC
Depth Structure XXII-U
• Thin oil rims in zones XVI and XVII
• Chayvo initially assessed as a gas resource
900 m gross pay
• Development was initially deferred
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Exploration Well Test Summary
A NW PRE-3D CHAYVO FIELD CROSS SECTION SE A’

PROPOSED Chayvo 3 Ch 1 Ch 4 Chayvo 2 Chayvo 5

CHAYVO 6

thin oil rim

XIV
O O
-2000
W thin oil rim
-2100

-2200
G
-2300
G G
XVI O
W W
-2400 G
G
-2500 G G G
G O O
-2600
XVII W
G
-2700
G
G G
-2800
GOC -2770 (seismic)

G W
OWC -2830 (seismic)
G
-2900
G
-3000

-3100

-3200
0 2 4 km
• No down dip penetrations.
• Do deeper zones have potential? G - Gas test
Well Test - Gas Recovery Well Test - Water Recovery
O - Oil test
• Water tests (Chayvo 3 & 5) Well
indicated oil
Test - Oil Recovery
W - Water test 2 km
columns thin or absent

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Chayvo 3D Survey
acquired in 1997 Gas Shadow/
A
Chimney XVII Amplitude
3-D Survey area

Gas Cap
Oil Rim
Field pay
-240
0

CHAYVO-3
-24 00
-23
00

-2700

A
-2600 0
-23

-250
-2
10
00

0
-22

CHAYVO-1
220
00

0
-

CHAYVO-4
B
CHAYVO-2
-2
50
0
-2
60
0

CHAYVO-5
-2
70

-2300
0

2 km
0 1 2
B Chayvo 2
KILOMETERS

Chayvo delta

XVI
Pre-3D structure

Amplitude terminations were well below known hydrocarbons seen in the wells
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Amplitudes Enhanced With Visualization Tools
2 km
~sand limit

Sun angle
Sun Angle
Sun Angle

2s
GOC
OWC
Chayvo
Chayvo6a 6a
clinoforms

GOC
GOC

OWC
OWC
Numeric Summation/Amplitude Stacking

• Presence of multiple flat events in the same reservoir Dip anomaly expected from wavelet
• Suggested GOC and OWC full to structural spill interference between the top reservoir
and fluid contact
• Thicker oil zone not seen by pre-existing wells.
XVII – Time Structure Dip Map
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Amplitudes Validated With Log and Test Data

Chayvo 3
3
XVI-U GR DIL FDC / CNL TESTS

GOC Gas
~20 m Oil
OWC
Water
6A 1 OWC

GOC
• In Zone XVI, paired anomalies were
consistent with known well tests
2
indicating gas/oil/water, validating
the seismic DHI OWC

• Supported DHI interpretation in

other reservoirs Zone XVI Amplitude
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Paired Anomalies Observed on 3-D Seismic
Structural Spill XVII XIX, XX
Clinoform Hingeline

Gas Shadow/Chimney
3

Slope
1 Channels &
Fans
4

2
GOC

5 OWC
Deeper OWC
Known GOC

2 km 2 km

Significantly Thicker Oil Rim Previously Unidentified Oil Rim

(~100m) (~60m)
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Oil Rims / Pre-drill Predictions Confirmed
by the Chayvo 6 Well
CHAYVO FIELD CROSS SECTION
Chayvo 6 Chayvo 3 Chayvo 1 Chayvo 4 Chayvo 2 Chayvo 5 EAST

5 & AT 2
3 & AT 2
O WC - 1995 2 & 2a
CH1 LO G
T
XIV- 1
U
XIV-

XIV
L -T
XIV- XIV-
U

XIV
-L

XV 12

G WC - 2230 11 a & b XV
CH3 LO G , SEI SM I C XVI-T
6 XV
1 0 -S
XV I-U
5 a
XV XV - S

XVI
5 5 & 5a I-T
G O C - 2301
CH3 LO G , TEST, SEI SM I C XVI
O WC - 2325
4 XV I-L -U
CH3 LO G , SEI SM I C XVI - 2

4
XVI-L 3
XVI - -2 5
XVI
9a
XVI-2 XVI-2
T
XVI
XVI- 5- 2
XVII-
XVII-T
U
XVII- 4
XVI
XVI II I - -S S
XVII-U
L
3 XVII-
XVI - 2 XVII-L

GOC - 2530 III-S XVI II II - S-

XVI S
3 XV XVI I I
4
CH2, 5, 6 TESTS, CH6 M DT, 2
SEI SM I C
?
III
XVI I I - S XV 8a XVIII XVI I I - S 2
G WC - 2575 XVI I I
CH6 M DT, SEI SM I C 1 & 1a XV
III -
S

XVII
O WC - 2634
CH6 M DT, SEI SM I C
?

XI X - S
XIX

XIX
-S 7
XIX

3 XIX
- S
-U XX-U
XX

-L XX-L
XX
2 XX- S
G ALA
1
XX
6b - S
XXI
G O C - 2785 I
XX G WC - 2788
G WC - 2790
CH6 M DT, SEI SM I C M I DPO I NT

XIX
1 SEI SM I C
XXI -- SS
XXI
1a XX XX
II-U I-S
O WC - 2840 II -U
CH6 M DT, SEI SM I C
XX
G ALA
M UDLO G
XX
II-L XXI I - S

II-L
XX
XX I I I - S
1 XX
II -
S G WC - 2913
M I DPO I NT

G WC - 2965 W EAK M UDLO G SHO WS

SEI SM I C G ALA
3 M ETERS NET G AS BY LO G ANALYSI S
S M UDLO G
III-
XX
DST TESTS G WC - 3007
M I DPO I NT
2 005- 20 11 3
33,5 2030 BOPD,
1 975- 19 81 22 API
Q

G WC - 3050 XIV Qo = 145. 9 m3/ d ay

CH6 M DT, SEI SM I C 1 991- 19 99 3 3/day

5 Q
1 961- 19 69
DST TESTS
1 991- 20 11 Q 3
2 1 961- 19 81 2 27 3 -2 2 83 3/ 3
A i rl i f t pr od uc t i on Q o= 32 3.6 m 3/ day 6 Q =3 5 7, 6 , d = 1 2, 7

DST TESTS XV I
1 13 MCFD
2 24 8 -2 2 58
Qg = 35 7 .6 Km 3/ d ay , Q c = 5 7 .2 m3 /d , c h ok e 1 2 .7 mm

5a 2 28 8 -2 3 04
2 26 3 -2 2 79 Q 3/ ., Q 3/ d = 12 , 7
DST TESTS
3/
3
G WC - 3150
2 31 2 -2 3 30
DST TESTS 3 3 1 TRACE WATER
2 30 6 -2 3 27

2 13 MCFD, 900 BCPD

2 28 1 -2 3 02 Qg = 39 1 .6 Km 3/ d ay , Q c = 6 5 .4 m3 /d , c h ok e 1 2 .7 mm
X VI
23 6 2- 2 4 06
23 3 1- 2 3 75
Q

Qw = 34 .7 m3 /d a y
SHALLO W G AS

SEI SM I C
5 X VI 2 28 2 -2 3 00
Q =3 2 0 ,4
3 3
,d = 11 ,9

Qg= 3 2 0. 4 Km / da y , Q c = 47 .3 m /d a y , c h ok e =1 1 .9 mm
5 2 30 6 -2 3 27
2 28 1 -2 3 02
Q =3 6 0, 7 3 3/ =1 2 ,7 1 1 MCFD
1 MCFD
3 3 3
4
1 13 MCFD
2 33 9 -2 3 56 Q = 3 0 4, 6 m3/ ., Q 3 3/ 2 115 BOPD 3 16 MCFD
2 42 6 - 24 2 7
3 3
Qg = 36 0 .7 Km / d ay , Q c = 4 7 .3 m /d , c h ok e 1 2 .7 mm
XV I I
1350 BWPD
25 4 7- 2 5 70
25 1 6- 2 5 39
Q = 1 6 2, 0
d = 1 9, 0 5
= 1, 5 ,Q

4 2 30 9 -2 3 26
1 92 0 -1 9 48 X V II 2 40 1 - 24 0 2 CHA Y V O A . D A GI
2 37 7 -2 3 83
d = 1 1, 9 5 XI I Qw = 2 1 8 m3/ d ay
2 42 9 - 24 3 2
Qg = 1 62 .0 Km3 /d ay , Qc = 1 .5 m3 /d a y , Qw = 1 1 m3 /d a y
1 89 2 -1 9 20
c h o k e 19 .0 5 mm
2 34 7 -2 3 53

2 19 MCFD
Qo= 3 0 4. 6 m3/ d ay , Qg = 10 6 .3 Km3 /d ay , Qw = 2 .1 m3 / da y , 3 2 40 4 - 24 0 7

4 24 MCFD 2 1900 BOPD

4 4,5 TRACE WATER
3 3
c h o k e = 1 1. 9 mm
1 95 5 -1 9 82
2 43 4 - 24 3 6 2 25 8 6- 2 6 08 Q d = 1 5 ,7

DST TESTS X VI I
2 49 5 -2 5 29
2 46 5 -2 4 99
Q =3 4 9 ,6 3 Q 3 XI II
1 92 7 -1 9 58
Qw = 2 2 2 m3/ d ay
3 4
2 40 9 - 24 1 1
2 44 0 - 24 5 0
Q =3 5 0, 2 3 3 d = 12 , 7 XV I I
1100 BWPD
25 5 5- 2 5 77 3 3
Qo = 3 07 .9 m / da y , Q w =1 7 7 .7 m /d ay , c ho k e 1 5. 7 mm
3 2 55 4 -2 5 60 d 2 41 5 - 24 2 5 Qg = 35 0 .2 Km 3/ d ay , Q c = 2 7 .1 m3 /d a y , c ho k e 12 .7 mm 1 2 7 59 - 27 7 8
2 58 6 - 26 5 6 3/ 3/ 3/ 2 00 7 -2 0 23 2 45 2 - 24 5 5
1 5020 BOPD, 39 API
1
X VI I 2 55 3 - 26 2 3
Q
d = 2 1 .4
= 8 7, 8 ,
3 20 MCFD
2 52 4 -2 5 30 3 3
Qg= 3 4 9. 6 Km / da y , Q c = 55 .7 m /d a y , oi l up t o 4% ,
c h o k e = 1 1. 9 mm
2,
6 X IV
4 MCFD
1 97 9 -1 9 95
Qo = 10 6 .1 m3 /d ay
3 5 24 MCFD
2 42 7 - 24 3 0
X X- S 2 7 28 - 27 4 7 Q = 3 2 ,2 3 3 = 1 9, 05

Qo = 79 8 m3 /d ay , Q g =8 7 .8 K m3 /d ay , Q w = 0 m3/ da y ,
2 73 8 -2 7 49
2a 2 45 7 .5 - 24 7 8
2 43 2 .5 - 24 5 3
3 TRACE WATER
2 7 83 - 28 0 4
2 7 52 - 27 7 3
Qg = 3 2. 2 Km3 /d a y , Qw = 21 7 m3/ da y , c h o k e 1 9. 0 5 mm

XX 2 70 8 -2 7 19
1+1a 6000 BOPD 2 58 6 - 26 5 6
c ho k e = 2 1 .4 mm
2 75 2 -2 7 58
4 2350 BOPD, 35 API
2 72 2 -2 7 28 3 3
1
7 11 MCFD
2 03 9 -2 0 68
2 01 1 -2 0 40
Qw = 1 5 3. 1 m3 /d ay
3
2 48 3 - 24 8 5

6 21 MCFD
2 45 8 - 24 6 0
2 Q =3 5 2 ,2 Q = 11 ,9 2 48 9 - 24 9 5
1a XX
2 55 3 - 26 2 3
2 83 8 - 28 6 4
Q
3
3
/ = 1 13 ,3
3
3
/ d = 27 2 76 0 -2 7 62
2 73 0 -2 7 32 Qg= 3 5 2. 2 Km 3/ da y , Q c = 53 .4 m3 /d a y , c h ok e =1 1 .9 mm
12 X VI 2 21 1 -2 2 21
2 18 3 -2 1 93
Qg = 2 97 K m3 /d a y , Qc =4 2. 5 m3 /d ay , c ho k e . =1 2.7 mm 2 46 4 - 24 7 0
2 50 4 - 25 1 3
4 5 MCFD
2 80 5 - 28 3 1 Qo = 95 4 m /d ay , Q g =1 1 3.3 K m / da y , c h ok e = 2 7 mm 3 3
2 76 4 -2 7 66 . 5 , 2 47 9 - 24 8 8
5 16 MCFD
2 73 4 -2 7 36 . 5
2 76 8 -2 7 72
8 8 MCFD 2
XV I II
2 5 58 - 25 7 0
2 5 33 - 25 4 5
Q =3 1 4, 8 3 3 d = 1 2, 7
2 73 8 -2 7 42 11a, 2 22 7 -2 2 64 Qg = 3 14 .7 Km3 /d a y , Q c = 4 3. 6 m3 /d ay , c h= 1 2 ,7 mm Qg = 3 14 . 8 Km3 / da y , Qc = 1 1 4. 7 m3/da y , c h o k e 1 2. 7 mm
2 19 9 -2 2 36
2 90 9 -2 9 50 Q =2 8 5 ,6 3/ 3/ = 1 1, 9 b 3 3 3 2 67 0 - 26 9 4 Q =3 9 8, 8 3/ 3 d =1 2 ,7
X XI I 2 87 9 -2 9 20
1 Qg= 2 8 5. 6 Km 3/ da y , Q c = 29 .3 m3 /d a y , c h ok e =1 1 .9 mm 9 13 MCFD 2 27 5 -2 3 03 ,6 Qg = 1 85 .3 Km3 /d a y , Q = 2 4. 2 m3 /d ay , c ho k e = 12, 7 mm
XX 2 64 5 - 26 6 9
Qg = 3 98 . 8 Km3 / da y , Qc = 8 7 .4 m3 /d ay , c ho k e 1 2 .7 mm
10 c 1 2 8 20 - 28 3 0 Q =5 0 4 5 3/ 3/ =1 2 7
2 24 7 2 2 75 9

MDT pressure data indicated fluid contacts within 5 m of depths predicted from seismic.
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Seismic Imaging of Depositional Facies
Chayvo 2 ~ sand limit

Chronostratigrapy

Lithostratigraphy

XVII Amplitude

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Targeting 9 - 11 km ERD Wells From Shore

70 m

Yastreb is one of the largest

land drilling rigs in the world

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3D Survey Used to Target 9-11 km ERD Wells From Shore
Yastreb Gas
Land Rig Injectors
XVII

Depth to Target: -2600m ss

Orlan Platform

OWC
GOC

Zone XVII Depth Map with Seismic Amplitude

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 Summary

• Large oil accumulation identified/tested twenty

years after field discovery using integrated
3-D seismic interpretation and visualization
tools

• Initiated development drilling three years

after discovery of the thicker oil columns

• Targeting of 9 - 11 kilometer long ERD

wells from onshore optimized the
development plan

• First oil achieved in October 2005 at

50,000 BOPD and currently producing
250,000+ BOPD (March 2007)

• Individual reservoirs elements (deltaic

clinoforms) are incorporated into geologic
models/reservoir simulations

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Thank You

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Acknowledgements

ExxonMobil Colleagues:
John Lohmar, Doug Freeman, Errol Johnstone, Dave Kasper, Art Donavan,
Bill Tate, Chris Johnson, James Dulaney, Tim Streltsov, Mike Poffenberger,
Rong Li, Jeff Davis, John Snedden, Jeff Rogers, Roger Bloch, Steve Young,
Heidi Hoffower, Conrad Allen, Sarah Pietraszek-Mattner, Bruce Kofron,
Amy Ruf

Sakhalin 1 Consortium Participants:

Exxon Neftegas Limited (Operator) – 30%
SODECO – 30%
ONGC-VIDESH – 20%
Rosneft-Astra – 8.5%
Sakhalinmorneftegaz (SMNG) – 11.5%
Portions of this paper were presented at the 2005 IPTC in Doha, Qatar.

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Geologic Setting
SIKHOTE-ALIN RANGE TARTAR STRAIT SAKHALIN ISLAND Piltun-Ashtok SEA OF OKHOTSK

Regional cross section

Coastline
50 km

Eocene-Recent OKHOTSK BLOCK

50 km

From Worrall et al. 1996

• Cenozoic back-arc rifting and extension

• Tertiary strike slip faulting on Sakhalin
Island and transpression (inversion) offshore.
Sea of
Okhotsk • Structurally controlled ramp undulations set
Sakhalin
up accommodation for deltaic clinoforms and
Island nch local slope/fan deposits in <150m water
Tre
ur il depths.
K
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Regional Stratigraphy

Pomyrskaya

Nutov
XI
XXII

Okobykai

• Exploration wells penetrated ~3500m of

Miocene-Pliocene deposits

• Nutov Fm. comprises the productive section

penetrated in Chayvo Exploration wells

• Nutov is subdivided into two groups:

- Upper Nutov
- Lower Nutov (XI – XXII) – pays

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3-D Seismic Data Hypotheses

2s
GOC
OWC

clinoforms

Stacked Amplitude Optical Smash

• Presence of multiple flat events in the same reservoir

• Suggested GOC and OWC full to structural spill
• Thicker oil zone not seen by pre-existing wells.
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Amplitudes Enhanced With Visualization Tools
~sand limit

Sun angle
Sun Angle
Sun Angle

6A 1 Chayvo
Chayvo6a 6a

2
GOC
GOC

OWC 5
OWC
OWC
GOC

Dip anomaly expected from wavelet

2 km interference between the top reservoir
and fluid contact

XVII - Amplitude XVII – Time Structure Dip Map

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Seismically Identified Oil Rims Predicted

NW POST- 3D SEISMIC CHAYVO FIELD CROSS SECTION SE

Proposed
Chayvo 6 Chayvo 3 Ch 1 Ch 4 Chayvo 2 Chayvo 5

XIV
-2000 O O
W
W
-2100

-2200
G
-2300
G G
O
XVI W W
-2400 G
G
-2500 G G G
G O O
-2600 XVII W
G
-2700
G
G G
GOC -2770 (seismic)

G W
-2800
XIX
OWC -2830 (seismic)
G
-2900
G
-3000

-3100

-3200
0 2 4 km
Seismically Water tests in Chayvo 5
identified/predicted reflect complex clinoform
stratigraphy and seal
oil rims Gas
Well TestTest (G) G - Gas
- Gas Recovery test
Water
Well Test
Test - Water (W)
Recovery

Oil Test (O) O - Oil test

Well Test - Oil Recovery
O - Water test 2 km
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Seismic Imaging of Depositional Facies
Chayvo 2 ~ sand limit

3-D seismic permitted the imaging of

amplitude variation due to
fluids and lithology.

XVII Amplitude

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Seismic Imaging of Depositional Facies
Clinoform Amplitude
Chayvo 2

XVII
Clinoform
Hingeline/
Break

Chronostratigrapy
Channels

OWC
Chayvo 2
Insight into
Lithostratigraphy reservoir
connectivity

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Shore-based Yastreb Drilling Rig
• Yastreb is one of the largest commercial drilling
rigs in the world (70 m tall)
• Yastreb site contains the necessary equipment
to drill and complete some of the longest ERD
wells in the world
• Yastreb helps minimize environmental impact of
drilling in this coastal area
Offshore Field Locations
Covered by Pack Ice in Winter
Yastreb Rig Site, onshore Sakhalin Island

70 m

Testing Z-6, July 2004

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