Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 32

8-August-2005

Oman

PDO Innovation Adds 3,000 B/D To Yibal Output

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has developed a coil tubing unit designed to mop up pockets of oil around wells, including those that were previously thought uneconomic. The innovation has enabled more than 3,000 b/d to be added to production at the Yibal field, a report in the May edition of PDOs monthly newsletter al-Fahal said. Traditionally, re-entering a well to perforate the casing...