VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 47

21-AUGUST-1995

Qatar

Occidental Plans Water Injection Pilot Scheme For Idd El-Shargi Field

Occidental is currently planning to drill a horizontal producer in theShuaiba formation of Qatar's offshore Idd El-Shargi North Dome (ISND) oilfieldas part of a pilot water injection scheme aimed at testing the oil productivityof the flank area of the reservoir. The purpose of the horizontal well is tomaximize oil recovery from the field by increasing its output from the current15,000 b/d...