Platform
- Reseervior Engineering
- Unconventional and HC
- Exploration
- Well Management
- G&G
- Surface facilities and Pipeline Integrity management
- Digitalization
- Drilling & Completions
- Integrity & Sustainability
- Production and Operation
CNPC R&D (DIFC) Company Limited
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About
About Us
CNPC R&D（DIFC）Company Ltd. is situated in Dubal International Financial Centre...Learn More -
Technology
Program
- Integrated Data Management
- Dynamic Analysis
- Reservoir Management
- Dynamic Surveillance and Monitoring
- Reservoir Simulation and Modeling
- Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
- Heavy Oil
- Tight Reservoirs
- Water Control
- IOR/EOR
- Applied Geoscience
- Stratigraphic Traps
- Economic Assessment
- Tight Reservoirs
- Petroleum System
- Monitoring
- Stimulation
- Well Integrity
- Artificial Lift
Main challenges
- Asphaltene deposition in tubing (Marat, Ratawi, Zubair)
- Downhole cost-effective CRA for extreme H2S & CO2 conditions
- High H2S & CO2 concentrations affecting wells and facilities
- Scaling deposition in gas wells, pumps, and tubings
- High water cut due to water channeling from shallow formations
- High differential pressure water channeling / zonal isolation
- Casing leak in Abadi/Rataque due to high differential pressure
Main challenges
- Asphaltene deposition in tubing (Marat, Ratawi, Zubair)
- Cost-effective CRA materials for extreme H2S (8%) and CO2 (15%) environments.
- High H2S & CO2 concentrations affecting wells and facilities
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Our Services
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Field development planning and execution supports -
Integrated reservoir modeling (static, dynamic and production forecasting) -
Technologies and expertise in high temperature, high salinity and strong heterogeneity carbonate reservoirs, and reservoirs with high complexity and heterogeneities in clastic channel systems -
IOR and EOR by Water Flooding, Polymer flooding, carbon dioxide miscible and immiscible flooding and thermal process -
Fracturing and stimulation technologies for tight carbonate reservoirs
Meet Our
Team
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Dr. Zewu Lai
MD & CEO
25 years with China Oil & Gas Exploration and Development Corporation, various managerial and technical positions. Previous position was business development director of CNODC, leading the conclusion of a dozens of M&A&D projects and contract extension. Worked in upstream projects in Sudan, Syria and Canada. Mr. Lai obtained his Ph.D. in geological engineering from China University of Petroleum and MBA degree from Rice University. -
Dr. Xingyang Zhang
Vice President
Senior technical professional with over 22 years integrated experience in both research and the oil & gas industry. Have been both functional and general project management roles at Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED) and International Research Center of CNPC. Key industry competences:Petroleum geology
Oil and gas strategic planning
Major project management
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Mr. Walid Nader
Commercial VP
Extensive global experience B2B with strong Government involvement delivering strategic programs and leading significant multiple large projects. In his last role in Shell as Country Chair and CEO of Shell Kuwait, he was responsible for positioning Shell as a Partner of Choice with KPC. Obtained Mechanical Engineering from SupMeca, Master degree in Industrial Engineering from Centrale Paris and MBA from Ecole des Ponts ParisTech. -
Dr. Xinmin Song
Chief Geoscientist
About 40 years work experience with CNPC in oilfield development, focusing on IOR/EOR through comprehensive analysis of reservoir features with integration of various data, refined water injection, WAG, etc. CNPC top-level expert in field development, director of a National EOR Lab. Was VP of RIPED. Mr. Song obtained his Ph.D. in geology from Peking University. Obtained China National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2019.
