Mukhaizna Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Oxy
- Country: Oman
- Location: South-central Oman
- Production start:
- Partners:
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves: two billion barrels of heavy crude
- Production Volume: The 2011 exit rate of gross daily oil production at the Mukhaizna Field was nearly 124,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day
Description
- At the Mukhaizna Field, Oxy has implemented an aggressive drilling and development program, including a major pattern steam flood project for enhanced oil recovery. To produce feed water for the steam needed for the project, non-potable water from multiple sources, such as water separated from oil production, is conditioned using various technologies — including the largest mechanical vapor compressors ever built.
Contractors
- Mott MacDonald: Detailed design and engineering services
- Dodsal Engineering: Mukhaizna Central Processing and Satellite Facilities Project
- Process Group: 2 x Induced Gas Flotation Units
History
- 2004 - Oxy signed a new production-sharing contract for the Mukhaizna oilfield
- 2005 - Oxy became the operator of the field
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