SLB West Africa
Global expertise applied to regional challenges
Latest Multiclient Projects
Current Schlumberger multiclient surveys in West and sub-Saharan Africa.
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Angola 3D Reimaging Survey
Depth reimaging of the Lower Congo BasinImprove presalt imaging with reprocessed 3D data. View
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Offshore Guinea
High-quality 2D prestack time migrated datasetAchieve critical insights in the evaluation of the open blocks. View
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Offshore Mozambique
Multiclient data libraryLicense an extensive library of 2D and 3D seismic data covering the entirety of offshore Mozambique. View
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Mozambique Angoche Basin
15,000 km2 of broadband 3D seismic dataReveal the hydrocarbon potential offshore Angoche. View
Sub-Saharan Africa Case Studies and Resources
Angola
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Total E&P Angola Saves More Than USD 100 Million and Gains an Estimated 1,000,000 BOE of Incremental Production
Effective zonal isolation with OSMP packers for openhole gravel packs reduces well count and costs and increases ultimate recovery in deepwater wells. View
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BP Saves 12 Days of Downtime and 6,000-m3 Diesel Managing Deepwater Pipeline with the OLGA Simulator
Real-time pipeline management system powered by the OLGA simulator and proactively managed for flow assurance, offshore Angola. View
Cameroon
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EcoScope Service Acquires Real-Time Data to Guide Directional, Well Control in Narrow Mud Windows
Bowleven uses multifunction LWD to evaluate high-temperature wells offshore West Africa. View
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Addax Petroleum Well Improves Production 22% with SpeedStar SWD Drive, Cameroon
Sine wave drive technology reduces ESP vibration stress, enables operating frequency increase, and improves power efficiency. View
Chad
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CNPC Optimizes Field Development Planning in Chad
Merak Capital Planning aids selection of new target areas. View
Congo
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Maintenance Strategy Reduces Intervention Time by 83% and Increases Recovery, Congo
Operator reduced intervention time by 83% and recovered more than 186,854 bbl of lost oil per intervention. View
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ENVIROUNIT System Saves Total E&P USD 6 Million in Slop Water Processing Offshore Republic of Congo
Slop water treatment system reduces waste stream by 97% during first 14 months and 18 wells on a 45-well deepwater development project. View
Equatorial Guinea
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A 20/80 Oil/Water Ratio Non Aqueous Screen Running System Successfully Employed In Equatorial Guinea
An innovative surfactant chemistry in a nonaqueous system with an oil-to-water ratio (OWR) of 20/80 was effectively utilized for the first time to provide wellbore stability and run a sand-control screen in an openhole gravel-pack completion. View
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Innovative Workflows and Technology to Maximize Oil and Gas Field Performance
Best practices for maximizing production from Equatorial Guinea fields. View
Gabon
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VERSA-OUT System Boosts Oil Production 15%, Exceeding Customer Expectations, Gabon
Water-based breaker system disperses and dissolves invert-emulsion filtercake, improves production offshore West Africa. View
Guinea
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ACTive PS Service Reduces Rig Operations by 10 Days During Plug Setting and Well Cleanout
Operator's first successful worldwide implementation of production logging service reduces H2S and water production, Guinea basin. View
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Starc Limited Saves USD 3.5 Million Using BHA with High-Abrasion-Resistance PDC Drill Bit
Integrated drillbit design platform enables BHA to drill additional 220 m and complete section 3.5 days ahead of schedule. View
Kenya
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Compact Wellheads Minimize Environmental Impact and Save USD 500,000 per Well, Kenya
Operator saved USD 500,000 per well while minimizing impact on wildlife. View
Mozambique
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ENVIROUNIT System Helps Save USD 9.8 Million on 16-Well Operation Offshore Mozambique and Tanzania
Efficient slop water treatment saves costs, reduces HSE footprint, and enables overboard disposal within regulatory requirements. View
Namibia
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Overcoming Losses in Tophole Sections in Deepwater Namibia
The continual increase in exploration drilling in southern Africa has translated into a number of remote deepwater campaigns, the most recent ones being in Namibia. One particular three-well campaign was exceptionally challenging as there was no near offset-well data available. View
Niger
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Modular Intelligent Well Completion Enables Seplat to Meet Regulations for Back Allocation
Operator seamlessly manages joint production from multiple zones in marginal Nigerian field. View
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InSitu Density Sensor Measurements Identify Fluid Composition and Contacts
Downhole fluid analysis of channel sands in Nigeria deepwater appraisal well based on Quicksilver Probe focused extraction. View
Nigeria
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WellWatcher Connect System Saves USD 28,000–36,000 Annually for Well Data Collection
Self-contained system transmits data to operator, improving reservoir management and back-allocation accuracy. View
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Lift IQ Service Improves ESP Uptime by 33.6%, Reducing Deferred Production for NAOC
Surveillance and remote intervention eliminate time-consuming wellsite visits and improve reservoir knowledge, Nigeria. View
South Africa
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Collaborative Visualization Environment Enhances Exploration at PetroSA
Bespoke collaboration facility created to enhance real-time and subsurface decision making. View
Tanzania
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Comprehensive Experiments and Modelling Reduces Uncertainties in Liquid Management for the Tanzania Gas Project
The Tanzania Gas Project aims to exploit reserves located offshore from Tanzania in East Africa. The project faces challenges in the management of liquid content due to deep waters, rough seabed terrain, long transport lines to shore, relatively steep inclinations, and very dry reservoir fluids. View
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Combined Solution Methodology Aids Statoil with Subsea Tieback Design
OLGA simulator and key optimization workflows define critical operating envelope. View
Solutions Across the E&P Life Cycle
Solutions from pore to pipeline—and in the toughest environments.
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Subsurface Characterization
The better you understand your reservoir, the better positioned you are to optimize its lifetime performance.Understand your reservoir rocks and fluids through accurate measurements. View
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Well Construction
Extended Reach, Horizontal, High DLS, LWD/MWDFaster ROP & better well placement in extended-reach, horizontal, unconventional, pad, high-dogleg, and other challenging oil and gas well schemes. View
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Completions
Optimize your well-to-reservoir connectionMaximize recovery with technology to access, manage, stimulate, and monitor production. View
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Production
Collaboration to achieve oil and gas development and mature field redevelopment production performance goalsSelect optimal development scenarios, configure the development option, and produce at the lowest cost and carbon per barrel. View
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Intervention
Extending the life of producing wellsServices that extend the life of producing wells by improving performance or providing access to stranded or additional hydrocarbon reserves. View
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Deepwater Operations
Complex environment that pushes all boundariesEnhance prospect definition, well construction, and production. View
