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1.5 Fluid property analysis
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Solutions commentary
Kazakhstan’s super-critical and sour fluids
dictate the need for special measurements
that require special equipment. These
measurements are only available in Canada,
which serves as the world’s centre of
excellence for work in this area. Having
the ability to carry out work of this kind in
Kazakhstan would provide tremendous
benefits and contribute to increased levels of
hydrocarbon recovery.
By adopting such technologies in Kazakhstan,
and by the sheer magnitude of its application
in Kazakhstan, the country has the potential to
become a new centre of excellence for fluids
and related analysis.
There is another issue in this area connected
to the analysis of solid hydrocarbons (bitumen)
present in abundance in the pore space. To
quantify its source, the latest geochemistry
techniques are needed. Exporting samples
is not feasible in this case, owing to the
need to carry out analyses very quickly after
samples are recovered. Cooperation between
IOCs, ISCs and local institutes would help in
establishing research centres for advanced PVT
with sour capabilities and geochemistry studies
in Kazakhstan.
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