Oilfield performance study : Ghawar oilfield (Saudi Arabia)

In 2008 GeoVille was contracted by Sanford C. Bernstein to conduct a study examining the drilling activity over the Ghawar oilfield, one of the largest conventional oilfields in the world (Figure 1).

The aim of the project was to analyse the performance and assess the efficiency of the Ghawar oilfield based on multi-temporal high-resolution optical satellite imagery. Especially drilling and construction activities, i.e. position and number/density of rigs working in the oil fields, were mapped for different points in time throughout the Ghawar oilfield. Furthermore, rig spacing and location of the rig activity within the field gave indication of what the oil producer was doing and how intensive the company was developing the field in this time period. For more information click here.