Continuous monitoring of production wells using flow meters to optimize the development of fields in Eastern Siberia

Summary The development of oil rim reservoirs in Eastern Siberia is often associated not only with a rapid increase in water cut in the production wells, but also with premature gas breakthroughs. To prevent these complications in field development, it is necessary to constantly monitor the production wells, select and maintain optimal well regimes. In this case, multiphase flow measurements are an important optimization tool. The paper presents the experience of implementing instrumented virtual multiphase flow metering technology to improve the efficiency of liquid hydrocarbon production.