Technology

Many challenges await oil and gas companies that attempt to unlock the energy-rich resources in the South China Sea. Husky has found the key to success through rigorous planning, integrated teamwork and a commitment to best-in-class technologies.

With the landmark Liwan 3-1 field, Husky's resource evaluation team faced several challenges. The team is a multi-disciplinary workforce comprised of specialists from its Geological Subsurface, Drilling, Logistics and Facilities departments, as well as expertise from its partner and specialist contractors. The assessment of the Liwan 3-1 field included applying high-tech seismic inversion and seismic-attribute analysis to a large, high quality 3-D seismic data set to choose optimum well locations.

After many hours of technical evaluation and re-evaluation, drilling of the first appraisal well at Liwan 3-1-2 began in 2008, just two and a half years after the drilling of the discovery well. The use of advanced technologies provided the team valuable insights into the Liwan reservoir characteristics and architecture ahead of the actual drilling, resulting in a more complete picture and a clear path forward in further exploiting this frontier region.

Husky is drilling development wells and beginning construction in preparation to begin commercial production from its Liwan Block 29/26 asset, the deepest water depth natural gas discovery offshore China to date. Teamwork, collaboration, best practices and technology, all underpinned by a firm commitment to process and occupational safety, have opened up a new deepwater energy frontier for Husky in the Asia Pacific Region.