Self-Contained Waterflood Facility & 12-mile Pipeline

Historic Project: Groundbreaking Work From Earlier in Fluor’s History

Client: Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO)

Location: Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Industry: Fuels

Map showing the location of Self-Contained Waterflood Facility & 12-mile Pipeline

Executive Summary

The El Morgan Waterflood included facilities for processing, transporting and injecting treated sea water directly into wells offshore at the El Morgan Field. Fluor performed engineering, design and construction management of the facility. The project facility incorporated a manifold platform with fuel gas compression along with the installation of a 12-mile water pipeline.

The facility was designed to handle a base load of 321,000 barrels per day of finished water with the capability of delivering in excess of 400,000 b/d under favorable conditions.

Client's Challenge

Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO) was one of the largest energy companies in the Middle East with vast infrastructure. To maximize their asset value, GUPCO leveraged innovative waterflooding techniques.

The El Morgan Waterflood removed entrained solids from seawater, treated chemicals and bacteria as necessary, controlled scale and corrosion and de-aerated. Once treated, the water was pumped to the El Morgan Field for injection directly into the El Morgan wells. The facility's layout allowed for future expansion by installation of comparable equipment.

Fluor's Solution

The engineering services that Fluor provided through the preparation of field fabrication drawings included detailed specifications. We qualified contractors and assisted GUPCO in the analysis and selection of all vendors and subcontractors. In addition, we developed a materials control system to augment the purchasing operation and coordinated engineering and buying efforts.

We also provided personnel for construction management and inspection functions through start-up. Responsibilities included bid analysis, scheduling of construction, coordination of contractor's work, purchasing and material delivery and field engineering.