Marathon Oil Corporation products

One area of technology focus is upon artificial lift Enhancement (AVE) systems to prevent liquid loading in long vertical and horizontal well sections.  A technology developed by Marathon, the AVE system, removes low- to medium-volumes of liquids that inhibit flow from gas wells. AVE equipment includes a packer and crossover assembly that allow wells to be gas lifted below packers with retrievable gas-lift valves). Liquids typically accumulate in the wellbore as gas production rate falls below the critical liquid removal velocity. If allowed to accumulate in the wellbore, these liquids will cause near-well relative permeability damage and reduce recoverable reserves. AVE has successfully reestablished economic production in numerous Marathon wells, resulting in significant reserve additions.

Marathon Oil launched digital oilfield capabilities in our South Texas Eagle Ford asset in 2016 to boost operational reliability, production for sale and team efficiency. In 2017, Eagle Ford achieved production gains, efficiency improvements and other benefits from the digital oilfield. Using lessons learned in Eagle Ford, our North Dakota Bakken and Oklahoma teams opened control centers as coordinating hubs for daily operations in late 2017 and early 2018, respectively. We are standardizing digital oilfield facilities, equipment and tools whenever possible to manage costs and enable employees to adapt easily if they transfer to a different asset. Digital technologies and solutions are pilot tested and rolled out in one asset, and then transferred to the other assets.