scholarly journals Diagnosis of Water-Influx Locations of Horizontal Well Subject to Bottom-Water Drive through Well-Testing Analysis

Geofluids ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Jiazheng Qin ◽  
Shiqing Cheng ◽  
Youwei He ◽  
Dingyi Li ◽  
Le Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Bottom Water ◽  
Well Testing ◽  
Transient Pressure ◽  
Type Curves ◽  
Water Influx ◽  
Water Breakthrough ◽  
Production Distribution ◽  
Anisotropic Reservoir

Horizontal well (HW) has been widely applied to enhance well productivity and prevent water coning in the anisotropic reservoir subject to bottom-water drive. However, the water-cut increases quickly after only one or two years’ production in China while oil recovery still keeps at a very low level. It becomes a major challenge to effectively estimate production distribution and diagnose water-influx locations. Ignoring the effect of nonuniform production distribution along wellbore on pressure response may cause erroneous results especially for water-influx location determination. This paper developed an analytical method to determine nonuniform production distribution and estimate water-influx sections through well-testing analysis. Each HW is divided into multiple producing segments (PS) with variable parameters (e.g., location, production, length, and skin factor) in this model. By using Green’s functions and the Newman-product method, the novel transient pressure solutions of an HW can be obtained in the anisotropic reservoir with bottom-water drive. Secondly, the influences of nonuniform production-distribution on type curves are investigated by comparing the multisegment model (MSM) with the whole-segment model (WSM). Results indicate that the method proposed in this paper enables petroleum operators to interpret parameters of reservoir and HW more accurately by using well-testing interpretation on the basis of bottom-hole pressure data and further estimate water-influx sections and nonproducing segments. Additionally, relevant measures can be conducted to enhance oil production, such as water controlling for water-breakthrough segments and stimulation treatments for nonproducing locations.

The Research for Delaying the Bottom Water Coning in Horizontal Wells Application Balance Screen Pipe

2013 ◽  
Vol 734-737 ◽  
pp. 1480-1483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wu Yi Shan ◽  
Xue Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Bottom Water ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Horizontal Section ◽  
Water Breakthrough ◽  
Water Coning

When horizontal wells are used to exploit reservoir with bottom water, oil wells water breakthrough prematurely due to water coning, water-free oil recovery is reduced. The reason of the formation of horizontal well water cone is analyzed. Then analysis of the mechanism using balanced screen pipe to inhibit bottom water coning in horizontal well is completed. According to the existing screen pipe size, screen configuration is optimized. Horizontal section pressure distribution is controlled by the balanced screen pipe, and then flow of horizontal well sections is adjusted. Bottom water coning speed of all well sections is controlled. An example is calculated by the software which established and the result shows that optimization method can improve water-free oil recovery.

Systematic Evaluation on Horizontal well Performance in Bottom Water Reservoir

2013 ◽  
Vol 411-414 ◽  
pp. 3129-3133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Ting Li ◽  
Yue Dong Yao ◽  
Tao Peng ◽  
Dan Sang ◽  
Xiang Chun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Bottom Water ◽  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Research Trend ◽  
Well Performance ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Water Breakthrough ◽  
Calculation Results

Development of bottom water reservoir with horizontal well can effectively slow down water coning and avoid early water breakthrough in oil wells, which promotes the extensive application of horizontal well in bottom water reservoir. In this paper, literatures about horizontal well are investigated, and the latest research trend is summarized. All factors such as reservoirs, fluid property and production mode to influence horizontal well performance in bottom water reservoir are systematically studied by using reservoir numerical simulation. Based on the calculation results of reservoir parameters of the pilot area, comprehensive analysis to the key factors which affecting horizontal well performance is carried out and the influence degree of various factors on oil recovery is obtained. In a word, the research results in this paper can provide criteria for the design or optimization of horizontal well development in bottom water reservoir.

A New Model for Evaluation of Horizontal Well in Bottom Water Reservoirs

2013 ◽  
Vol 411-414 ◽  
pp. 486-491
Author(s):  
Yue Dong Yao ◽  
Yun Ting Li ◽  
Yuan Gang Wang ◽  
Ze Min Ji
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Bottom Water ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Well Performance ◽  
Water Reservoirs ◽  
Actual Field

It is the aim of this research to describe the horizontal well performance in different conditions, this paper firstly introduces 13 dimensionless variables to describe the influence factors of horizontal well performance in bottom water reservoir and calculates the range of all the variations from low to high level by making a statistics of the actual field data of the 23 horizontal wells, then establishes the oil recovery model with response surface method using a 3 level-13 variables Box-Behnken design (BBD) . Based on the evaluation model, single factor sensitivity and interaction analysis between any two factors are carried out. Finally, research on horizontal well in typical bottom water reservoirs indicates that the values calculated by the new evaluation model fit the actual field data, which proves that the evaluation model can provide criteria for the design or optimization of horizontal well development in a bottom water reservoir.

A Depletion Strategy for an Active Bottom-Water Drive Reservoir Using Analytical and Numerical Models—Field Case Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Sami Nashawi ◽  
Ealian H. Al-Anzi ◽  
Yousef S. Hashem
Keyword(s):  
Production Rate ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Bottom Water ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Breakthrough Time ◽  
Well Completion ◽  
Water Breakthrough ◽  
Water Coning ◽  
Single Well

Water coning is one of the most serious problems encountered in active bottom-water drive reservoir. It increases the cost of production operations, reduces the efficiency of the depletion mechanism, and decreases the overall oil recovery. Therefore, preventive measures to curtail water coning damaging effects should be well delineated at the early stages of reservoir depletion. Production rate, mobility ratio, well completion design, and reservoir anisotropy are few of the major parameters influencing and promoting water coning. The objective of this paper is to develop a depletion strategy for an active bottom-water drive reservoir that would improve oil recovery, reduce water production due to coning, delay water breakthrough time, and pre-identify wells that are candidates to excessive water production. The proposed depletion strategy does not only take into consideration the reservoir conditions, but also the currently available surface production facilities and future development plan. Analytical methods are first used to obtain preliminary estimates of critical production rate and water breakthrough time, then comprehensive numerical investigation of the relevant parameters affecting water coning behavior is conducted using a single well 3D radial reservoir simulation model.

scholarly journals Water Breakthrough Shape Description of Horizontal Wells in Bottom-Water Reservoir

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Shijun Huang ◽  
Baoquan Zeng ◽  
Fenglan Zhao ◽  
Linsong Cheng ◽  
Baojian Du
Keyword(s):  
Physical Model ◽  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Bottom Water ◽  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Heterogeneous Reservoir ◽  
Water Breakthrough ◽  
Original Oil In Place ◽  
Water Cut

Horizontal wells have been applied in bottom-water reservoir since their advantages were found on distribution of linear dropdown near wellbore, higher critical production, and more OOIP (original oil in place) controlled. In the paper, one 3D visible physical model of horizontal physical model is designed and built to simulate the water cresting process during the horizontal well producing and find water breakthrough point in homogenous and heterogeneous reservoir with bottom water. Water cresting shape and water cut of horizontal well in between homogenous and heterogeneous reservoir are compared on the base of experiment’s result. The water cresting pattern of horizontal well in homogeneous reservoir can be summarized as “central breakthrough, lateral expansion, thorough flooding, and then flank uplifting.” Furthermore, a simple analysis model of horizontal well in bottom water reservoir is established and water breakthrough point is analyzed. It can be drawn from the analysis result that whether or not to consider the top and bottom border, breakthrough would be located in the middle of horizontal segment with equal flow velocity distribution.

scholarly journals Numerical Well Testing Interpretation Model and Applications in Crossflow Double-Layer Reservoirs by Polymer Flooding

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyang Yu ◽  
Hui Guo ◽  
Youwei He ◽  
Hainan Xu ◽  
Lei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Double Layer ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Radial Flow ◽  
Polymer Flooding ◽  
Flow Section ◽  
Well Testing ◽  
Type Curves ◽  
Wellbore Storage ◽  
Numerical Well Testing ◽  
Interpretation Model

This work presents numerical well testing interpretation model and analysis techniques to evaluate formation by using pressure transient data acquired with logging tools in crossflow double-layer reservoirs by polymer flooding. A well testing model is established based on rheology experiments and by considering shear, diffusion, convection, inaccessible pore volume (IPV), permeability reduction, wellbore storage effect, and skin factors. The type curves were then developed based on this model, and parameter sensitivity is analyzed. Our research shows that the type curves have five segments with different flow status: (I) wellbore storage section, (II) intermediate flow section (transient section), (III) mid-radial flow section, (IV) crossflow section (from low permeability layer to high permeability layer), and (V) systematic radial flow section. The polymer flooding field tests prove that our model can accurately determine formation parameters in crossflow double-layer reservoirs by polymer flooding. Moreover, formation damage caused by polymer flooding can also be evaluated by comparison of the interpreted permeability with initial layered permeability before polymer flooding. Comparison of the analysis of numerical solution based on flow mechanism with observed polymer flooding field test data highlights the potential for the application of this interpretation method in formation evaluation and enhanced oil recovery (EOR).

A novel well-testing model to analyze production distribution of multi-stage fractured horizontal well

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 237-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiazheng Qin ◽  
Shiqing Cheng ◽  
Youwei He ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Dong Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Well Testing ◽  
Testing Model ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Fractured Horizontal Well ◽  
Production Distribution

scholarly journals Transient pressure behavior of horizontal well in gas reservoirs with arbitrary boundary

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 2370-2388
Author(s):  
Bo Ning ◽  
Jiafeng Xu ◽  
Jing Jiang ◽  
Minhua Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Outer Boundary ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Critical Parameters ◽  
External Boundary ◽  
Inversion Method ◽  
Well Testing ◽  
Transient Pressure ◽  
Gas Reservoirs ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary

Transient pressure analysis is a crucial tool to forecast the production performance during the exploration and production process in gas reservoirs. Usually, a regular shaped outer boundary is assumed in previous studies for well-testing analysis, which is just a simplification of practical cases and cannot reflect the actual boundaries of reservoirs. In this paper, a mathematical model is established to analyze the transient pressure behaviors of a horizontal well in an arbitrarily shaped gas reservoir. Dimensionless treatment, Laplace transformation, and boundary element method are applied in solving the model, which is verified by comparing with the results from the source function method. Based on the Stehfest numerical inversion method, the models of single-porosity media and dual-porosity media are solved respectively. Then, the time-domain curves of pseudo pressure and its derivative are obtained, and the flow regimes are identified. Finally, the impacts of some critical parameters on pressure transient behaviors are analyzed, including storativity ratio, interporosity coefficient, well length, and well orientation. This paper presents an effective way to handle complex external boundary problems in gas reservoirs.

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