Dynamic Control of the Efficiency of Waterflooding of Low-Permeability Reservoirs by Horizontal Injection Wells With Transverse Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fractures

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ildar Bazyrov ◽  
Rail Galeev ◽  
Andrey Ipatov ◽  
Ilya Kayeshkov ◽  
Sergey Simakov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Control ◽  
Hydraulic Fractures ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Injection Wells ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Low Permeability Reservoirs

A practical workflow for performance prediction of low permeability reservoirs

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur L. McMullen ◽  
Steven J. Golko
Keyword(s):  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Type Curves ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Unconventional Resource ◽  
Low Permeability Reservoirs ◽  
Large Groups

The Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE) recently released ‘Monograph 4 – estimating ultimate recovery of developed wells in low-permeability reservoirs’ (hereafter called ‘Monograph 4’; SPEE 2016). This paper outlines a practical engineering workflow enabling companies to evaluate unconventional plays developed with horizontal multi-stage fractured wells consistent with the principles summarised in Monograph 4. This workflow has many applications including assessing potential acquisitions, defining new plays, evaluating competitor results, corporate budget processes, long-term business planning, portfolio management and reserves certification. The workflow, developed and refined over several years, has proven effective in large-scale applications. It enables engineers to readily identify and assess flow regimes, estimate the time to boundary dominated flow and estimate the flow patterns of boundary dominated flow for large groups of wells. The workflow also allows the engineer to deal with changing well designs and completion techniques. Throughout the workflow, the geological, engineering and statistical methods described in Monograph 4 are used. This provides the foundation to define and create representative type curves, yielding statistically reliable estimates of expected ultimate recovery (EUR) and production forecasts for asset evaluation with an accompanying characterisation of the confidence of these estimates. A case study demonstrating application of this workflow and a summary of results are presented. Potential sources of error in the technical analysis and application of type curves are identified; the technical and commercial impacts of these errors are highlighted. By allowing the evaluator to focus time and attention on the details of the technical analyses, companies can achieve a quicker, more in-depth analysis of the development of these large-scale unconventional resource projects.

On the selection of suitable operate durations for injection tests in low permeability reservoirs

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-149
Author(s):  
Guzyal F. Asalkhuzina ◽  
Alfred Ya. Davletbaev ◽  
Ildus L. Khabibullin ◽  
Rina R. Akhmetova
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Reservoir Pressure ◽  
Well Test ◽  
Injection Wells ◽  
Fluid Filtration ◽  
Operating Modes ◽  
Low Permeability Reservoirs ◽  
Injection Modes

The article discusses the aspects of conducting and analyzing the results of hydrodynamic studies of wells (well test) at steady-state injection modes conducted in injection wells in order to assess reservoir pressure and injectivity. The main goal of this work is to determine the necessary duration of injection modes at which reservoir pressure will be determined at the maximum research radius. In view of the considerable duration of the study, in low-permeability reservoirs, the work of the environment wells is taken into account, which, in the process of well research, should have a minimal impact on the results of data interpretation. To this end, we simulated the dynamics of pressure changes for this type of well test for various parameters of the reservoir and the duration of injection modes, taking into account the influence of the work of the surrounding production wells. To solve this problem, we used a numerical model of fluid filtration in an element of a nine-point development system in a low-permeable reservoir. The production and injection of fluid is carried out in wells with main technogenic fractures of hydraulic fracturing. During the simulation, the filtration parameters of the “fracture-formation” system and the duration of the well operating modes were varied, and synthetic data on the change in pressure in the wells were reproduced. Pressure and flow rates at the well operating modes were analyzed by plotting the indicator diagram (ID). Estimates of the extrapolated pressure from the ID graphs were compared with the pressures in the numerical model, in particular, the pressure on the supply circuit and on the study radius. It is shown that for low-permeability formations when studying injection wells using the steady-state injection method, it is necessary to take into account the research radius, which depends on the permeability of the formation and the duration of the injection regimes. Also, the research radius must be taken into account when constructing isobar maps along with the reservoir pressure value.

Multi-stage Horizontal Fracturing in Casing for Low Permeability Reservoirs

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Qinghai ◽  
Liu He ◽  
Yan Jianwen ◽  
Yang Gao
Keyword(s):  
Low Permeability ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Low Permeability Reservoirs

Application of the HW with MSHF Investigations to Manage the Development of Low-Permeability Reservoirs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey Shurunov ◽  
Alexander Sheremeev ◽  
Ilya Kaeshkov ◽  
Mikhail Kolesnikov ◽  
Marcel Bikkulov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Optic System ◽  
Tracer Studies ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Production Wells ◽  
Fiber Optic System ◽  
Effective Development ◽  
The Right ◽  
Low Permeability Reservoirs

Abstract The active building of HW with MSHF use for ensuring their effective development in low-permeability reservoirs, but there are certain difficulties with getting completely information for making the right decisions during control of development. As part of the work performed, the main uncertainties and the further application of research results for estimates the profile of horizontal well (HW) with multi-stage hydraulic fracturing (MSHF) for planning the necessary geological and technical actions based on more than 20 operations at the South Priobskoye field are shown. The following field geophysical tests were executed in wells: PLT with Y-tool and CT + spectral noise logging module;PLT during compression with CT + multi-sensor flow meter;PLT with a well tractor;tracer studies (proppant, frac sleeves);thermometry with using fiber-optic system in injection and production wells.

Scientific Approach to Planning and Implementation of Blind Refracturing in Horizontal Wells with MSF Completion in Low-Permeability Reservoirs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Almaz Makhmutovich Sadykov ◽  
Sergey Anatolyevich Erastov ◽  
Maxim Sergeevich Antonov ◽  
Denis Vagizovich Kashapov ◽  
Tagir Ramilevich Salakhov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Surface Pressure ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Well Logging ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Geomechanical Model ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Low Permeability Reservoirs

Abstract One of the fundamental methods of developing low-permeability reservoirs is the use of multi-stage hydraulic fracturing in horizontal wells. Decreasing wells productivity requires geological and technical measures, where one of the methods is "blind" refracturing. Often, only one "blind" hydraulic fracturing is carried out for all ports of multistage hydraulic fracturing, the possibility of carrying out two or more stages of "blind" hydraulic fracturing is considered in this article. The purpose of the article is to increase the productivity of horizontal wells with multi-stage hydraulic fracturing by the "blind" refracturing method. A one-stage and two-stage approach was implemented when planning and performing "blind" hydraulic fracturing with analysis of treatment pressures, indicating a possibility for reorientation of the fracture during the second stage in a horizontal wellbore. Based on the experience of the "blind" hydraulic fracturing performed at the Kondinskoye field, "NK "Kondaneft" JSC carried out pilot work on "blind" refracturing at four horizontal wells of the Zapadno -Erginskoye field. A geomechanical model was used, built based on well logging and core studies carried out at "RN-BashNIPIneft" LLC. The total mass of the planned proppant per well was 280-290 tons, while this tonnage was pumped in one or more stages. A one-stage "blind" refracturing approach was successfully performed in one well, two-stage hydraulic fracturing was implemented in three wells, where in one of the wells, after two stages to open ports, initial hydraulic fracturing was also carried out to the last, previously non-activated port. In the case of two-stage hydraulic fracturing, the first stage purpose was to saturate the reservoir-fracture system with the injection of a "sand plug" with a high concentration of proppant at the end of the job to isolate the initial injectivity interval, determined based on the interpretation of well logging data and analysis of the wellhead treatment pressure. The second stage purpose was the initiation and possible reorientation of the fracture in a new interval, confirmed by an increase in surface pressure during hydraulic fracturing and instantaneous shut-in pressure. This article summarizes the results and lessons learned from the pilot works carried out using the geomechanical model and well productivity assessment before and after "blind" fracturing. The analysis of surface pressure based on production data indicating fracture reorientation is presented. The recommendations and accumulated experience presented in this work should increase the effectiveness of repeated "blind" refracturing in horizontal wells with multi-stage hydraulic fracturing.

The Development Method of Low-Permeability and Ultra-Low-Permeability Reservoirs by Waterflooding

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azat Albertovich Gimazov ◽  
Ildar Shamilevich Bazyrov
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Hydrodynamic Modeling ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Production Well ◽  
Development Method ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Horizontal Part ◽  
Low Permeability Reservoirs

Abstract The article describes a method for developing low-permeability reservoirs using horizontal wells with multi-stage hydraulic fracturing. The effectiveness of the new method lies in protecting the horizontal part of the production well by drilling it through a non-reservoir plastic reservoir adjacent directly to the target reservoir. The paper considers various implementations of the technology and estimates the increase in oil recovery factor for each of them based on the results of hydrodynamic modeling. The risks associated with the implementation of the technology are considered. Methods for their reduction are proposed.

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