FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENT: PREDICTION OF STEAM INJECTION WELLBORE

HEAT LOSS

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Course Code & Name : EG412 Enhanced Oil Recovery

Semester : January-April 2022
Instructor/Examiner/Lecturer : Ir. Bonavian Hasiholan
Duration : 2 weeks
Total Page Numbers : 3 pages, excluding the cover page.
Total Marks : 40 marks
January-April 2022 ASSIGNMENT EG412 Enhanced Oil Recovery

Q1 When steam is pumped into the reservoir, the heat is lost as the steam travel in the
wellbore. The heat is lost to formation through the tubing and casing as shown in Figure
Q1. This heat loss causes the undesirable water production. For data given in the
Appendix 1,

Figure Q1

(a) Evaluate the wellbore heat loss at different reservoir and operation conditions.
(10 marks)

(b) Determine the optimum operating conditions of steam injection well.

(30 marks)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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Appendix 1. Data

Parameter Unit Value

Inside radius of tubing 𝑟𝑡𝑖 , ft 0.097
Outside radius of tubing 𝑟𝑡𝑜 , ft 0.12
Inside radius of casing 𝑟𝑐𝑖 , ft 0.262
Outside radius of casing 𝑟𝑐𝑜 , ft 0.292
Radius of Hole 𝑟h , ft 0.417
Well depth h , ft 5,000
Temperature of formation at surface 𝑇𝑓 , F 50
Temperature of casing 𝑇𝑓 , F 300
Temperature of injected steam 𝑇𝑓 , F Assume
Injection rate 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑗 , lb/hr Assume
Injection time d 7
Initial steam quality X, % 80
Diffusivity of earth ɑ 0.04
Emissivity of casing ɛ 0.9
Emissivity of tubing ɛ 0.9
Thermal conductivity of earth 𝑘h𝑜𝑏 , Btu/hr-ft-°F 1.4
Thermal conductivity of cement 𝑘𝑐𝑒𝑚 , Btu/hr-ft-°F 0.4

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Appendix 2. Formula

Farouq Ali 1997 Model:

• Heat Loss from Tubing To Casing

Q= Conduction + Radiation

2𝜋𝑘 ℎ 𝑓 (𝑇𝑠 −𝑇𝑐 )

𝑞= 𝑑 + 𝜋𝑑𝑜𝑐 ɛ σ(𝑇𝑠∗4 − 𝑇𝑐∗4 )
𝑖𝑐
𝑙𝑛 ( )
𝑑
𝑜𝑡

• Heat Loss from Casing to Formation

4𝜋𝑘ℎ𝑜𝑏 (𝑇𝑐 − 𝑇𝑓 )
𝑞= ɑ𝑡
𝑙𝑛 16 2 − 0.5772
𝑑𝑜𝑐

Notice: You may use any published heat loss formulas or models for the well bore and
formation

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