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Reservoir Management Under Water Injection A Worldwide Perspective
Reservoir Management Under Water Injection A Worldwide Perspective
Reservoir Management Under Water Injection A Worldwide Perspective
BOPD % of Total
Cuyana
.
Neuquina
Austral
Argentina
Principle Production Areas
% of
Total BOPD Country Total
Austral 47,000 6.7
Cuyana 41,000 5.9
Gulfo San Jorge 284,000 40.6
Neuquina 310,000 44.4
Noroeste 17,000 2.4
699,000 100.0
Argentina
Year 2004 Production
BOPD Primary, % Secondary, %
Austral 47,000 86.6 13.4
Cuyana 41,000 61.7 38.3
Gulfo San Jorge 284,000 60.6 39.4
Neuquina 310,000 60.5 39.5
Noroeste 17,000 100.0 0.0
Total 699,000
Argentina
% of Total Secondary
70.0%
60.0%
Nequina
50.0%
40.0%
0.0%
Austral
Argentina Oil and Injection Well
Count vs Time
25,000
20,000
15,000
Producing Wells
Injection Wells
10,000 Total Wells
5,000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Argentina Injection Well Count and
Average Daily Injection per Well
5,000
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500 Injection Wells
2,000 BWP Day/Well
1,500
1,000
500
0
Argentina
Well Distribution on 1/1/05
% of % of P/I
Producing Total Injectors Total Ratio
Austral 289 1.7 40 0.8 7.2
70
60 15
50
40 10
Oil Price
30
20 5
10 Gas Price
0 0
Common Denominators for
Management of Waterfloods on
a Worldwide Basis
Why Inject Water?
A. Maintain Reservoir Pressure –
Pressure Maintenance
B. Increase Reservoir Pressure –
Waterflooding
C. Supplement Natural Water Influx
But . . .
A, B & C are Displacement Processes and the
Goal is to Displace Oil to a Production Well
Worldwide Reminders When Managing
Waterflood Activities
Volumetric Sweep
WOR Analysis
Waterflood Quarterback
Np ≈ N*EA*EV*ED
Np = Cumulative Waterflood Recovery, BBL.
N = Oil in Place at Start of Injection, BBL.
EA = Areal Sweep Efficiency, Fraction
EV = Vertical Sweep Efficiency, Fraction
ED = Displacement Efficiency, Fraction
Waterflood Recovery Factor
Np RF E A * EV * E D
RF
N EVOL
EA = f (Mobility Ratio, Pattern, Directional
Permeability, Pressure Distribution,
Cumulative Injection & Operations)
EV = f (Rock Property variation between
different flow units)
EVOL = Volumetric Sweep of the Reservoir by
Injected Water
ED = f (Primary Depletion, Krw & Kro, μo & μw)
Traditional Waterflood Volumetric
Sweep Efficiency Calculation
Where: V p So
Oil in place at start of waterflood = , STBO
Bo
N p Bo
1.0 So S wc
Vp
Evw
S w S wc
SPE-38902
Example
Waterflood Statistics
Conditions at Start of Waterflood
Connate Water Saturation = 22 percent
Gas Saturation = 8 percent
Oil Saturation = 70 percent
Residual Oil Saturation = 31 percent
Oil Viscosity = 0.3
centipoise
Oil Formation Volume Factor = 1.57
RB/STB
Example (con’t.)
Total Unit
Pore Volume = 350,000
MB
Cumulative Oil Production Since Start of = 40,000
Injection MSTB
Current Volumetric Sweep Efficiency = 0.552
Remaining Oil Production under Current = 5,000 MB
Operations
Estimated Waterflood Ultimate Recovery = 45,000
MSTB
Ultimate Volumetric Sweep Efficiency = 0.600
under Current Operations
Volumetric Sweep Efficiency for Waterflood Project
(Pore Volume Based on 6.0% Porosity Cutoff)
26.0 MMSTB
Evw 0.85
0.8
0.6
Evw
0.4
1
26.0 MMSTB
8.4
Evw 0.85 MMSTB
0.8
0.6
Evw
10% Porosity Cutoff
6% Porosity Cutoff
0.4
SPE-48952
CHANGING
HORSES
Decline Curve Analysis
Assume
Gas Fillup has been Achieved (Reservoir contains oil
and water
Reservoir Pressure is Approximately Constant (Bo is
constant)
Steady State Flow Prevails (Approximately)
Conclusion
Water Injection = Liquid Production (at Reservoir
Conditions)
Decline Curve Analysis
Fact:
iw * Einj * fo iw * Einj * (1 f w )
qo
Bo Bo
iw * Einj * f w
qw
Bw
Conculsion:
Oil and Water Production Rates are directly related to
injection rates. Therefore, DCA of qo vs t or qo vs Np
must be evaluated only after giving consideration to
historical and projected water injection rates.
Latin American Waterflood
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
BOPD
2,000 BOPD
1,500
1,000
500
0
10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 22,000 24,000 26,000 28,000 30,000
Cum. Oil - MBO
Latin American Waterflood
4,000 20
3,500
3,000 15
BOPD
2,000 10
MBWiPD
1,500
1,000 5
500
0 0
10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 22,000 24,000 26,000 28,000 30,000
Cum. Oil - MBO
Latin American Waterflood
4,000 20
3,500
3,000 15
BOPD
2,000 10
MBWiPD
1,500
1,000 5
500
0 0
10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 22,000 24,000 26,000 28,000 30,000
Cum. Oil - MBO
WOR is Independent of Injection Rate
qw
WOR
q0
iw * Einj * f w
WOR
iw * Einj * (1 f w )
fw
WOR
(1 f w )
fw Bo
(WOR ) STD .COND . *
(1 f w ) Bw
Conclusion:
WOR is independent of injection rate
WOR should be applied to individual wells and not
field
WOR should be applied using values greater than 2.0
Latin American Waterflood
100
Producing WOR
10 WOR
1
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000
Cum. Oil - MBO
Keep Life Simple
Production Centered 5-Spot Pattern
N-Well
80 Acres
W-Well E-Well
C-Well
S-Well
MONUMENT BUTTE UNIT-MB FED 10-35 - Production
North American Waterflood – Pattern 35-10
8.0 32000
Oil
Wtr
Wtr Inj
7.0 GOR 28000
6.0 24000
MBBL/MONTH
5.0 20000
GOR, SCF/BO
4.0 16000
3.0 12000
2.0 8000
1.0 4000
0.0 0
1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
MONUMENT BUTTE UNIT-MB FED 10-35 - Oil Rate vs. Cumulative Oil
North American Waterflood – Pattern 35-10
7.0
6.0
5.0
Oil Rate, MBO/Month
4.0
3.0
2.0
S-i
1.0 E-i
N-i
0.0 W-i
0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0 300.0 350.0 400.0 450.0 500.0
1.0
0.1
0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0 300.0 350.0 400.0 450.0 500.0
Cumulative Oil, MBO
A Friendly Reminder
Waterflood Operations
• NO !
& YES ! ? ? ? ?
BUT . . .
• Improved application of old principles
leads to better recovery
What Are the Key Elements
of a Successful Waterflood?
• High Moveable Oil Saturation
• Moderate to Low Oil Viscosity
• Favorable Relative Permeability
• Low Permeability Variation
• Symmetrical Patterns
• Ability to Inject Large Volumes of Water
• Ability to Lift Large Volumes of Produced Water
• Pumped Off Producing Wells
What are the Pitfalls of
Waterflooding Practices?
• Failure to keep producing wells in pumped off
condition
• Failure to clearly distinguish between Static OOIP
and Dynamic OOIP (Primary vs Secondary)
130
120 1.2
110
100 1
Oil (BOPD); Water (BWPD); Gas (MCFPD); WC%
90
80 0.8
GOR
70
60 0.6
50
40 0.4
30
20 0.2
10
0 0
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/
1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/
100
90
80
Oil Production, BOPD
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
BOPD
One Well
Field Field - –
Analysis Latin America
Latin America
100
90
Water Production, BPD
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
/8
0
/8
2 84 /8
6
/8
8 90 /9
2
/9
4 96 98 /0
0 02 /0
4
1 1 1/ 1 1 1/ 1 1 1/ 1/ 1 1/ 1
1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/
BWPD
One Well
Field Field - –
Analysis Latin America
Latin America
100
90
Water Production, BPD
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
/8
0
/8
2 84 /8
6
/8
8 9 0
/9
2 94 96 /9
8
/0
0
/0
2 04
1 1 1/ 1 1 1/ 1 1/ 1/ 1 1 1 1/
1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/
1.5
GOR, MSCF/BO
0.5
80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04
1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/
1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/
GOR
One Well
Field Field - –
Analysis Latin America
Latin America
100 2
90 1.8
80 1.6
Oil Production, BOPD
GOR, MSCF/BO
70 1.4
60 1.2
50 1
40 0.8
30 0.6
20 0.4
10 0.2
0 0
/8
0
/8
2 84 86 /8
8 9 0
/9
2
/9
4 96 98 /0
0
/0
2
/0
4
1 1 1/ 1/ 1 1/ 1 1 1/ 1/ 1 1 1
1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/
BOPD GOR
One Well
Field Field - –
Analysis Latin America
Latin America
100
Oil Production, BOPD
10
1
0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4
1 /8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/9 1/9 1/9 1/9 1/9 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/2 1/2 1/2
1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/
BOPD
One Well
Field Field - –
Analysis Latin America
Latin America
100
90
80
Oil Production, BOPD
70
60
50
20
10
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80