Open AccessAdvanced Oil Recovery Technologies for Improved Recovery from Slope Basin Clastic Reservoirs, Nash Draw Brushy Canyon Pool, Eddy County, NM
Author(s) -
M B Murphy
Publication year - 1999
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/3257
Subject(s) - canyon , geology , clastic rock , petroleum engineering , reservoir modeling , structural basin , drilling , petrology , geomorphology , engineering , mechanical engineering
Advanced reservoir characterization techniques are being used at the Nash Draw Brushy Canyon Pool project to develop reservoir management strategies for optimizing oil recovery from this Delaware reservoir. The reservoir characterization, geologic modeling, 3-D seismic interpretation, and simulation studies have provided a detailed model of the Brushy Canyon zones. This model was used to predict the success of different reservoir management scenarios and to aid in determining the most favorable combination of targeted drilling, pressure maintenance, well stimulation, and well spacing to improve recovery from this reservoir