Application of integrated reservoir management and reservoir characterization to optimize infill drilling. Annual technical progress report, June 13, 1996--June 12, 1997 | Zendy

Jerry W. Nevans | Zendy; Brian Pregger | Zendy; T. A. Blasingame | Zendy; Louis Doublet | Zendy; George Freeman | Zendy; Jeffrey Callard | Zendy; D.E. Moore | Zendy; D. Davies | Zendy; Richard K. Vessell | Zendy

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Application of integrated reservoir management and reservoir characterization to optimize infill drilling. Annual technical progress report, June 13, 1996--June 12, 1997

Author(s) -

Jerry W. Nevans,

Brian Pregger,

T. A. Blasingame,

Louis Doublet,

George Freeman,

Jeffrey Callard,

D.E. Moore,

D. Davies,

Richard K. Vessell

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/661345

Subject(s) - infill , petroleum engineering , reservoir modeling , reservoir engineering , drilling , geology , permeability (electromagnetism) , reservoir simulation , carbonate , completion (oil and gas wells) , petroleum reservoir , well drilling , engineering , petroleum , civil engineering , paleontology , mechanical engineering , materials science , membrane , biology , metallurgy , genetics

Infill drilling of wells on a uniform spacing, without regard to reservoir performance and characterization, does not optimize reservoir development because it fails to account for the complex nature of reservoir heterogeneities present in many low permeability reservoirs, and carbonate reservoirs in particular. New and emerging technologies, such as geostatistical modeling, rigorous decline curve analysis, reservoir rock typing, and special core analysis can be used to develop a 3-D simulation model for prediction of infill locations. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the application of advanced secondary recovery technologies to remedy producibility problems in typical shallow shelf carbonate reservoirs of the Permian Basin, Texas. Typical problems include poor sweep efficiency, poor balancing of injection and production rates, and completion techniques that are inadequate for optimal production and injection

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