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Application of integrated reservoir management and reservoir characterization to optimize infill drilling. Quarterly technical progress report, March 13--June 12, 1997
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/661352
Subject(s) - infill , petroleum engineering , completion (oil and gas wells) , drilling , reservoir modeling , structural basin , geology , reservoir simulation , reservoir engineering , environmental science , engineering , geomorphology , paleontology , civil engineering , petroleum , mechanical engineering
The eighteen 10-acre infill wells which were drilled as part of the field demonstration portion of the project are all currently in service with no operational problems. These wells consist of fourteen producing wells and four injection wells. The producing wells are currently producing a total of approximately 650 bopd, down from a peak rate of 900 bopd. Unit production is currently averaging approximately 3,000 bopd, 12,000 bwpd and 18,000 bwipd. The paper describes progress in core analysis, reservoir surveillance, well stimulation, validation of reservoir characterization (includes thin section analyses, depositional environments, and paleontologic analysis), material balance decline curve analysis, and validation of reservoir simulation (includes geostatistical and deterministic)