Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

PRACTICAL RESERVOIR MONITORING

Flow Regimes in Horizontal Wells

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

Pressure Profile in a Development Horizontal Well

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

Deviated and Horizontal Well Challenges

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Gas Fault Failed ECP? Formation instability?

Gas pocket Oil layer

Water

Fractures Cuttings Water plug Uncemented completions Slotted liners, annular flow Failed ECPs Water

Oil, water, gas flow Stratified & down flow Water sumps, gas & oil traps

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

Flow regimes: Recap in Oil-Water Flows

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

Multiphase Flow Regimes
Flow in 5 casing, 50% water-cut Total Flowrate, BPD

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6000

1500

600 80
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89 90 Deviation from vertical

91

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Dual-FloView Images in Oil-Water Flows (5-in pipe, 50% water-cut)
Flowrate, BPD 6000
0.57 0.52 0.51 0.49

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Hw 0

1500
0.74 0.63 0.48 0.40

0.5

600
0.87 0.68 0.34 0.21

1 80 89 90 Deviation from vertical 91

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

Multiphase Flow Regimes (contd)

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Type A: Upsloping well sections. Gravity slows down the heavy phases which occupy a large fraction of the well volume. Gas flows as a high velocity stream on the top side of the pipe. Hence the following is observed: High liquid hold-ups and low liquid velocities. Low gas hold-up and high gas velocity. Moderate oil-water slippage Large gas-liquid slippage.

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

Multiphase Flow Regimes (contd)

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Type B: Downsloping well sections. Water and oil race at very fast velocities along the low side of the well. Gravity slows down the gas, which expands dramatically in volume. The following is observed: Low liquid hold-ups and high liquid velocities. Large gas hold-up and low gas velocity. Moderate oil-water slippage Large gas-liquid slippage.

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

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Examples

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

Example1: Rasau Field Conventional Logs and WFL
PVL answers

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

Example1: Rasau Field Conventional Logs and WFL (contd)

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

Example 2: Jabiru Field Multilayer system

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

Example 3: Wandoo Field Homogeneous Production
Production Logs and TVD

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Example 4: Wandoo Field Homogeneous Production
Production Logs and TVD

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Example 5: Western Australia Shelf Two-Phase Flow

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Production Logging in Horizontal Wells

Example 6: Gravel Pack With Annular Flow Gulf Coast

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