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MANAGEMENT SEE Revised Gas-Oil Ratio ~ Criteria Key Indicators Of Reservoir Fluid Type Part 5: The previous four articles in this series revealed the differences and similarities among the five reservoir fluids in detail." This concluding article discusses guidelines for using field data to determine the fluid type, the laboratory evidence that verifies fluid type larg and the production behavior of the five fluids. able | gives the guidelines for determining fluid type from field data. Three prop: ‘erties are readily available: the initial producing gas-oil ratio (GOR), the gravity of the stock-tank liguid and the color of the stock-tank liquic.t Initial producing GOR is by far the most important of the indié: tors and should ke considered firs with the other two indicators used to confirm Muid type. Stack-tank liquid gravity and color are both indicators (of the quantity of heavy components present in the initial reservoir fluid Darker colors are associated with the 1. heaviast molecules in the petroleum mixture If any one of these three proper lies fails to meet the criteria of Table |, the test fails and s repre- sentative sample of the reservoir fluid must be examined in a laboratory to establish Huid type, The initial producing [4 GOR guidelines given in Table I are somewhat differ- ent than rules presented by other authors. The eation- ales for selection of the val les in Table I ace given in the previous articles in this series.24 These articles are the frst to present empirical evidence to sup. port the selection of GOR criteria for identifying fluid type, Table 2 shows the expected labo: ratory analysis results of the five fu ids. The oils will exhibit bubble points, the retrograde gases will dis play dew points, anc the other gases will demonstrate no phase change throughout the pressure range expected in the reservoir. The hep- tanes plus composition cutoff between black oils and volatile oils (20 mole %) Is not exact. Vaitres from 19 to 22 mole % might be observed? However, the cutoll of 12.5 mole % between volatile oils and retrograde gases is (zirly sharp? The composi- tions of # mole % and 0.7 male % for Poa SepSeea iin eS the ather gases are based on engi neering applications. Some retro grade liquid will likely occur in the reservoirin either case! Gil formation volume'factor has been defined for use in oil material balance ealevlations. Since these cal fon procedures are not applica ble to volatile oils, formation volume factor usually is not measured for volatile oils, But one laboratory result that indlicates the presence of A volatilg oil is an oil formation vol lume factor at bubble-potnt pressure of 20 res BLUSTB or greater, Production Characteristics Production trends for the five fluids are shown in Table 3. Producing GOR is constant for oils as long as reser by William D. MeCain Je, 5.8. Holditeh and Associates, College Station, Texas Petroleum Eaginesr International ° RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT eae” black oils andl volatile oils ‘The ineveasing propor tions of diy gas produced “fea slack ol “Volatile ol © 'Rotrograds ges "Wet aes". Dey gos is Ss with black oils as reservoir hie change nceenini Gobble Bubbles | Dew pig: Na ase “Neshabe | este gecline stip some ! ANESSEN SSS point Point nah Shane |< SUNG =) of the lighter eomponents Hepigsogpludstle os! Sz0u © 2018 Aas SEE aks Ny eee af

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