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Coning in Vertical & Horizontal Wells
Aug 2008
Theory of Coning
WELL
pmax = 0.433 ( w o )h
H
WATER CONE
Water Coning
WELL
WATER CONE
Assumption kv=kh
Theory of Coning
pmax = 0.433 ( w o )h
0.00708k o h( p e p w )
Qo =
PR
o Bo [ln(re / rw ) + S ]
PR = f 1 + 7 rw / (2 fh ) cos f 90 o
)]
1.
Original
GOC
Assumption kv=kh
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l
1.
Original
OWC
Water Coning
Assumption kv=kh
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10
kh
qc = G
Bo o
Can also be used for anisotropic reservoir & gas coning problem
Assumptions
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Meyer-Garder (isotropic)
Hoyland-Papatzacos-Skjaeveland (based on simulation
runs)
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Gas coning
Water coning
Combined gas and water coning
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g ko 2
4 o
h (h Dt )2
Qoc = 0.24610
r oBo
ln e
rw
(Eq. 7.4)
Water coning
2
2
4 w o k o
h h p
Qoc = 0.246 10
r o Bo
ln e
rw
(Eq. 7.5)
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o g
h hp
4 k o
( w o )
Qoc = 0.246 10
g
o Bo ln(re / rw )
w
2
g
+ ( o g )1 o
w
g
(Eq. 7.6)
o g
Dt = (h h p ) 1
w g
(Eq. 7.6)
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h
t
( w o )k h
4
Qoc = 0.246 10
q CD
o Bo
where,
kh = horizontal permeability, mD
qCD = dimensionless critical flow rate
ht = total reservoir thickness, ft
qCD = f (rD and fp)
rD
re
=
h
kv
kh
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Qoc = 0.0783 10 4
k h (h h p ) 2
o Bo
[ ]qc*
"= (re / h) k v / k h
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rDe
re
=
h
kh
kv
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Qow = 0.492 10
h ( w o )
(k ro k h )w (rDe , , w )
Bo o
2
h ( o g )
2
Qog = 0.492 10
Bo o
(k ro k h )g (rDe , , g )
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OG
=1
WO
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OG
=1
WO
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OG
=1
WO
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OG
=1
WO
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OG
=1
WO
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OG
=1
WO
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OG
=1
WO
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Z = 0.492 10
(t D )BT
( w o )k h h(h h p )
o B o Qo
4 Z + 1.75Z 2 0.75Z 3
=
7 2Z
t BT =
20,325 o h (t D )BT
( w o )k v (1 + M )
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(k rw )Sor o
M =
(k ro )Swc w
= 0.5 for M 1 and = 0.6 for 1 < M 10
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