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TPG4150 Reservoir Recovery Techniques 2016

Exercise 4

Exercise 4 - Recovery calculations


Part 1
Starting with Darcys equations for updip displacement of oil by water in a system of dip angle :

kk A P
qo ro o o g sin
o x

kkrw A Po Pc

w g sin

w
x

show all steps in the derivation of the following expression for fraction of water flowing, including capillary
pressure and gravity:
kk A P

1 ro c gsin

qw
q o x
fw

qw qo
1 ro w
o krw
where q qw qo .
(Hint: start by elimination of oil pressure by combination of the two equations)
qw

Part 2
Derive the expression for fraction of water flowing, including only gravity, based on the following parameters:
-Relative permeability curves:

k ro k ro ( So Sor ) /(1 Sor S wir )

n2

( S w S wir ) /(1 Sor S wir )


k rw k rw

n1

-Reduced water saturation:

S w S wir
1 Sor S wir

-Endpoint water-oil mobility ratio

o / k ro w
M k rw

-Gravity Number

N g'

kk ro g
o u

Plot the fraction of water flowing vs. saturation as follows: (n1=n2=2, Swir=Sor=0.2)
1- Varing endpoint mobility ratio and horizontal flow ( M =10, 1, 0.1)
2- Varing gravity number and M =1 ( N g sin= -4, 0, 4)
'

3- Explain the effect of each parameter on the fraction of water and draw a conclusion.
Part 3
Oil is being displaced by water in a horizontal, linear system under diffuse flow conditions. The relative
permeabilities are given by
3
k ro k ro ( So Sor ) /(1 Sor S wir )

( S w S wir ) /(1 Sor S wir )


k rw k rw

where endpoint relative permeabilities are

0.35
k ro 0.85,k rw

and endpoint saturations are

Sor 0.25,S wir 0.25


The pressure is maintained during the displacement process, and the formation volume factors and the
viscosities are
Bo 1.25,o 1cP,Bw 1.1,w 0.5cP

Norwegian University of Science and Technology


Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics

Professor Jon Kleppe


13.9.16

TPG4150 Reservoir Recovery Techniques 2016


Exercise 4

Use Excel for the following calculations and plots:


a) Neglect capillary pressure and make plots of f w for the case above and for a case where the oil viscosity is
15 times higher. Find the oil recoveries at the time of water break-through for the two cases, and also water cuts
at both reservoir and surface conditions.
b) Plot the Buckley-Leverett solution (Sw vs. Distance) for both cases approximately and show the difference
between the front and the average water saturation in both cases.
c) What are the positions (in fractions of the reservoir length) of water saturations of 0.7, 0.6 and 0.5 at the
time of water break-through?
Hint: Use the Buckley-Leverett equation:
qinj t df w
xSw

A
dSw Sw
d) Make a f w plot for the base case but with vertical displacement (from bottom) and determine the oil
recovery at water break-through. Compare with the horizontal case. Use the following additional data:
o 0.6, w 1 ( g / cm3 )

g 9.81 ( m / s2 )
Assume an injection velocity of u

q
0,0005 cm/ s and k=1 D
A

NB: Make sure units are consistent!

Norwegian University of Science and Technology


Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics

Professor Jon Kleppe


13.9.16

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