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Introduction Main Factors Definitions
Coning Reduction methods
Critical rate correlations horizontal wells Vertical wells Water coning treatment Conclusion References
INTRODUCTION
Coning: Coning or cresting is term used to describe the mechanism
underlying the upward movement of water and/or the down movement of gas into the perforations of a production well.
Coning is primarily the result of movement of reservoir fluids In the
direction of least resistance, balanced by a tendency of The fluids to maintain gravity equilibrium.
Critical production rate (Qoc): Critical production rate (Qoc) is define as the maximum allowable oil flow
rate that can be imposed on the well to avoid a cone breakthrough. Break through time(tbT): Critical flow rate calculations frequently show low rates that, for economic reasons, cannot be imposed on production wells. Therefore, if a well produces above its critical rate, the cone will break through after a given time period. This time is called time to breakthrough tbT.y
Flow rate
behavior
Analytically
Categories many correlations have been developed to determine the critical rate. In general, these correlations can be divided into Two Categories:
the first category determines critical rate Analytically based on the equilibrium conditions of gravitational and viscous forces.
Correlation
The second category determines critical rate through empirical Correlations from experiments/simulations.
The authors correlated the dimensionless critical rate (qCD)with the dimensionless radius (rDe) and the fractional well penetration ratio (hP/h)
rate values, the authors used a regression analysis routine to develop the following relationships: For isotropic reservoirs with kh =kv , the following expression is proposed:
For anisotropic reservoirs, the authors correlated the dimensionless critical rate with the dimensionless radius rD and five different fractional well penetrations. The correlation is presented in a graphical form
Efros Method
Efros (1963) proposed a critical flow rate correlation that is based on the assumption that the critical rate is nearly independent of drainage radius. The correlation does not account for the effect of the vertical permeability.
Gel behavior mechanism for reducing water production: Blocking the high permeability zones Profile modification. Reduction in water to oil mobility.
conclusion
1- Coning of water into an oil well occurs when the flowing pressure gradients established around the well bore cause the water to flow across the bedding planes. 2- The drainage radius has a negligible impact on the critical rate predictions. 3- After water breakthrough in the well bore, water production increase rapidly and efforts have to be put into water disposed and oil / water separation facilities. 4- No consistency between the critical oil rate predict by the investigated empirical correlations, especially at high values of thickness, horizontal permeability and permeability ratio.
References
well completions , work over , and stimulation by Thomas O. Allen & Alan P. Roberts.