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Assessment and expertise insights on coning control for watered out wells in reservoirs with aquifer support
Published 2018-12-17
Keywords
- WOR (water oil ratio), water coning, WOC (water oil contact), water control technologies, active aquifers.
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Ramos, L., & Marin, A. (2018). Assessment and expertise insights on coning control for watered out wells in reservoirs with aquifer support. Fuentes, El reventón energético, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.18273/revfue.v16n2-2018002
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Abstract
Oil production with high water-oil ratio (WOR) in strong water drive reservoirs are prone to generate coning in watered-out production wells. The water-oil contact (WOC) moves upwards through the open perforated intervals in the top of producer sand. Water coning problems are difficult to diagnose and to correct. An inadequate diagnosis and poor knowledge regarding the window of application of technological solutions to control water coning, have evidenced to be an important factor of the low success rate in solving this problem. This paper presents insights based on author’s expertise, for the precise diagnostics of water coning, and the most prospective technical solutions among chemicals, mechanicals and hybrids methods to date.
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Chaperon I. (1996). Theoretical Study of Coning Towards Horizontal and Vertical Wells in Anisotropic Formations: Subcritical and Critical Rates. (SPE 15377). SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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Faber, M. J., Joosten, G. J., Hashmi K. A, & Gruenenfelder, M. (1998). Water shut-off field experience with a relative permeability modification system in the Marmul field (Oman). (SPE-39633). SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, USA.
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Hardy, M., & Lockhart, T. (1998). Petroleum Well Construction: Water Control. New York, USA. John Wiley & Sons Ed.
Hunter, S., Soetedja, V., Rinadi, M., Mitchell, W., & Gauntt, G. (1999). Successful Application of Water-Conformance Technology: A Case Study from East Kalimantan, Indonesia. (SPE 54352). SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Marcano, L. & Wojtanowicz, A. K. (2002). Dual Gas Lift in Wells with Downhole Water Sink Completion. (PETSOC-2002-238). Canadian International Petroleum Conference, Calgary, Canada.
Marín, A. (2018). WSO (Water Shut-Off) Lab & Field Connection. Workshop Nuevas Tendencias Tecnológicas para Control de Agua en Fondo. Frontera Energy, Bogotá, Colombia.
Martin, C. A. G., & Páez, E. G. M. (2017). Efeito da salinidade na tensão interfacial do sistema óleo/ agua em condições isobáricas e incremento gradual da temperatura. Fuentes: El reventón energético, 15(2), 117-124.
Meneses, A. F. O., Moreno, L. F. C., & Plata, J. A. R. (2017). Metodología experimental para la estimación de permeabilidades relativas en dos y tres fases por medio de ajuste histórico. Revista Fuentes, 15(1), 75-85. https://revistas. uis.edu.co/index.php/revistafuentes/article/ view/6504
Meyer, H., & Gardner, A. (1954). Mechanics of Two Immiscible Fluids in Porous Media. Journal of Applied Physics, 25, 1400-1406.
Miller, B. J. (1990). Design and Results of a Shallow, Light Oilfield Wide Application of CO2 Huff ‘n’ Puff Process. (SPE 20268). SPE/ DOE Enhanced Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, USA.
Muskat, M. (1949). Physical Principles of Oil Production. New York, USA, McGraw-Hill Book Col. Inc.
NEXEN INC., Calgary (2013). Steam anti-coning/ cresting technology (SACT) remediation process. Kelso Kerr, Richard; Yang, Peter. U.S. Cl. E2IB 43/24 (2013.01), US 2013/0284461 A1. October 21.
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Ramos, L. (2000). An Assessment Method for Field Implementation of the Downhole Water Sink “DWS” Technology. Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering Thesis. Louisiana State University, Louisiana, USA.
Recham, R., Osisanya, S.O., & Touami M. (2000). Effects of Water Coning on the Performance of Vertical and Horizontal Wells-A Reservoir Simulation Study of Hassi R’mel Field, Algeria. (SPE 65506). International Conference on Horizontal Well Technology, Calgary, Canada.
Reyes, C. M., Ortiz, J. L. V. & Azuaje, E. M. (2010). A Reliability Based Systemic Method for Water Production Analysis, Diagnosis and Solution Design. (SPE 138935). SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Lima, Peru.
Satter, A., Thakur, G. C. (1994). Integrated Petroleum reservoir Management. Tulsa, OK, United States. PennWell Publishing Company.
Seright, R. S., Lane, R. H., & Sydansk R. D. (2001). A Strategy for Attacking Excess Water Production. (SPE 70067). SPE Permian Basin Oil and Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, USA.
Seright, R. S. (1997). Improved Methods for Water Shutoff. Final Report, DOE/BC/91008-4, U.S. DOE.
Soliman, M. Y., Rester, S., Sigal, R., Everett, D. & Johnson, M. H. (2000). Integration of Technology Supports Preventive Conformance Reservoir Techniques. (SPE 62553). 2000 SPE/AAPG Western Regional Meeting, Long Beach, USA.
Soliman, M., East, L. & Gorel, S. (1999). Reservoir Conformance Approach and Management Practices for Improved recovery Opportunities: Process and Case History. (SPE 53918). SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Caracas, Venezuela.
Swisher, M.D. & Wojtanowicz, A.K. (1995). New Dual Completion Method Eliminates Bottom Water Coning. (SPE 30697). SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, USA.
Sydansk, R. & Romero-Zerón, L. (2011). Reservoir Conformance Improvement. Texas, USA: Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Sydansk, R. D. & Southwell, G. P. (2000). More than 12 Years’ Experience with a Successful Conformance-Control Polymer- Gel Technology. (SPE 62561). SPE/AAPG Western Regional Meeting, Long Beach, USA.
Thakur, G. C., Satter, A. (1998). Integrated Waterflood Asset Management. Tulsa, OK, United States, PennWell Corporation.
Thomas, F. B., Shtepani, E., Marosi, G. & Bennion, D. B. (2002). Production Well Water Coning—Is There Anything We Can Do? (PETSOC-2002-031). Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference, Calgary, Canada.
Vega, I. N., Campomenosi, A., Hernández, M. I., Moglia, D. & Peltier, J. (2018). Successful Water Shut-Off Treatment Specially Designed for High Temperature: Vizcacheras Experience. (SPE 190156). SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Tulsa, USA.
Velandia, J. L. P. (2013). Simulación numérica del flujo bifásico agua-petróleo en un medio poroso. Fuentes: El reventón energético, 11(2), 10.
Zabala, R., Coral, D., Ramírez, A., Rojas, R., Solarte, H., Medina, S., Ruiz, M. (2017). Un Modelo de Diagnóstico del Impacto de la Producción de Agua en Pozos Productores de Petróleo. Congreso Colombiano del Petróleo ACIPET, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.