A new approach of proration-injection allocation for water-flooding mature oilfields

This paper presents a new method of injection-production allocation estimation for water-flooding mature oilfields. The suggested approach is based on logistic growth rate functions and several type-curve matching methods. Using the relationship between these equations, oil production and water inje...

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Main Authors: Shuyong Hu, Yongkai Li, Ziwei Wang, Guoqiang Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2015-03-01
Series:Petroleum
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405656115000152
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Summary:This paper presents a new method of injection-production allocation estimation for water-flooding mature oilfields. The suggested approach is based on logistic growth rate functions and several type-curve matching methods. Using the relationship between these equations, oil production and water injection rate as well as injection-production ratio can be easily forecasted. The calculation procedure developed and outlined in this paper requires very few production data and is easily implemented. Furthermore, an oilfield case has been analyzed. The synthetic and field cases validate the calculation procedure, so it can be accurately used in forecasting production data, and it is important to optimize the whole injection-production system.
ISSN:2405-6561