Numerical Simulation of the Oil Production Performance of Different Well Patterns with Water Injection
Numerical reservoir simulation, which includes the construction and operation of a model that performs similarly to a real-world reservoir, is an effective method for exploring complex reservoir issues. Due to the complexity of constructing reservoir environments for experiments, numerical simulatio...
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| author | Elia Wilinasi Sikanyika Zhengbin Wu Mbarouk Shaame Mbarouk Adamu Musa Mafimba Husham Ali Elbaloula Shu Jiang |
| author_facet | Elia Wilinasi Sikanyika Zhengbin Wu Mbarouk Shaame Mbarouk Adamu Musa Mafimba Husham Ali Elbaloula Shu Jiang |
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| description | Numerical reservoir simulation, which includes the construction and operation of a model that performs similarly to a real-world reservoir, is an effective method for exploring complex reservoir issues. Due to the complexity of constructing reservoir environments for experiments, numerical simulation is a vital method for studying flow behavior under reservoir conditions. In this study, a black-oil modeling simulator was used to construct, simulate, and evaluate a conceptual hydrocarbon reservoir model. The model evolved by drilling two production wells and one injection well in two cases. The first case consisted of two horizontal production wells and one injection well, while the second consisted of two vertical production wells and an injection well. In total, 25 simulation runs were performed, and the results showed that horizontal wells perform better than vertical wells in terms of productivity, with a field oil production total of 1,930,000 m<sup>3</sup>. This is significantly higher than vertical wells, which have a field oil production total of 1,890,000 m<sup>3</sup> after 1840 days. The field recovery factor for horizontal wells was 41% and for vertical wells it was 39%, both of which were less than 50%. This indicates that the reservoir’s sweeping efficiency was minimal. To enhance sweeping efficiency, the water injection rate and number of injection wells should be increased, as well as well patterns and locations remodeled. It was also shown that as reservoir thickness increased, horizontal and vertical well productivity increased. In order to boost horizontal well productivity and increase field oil recovery above 50%, the horizontal well length should be increased to take up a wider area of the reservoir portion. On the other hand, well length may have no impact on vertical well production efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06b2d0511f374f19bcc88f38bd373cd62023-11-16T15:14:24ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-12-011619110.3390/en16010091Numerical Simulation of the Oil Production Performance of Different Well Patterns with Water InjectionElia Wilinasi Sikanyika0Zhengbin Wu1Mbarouk Shaame Mbarouk2Adamu Musa Mafimba3Husham Ali Elbaloula4Shu Jiang5Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology of Petroleum Exploration and Development in Hubei Province, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaKey Laboratory of Theory and Technology of Petroleum Exploration and Development in Hubei Province, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaKey Laboratory of Theory and Technology of Petroleum Exploration and Development in Hubei Province, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaKey Laboratory of Theory and Technology of Petroleum Exploration and Development in Hubei Province, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaAlfa Star Global Oil Field Services LLC, Dubai P.O. Box 414268, United Arab EmiratesKey Laboratory of Theory and Technology of Petroleum Exploration and Development in Hubei Province, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaNumerical reservoir simulation, which includes the construction and operation of a model that performs similarly to a real-world reservoir, is an effective method for exploring complex reservoir issues. Due to the complexity of constructing reservoir environments for experiments, numerical simulation is a vital method for studying flow behavior under reservoir conditions. In this study, a black-oil modeling simulator was used to construct, simulate, and evaluate a conceptual hydrocarbon reservoir model. The model evolved by drilling two production wells and one injection well in two cases. The first case consisted of two horizontal production wells and one injection well, while the second consisted of two vertical production wells and an injection well. In total, 25 simulation runs were performed, and the results showed that horizontal wells perform better than vertical wells in terms of productivity, with a field oil production total of 1,930,000 m<sup>3</sup>. This is significantly higher than vertical wells, which have a field oil production total of 1,890,000 m<sup>3</sup> after 1840 days. The field recovery factor for horizontal wells was 41% and for vertical wells it was 39%, both of which were less than 50%. This indicates that the reservoir’s sweeping efficiency was minimal. To enhance sweeping efficiency, the water injection rate and number of injection wells should be increased, as well as well patterns and locations remodeled. It was also shown that as reservoir thickness increased, horizontal and vertical well productivity increased. In order to boost horizontal well productivity and increase field oil recovery above 50%, the horizontal well length should be increased to take up a wider area of the reservoir portion. On the other hand, well length may have no impact on vertical well production efficiency.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/1/91horizontal and vertical wellsproductivityproduction performancereservoir modelnumerical simulation |
| spellingShingle | Elia Wilinasi Sikanyika Zhengbin Wu Mbarouk Shaame Mbarouk Adamu Musa Mafimba Husham Ali Elbaloula Shu Jiang Numerical Simulation of the Oil Production Performance of Different Well Patterns with Water Injection Energies horizontal and vertical wells productivity production performance reservoir model numerical simulation |
| title | Numerical Simulation of the Oil Production Performance of Different Well Patterns with Water Injection |
| title_full | Numerical Simulation of the Oil Production Performance of Different Well Patterns with Water Injection |
| title_fullStr | Numerical Simulation of the Oil Production Performance of Different Well Patterns with Water Injection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical Simulation of the Oil Production Performance of Different Well Patterns with Water Injection |
| title_short | Numerical Simulation of the Oil Production Performance of Different Well Patterns with Water Injection |
| title_sort | numerical simulation of the oil production performance of different well patterns with water injection |
| topic | horizontal and vertical wells productivity production performance reservoir model numerical simulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/1/91 |
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