Influence of Matrix-Acidizing Design on Oil Recovery and Economics in Carbonate Reservoirs Undergoing Waterflooding Offshore in Brazil
Acidification, a widely employed technique for well stimulation, utilizes a variety of acid systems. However, the literature provides limited insights into the economic and oil recovery implications of these treatments. Therefore, this work aims to analyze the economic impact on the oil recovery of...
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| author | Edson de Andrade Araújo Mateus Palharini Schwalbert Rafael Japiassu Leitão Pedro Tupã Pandava Aum |
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| description | Acidification, a widely employed technique for well stimulation, utilizes a variety of acid systems. However, the literature provides limited insights into the economic and oil recovery implications of these treatments. Therefore, this work aims to analyze the economic impact on the oil recovery of different acid treatment designs in formations with varying degrees of heterogeneity and flow capacity. For this purpose, matrix acidization simulations were conducted using Matrix software to obtain the skin profile for each type of treatment. Subsequently, numerical simulations were performed using IMEX software from the CMG Group to analyze oil production and compare the economic results of different acid treatments. The main findings indicate that reservoirs with low flow capacities benefit more from stimulation operations, yielding a higher financial return when stimulated compared to untreated wells. In fact, there seems to be a range of flow capacity values, from around 20,000 to 40,000 mD.m, above which the net present value (NPV) of stimulated wells is equal to or even lower than that of damaged untreated wells. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eac87d3d7cec433c9f8b72eafdc4fcd42024-02-23T15:15:20ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-02-0117488310.3390/en17040883Influence of Matrix-Acidizing Design on Oil Recovery and Economics in Carbonate Reservoirs Undergoing Waterflooding Offshore in BrazilEdson de Andrade Araújo0Mateus Palharini Schwalbert1Rafael Japiassu Leitão2Pedro Tupã Pandava Aum3Petroleum Engineering Academic Unit, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, PB, BrazilPetrobras Research Center, Rio de Janeiro 20031-912, RJ, BrazilPetrobras Research Center, Rio de Janeiro 20031-912, RJ, BrazilPetroleum Science and Engineering Laboratory, Federal University of Pará, Raimundo Santana Cruz Street, Salinópolis 68721-000, PA, BrazilAcidification, a widely employed technique for well stimulation, utilizes a variety of acid systems. However, the literature provides limited insights into the economic and oil recovery implications of these treatments. Therefore, this work aims to analyze the economic impact on the oil recovery of different acid treatment designs in formations with varying degrees of heterogeneity and flow capacity. For this purpose, matrix acidization simulations were conducted using Matrix software to obtain the skin profile for each type of treatment. Subsequently, numerical simulations were performed using IMEX software from the CMG Group to analyze oil production and compare the economic results of different acid treatments. The main findings indicate that reservoirs with low flow capacities benefit more from stimulation operations, yielding a higher financial return when stimulated compared to untreated wells. In fact, there seems to be a range of flow capacity values, from around 20,000 to 40,000 mD.m, above which the net present value (NPV) of stimulated wells is equal to or even lower than that of damaged untreated wells.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/883carbonate reservoircarbonate acidizingheterogeneous reservoirwell stimulationnumerical simulation |
| spellingShingle | Edson de Andrade Araújo Mateus Palharini Schwalbert Rafael Japiassu Leitão Pedro Tupã Pandava Aum Influence of Matrix-Acidizing Design on Oil Recovery and Economics in Carbonate Reservoirs Undergoing Waterflooding Offshore in Brazil Energies carbonate reservoir carbonate acidizing heterogeneous reservoir well stimulation numerical simulation |
| title | Influence of Matrix-Acidizing Design on Oil Recovery and Economics in Carbonate Reservoirs Undergoing Waterflooding Offshore in Brazil |
| title_full | Influence of Matrix-Acidizing Design on Oil Recovery and Economics in Carbonate Reservoirs Undergoing Waterflooding Offshore in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Matrix-Acidizing Design on Oil Recovery and Economics in Carbonate Reservoirs Undergoing Waterflooding Offshore in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Matrix-Acidizing Design on Oil Recovery and Economics in Carbonate Reservoirs Undergoing Waterflooding Offshore in Brazil |
| title_short | Influence of Matrix-Acidizing Design on Oil Recovery and Economics in Carbonate Reservoirs Undergoing Waterflooding Offshore in Brazil |
| title_sort | influence of matrix acidizing design on oil recovery and economics in carbonate reservoirs undergoing waterflooding offshore in brazil |
| topic | carbonate reservoir carbonate acidizing heterogeneous reservoir well stimulation numerical simulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/883 |
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