Critical parameters of horizontal well influenced by semi-permeable barrier in bottom water reservoir

It is well-known that barriers have a significant impact on the production performance of horizontal wells developed in a bottom water drive reservoir. In most cases, reservoir barriers are semi-permeable. Based on previous research on impermeable reservoir barrier, a mathematical flow model was derived for a horizontal well of a bottom water drive reservoir with a semi-permeable barrier. Besides, analytical equations were also presented to calculate critical parameters, such as production rate,pressure and potential difference. The effects of barrier, well and reservoir parameters on our model results were further investigated.The results show that the larger the barrier size is or the higher the barrier location is, the higher the critical production rate and potential difference of a horizontal well are. When the barrier permeability equals the formation permeability or the barrier width equals zero, the critical production rates converge to the values same to that of the case with no barrier. When the barrier permeability equals zero, the problem is regarded as a case of impermeable barrier. This model can be applied to predicting horizontal wells' critical production parameters in reservoirs with semi-permeable barriers.

The critical rate of horizontal wells in bottom-water reservoirs with an impermeable barrier

Barrier impacts on water cut and critical rate of horizontal wells in bottom water-drive reservoirs have been recognized but not investigated quantitatively. Considering the existence of impermeable barriers in oil formations, this paper developed a horizontal well flow model and obtained mathematical equations for the critical rate when water cresting forms in bottom-water reservoirs. The result shows that the barrier increases the critical rate and delays water breakthrough. Further study of the barrier size and location shows that increases in the barrier size and the distance between the barrier and oil-water contact lead to higher critical rates. The critical rate gradually approaches a constant as the barrier size increases. The case study shows the method presented here can be used to predict the critical rate in a bottom-water reservoir and applied to investigate the water cresting behavior of horizontal wells.

半渗透隔层对水平井开发底水油藏的影响研究

经典的解析方法能计算带半渗透隔层底水油藏水平井临界产量,而流线模拟方法能提供水平井开采中的生产动态特征。将解析方法和流线模拟方法结合起来,通过流线模拟方法验证了水平井临界产量公式的可靠性。在此基础上,重点模拟了大于临界产量生产下的水平井开发动态特征,深入讨论半渗透隔层对水平井开发底水油藏的影响。研究表明,底水绕开隔层上升,流线呈现明显的"幕帘",延缓了油井见水的时间。隔层渗透率、宽度、厚度、位置会影响临界产量,进而影响底水脊进的速度和油藏开发效果。其中,隔层的渗透率越小、宽度和厚度越大、距水平井段越近,水平井临界产量越高。针对研究区的模拟表明,隔层渗透率比(RK=K1/K)对底水油藏开发效果影响最大,隔层宽度b和垂直位置c影响次之,隔层厚度d影响可以忽略。研究区中,当RK小于0.5、b大于200 m和c大于8.5 m以后,隔层对底水油藏的阻挡作用明显,但继续改善三者中任意一个参数,对提高底水油藏的开发效果意义不大。

带隔板底水油藏水平井临界产量计算方法研究

为了更加准确地对带隔板底水油藏水平井临界产量进行评价,依据平面径向流原理、等值渗流阻力和镜像反应方法导出了考虑隔板时的临界产量模型。再以TH底水油藏为实例,对推导的模型进行验证,并分析了隔板高度和隔板半径对临界产量的影响。研究结果表明,地层中的隔板会延缓水平井的见水时间,增大油井的临界产量。而通过与实际生产数据进行对比,对模型的可靠性进行了验证。该模型对带隔板底水油藏水平井开发具有重要的指导意义。