Simulation studies of waterflood performance with horizontal wells /

5-spot pattern using horizontal and vertical well systems.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferreira, Horacio
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Description
Summary:5-spot pattern using horizontal and vertical well systems.
affecting waterflood oil recovery, in line with the
carried out to evaluate waterflood oil recovery in a 40-acre
experimental results of Craig-Geffen-Morse for conventional
of reservoir parameters considered.
of water-oil mobility ratio. This correlation would be
parameters considered, i.e. vertical permeability-horizontal
permeability ratio, injection and production rates, and
recovery for a particular water-oil mobility ratio. For both
reservoir thickness have little effect on waterflood oil
system is shown to be higher than that based on a vertical
that the water-oil mobility ratio is the dominant parameter
The three-dimensional simulation results indicate that the
to flow. A correlation has been developed which expresses
Two- and three-dimensional simulation studies have been
useful for estimating waterflood oil recovery for the range
using a horizontal well with maximum horizontal section open
vertical and horizontal well systems, oil recovery decreases
volumetric sweep efficiency in a 5-spot pattern as a function
waterflood. Waterflood oil recovery using a horizontal well
well system. In addition, maximum oil recovery is obtained
with increasing water-oil mobility ratio. It is concluded
Item Description:"Major subject: Petroleum Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xii, 80 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.