Application of horizontal wells in steeply dipping reservoirs /

40', this parameter has little or no effect on the primary

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lopez Navarro, Jose David, 1965-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:40', this parameter has little or no effect on the primary
a high rate of gas production. Also, the use of horizontal
A three-dimensional reservoir simulation study is performed
affecting the oil recovery. For thin reservoirs, the location
almost 35% under primary production to 40%. A significant
case of a homogeneous reservoir under simultaneous gas and
comparison of the production performance of horizontal and
field, located in Colombia, provided the basic reservoir
horizontal wells can increase the oil recovery factor from
horizontal wells for simultaneous gas and water injection. A
incremental oil recovery could be expected by employing
indicate that for reservoir dip angles greater than about
information for the study. Reservoir simulation results
of the horizontal injector will not significantly affect the
oil recovery. Simultaneous gas and water injection through
oil up to 2.5 times the oil rate of a vertical well, without
permeability (kv/kh ratio) are the dominant parameters
producers significantly accelerates the oil recovery. For the
recovery from steeply dipping reservoirs. The Provincia
recovery performance for homogeneous high-permeability
reservoirs, The initial gascap size and the anisotropy of
significant increment in the oil recovery compared to the
to evaluate the impact of horizontal well applications on oil
vertical producers shows that a horizontal well can produce
vertical well system.
water injection, the horizontal well system does not give a
Item Description:"Major subject: Petroleum Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xii, 106 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.