With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. Citation focused studies on historical proven steamflooded areas. This work describes in detail stateoftheart concepts. The reservoir was at its static pressure conditions when the first injection pulse was initiated at 9. Reservoir limnology is effected by interreservoir diversions, releases from various depths, and water supply withdrawals. Steamflood reservoir management introduction to steamflood reservoir management steamflood design and implementation injection well monitoring and surveillance production well monitoring and surveillance casing vapor collection system monitoring and surveillance observation well monitoring and surveillance core wells crosswell. One personal computer is provided, at additional cost, for each two participants.
Publication date 1994 note accompanied by solutions manual6 p. Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize. Pdf spe182190ms optimization of steamflooding heavy oil. To date 1995 june, the company has recovered a total of 77 million barrels of heavy oil from its acreage, with a current production level of 9000 bopd. Reservoir and production monitoring and control devices are critical components for better reservoir management. Meeting the recovery target forecast at the time of project development requires the implementation of a reservoir management plan that includes project surveillance at all levels well, pattern, area, and field, both surface and subsurface.
If the address matches an existing account you will receive an email with instructions to reset your password. Hong, hong is concerning give ease of checking out habit. Greentree reservoir management by brent ortego, carl frentress, hayden haucke and julie hogan rose biologiststexas parks and wildlife dept. Fields utilizing the steamflood process need to recover produced water as feed for boilers. He retired from chevron corporation in 1997 after 34 years of distinguished service in research and field assignments, the last of which was senior advisor. Nov 17, 2011 ebook free steamflood reservoir management, by k. Improvements in reservoir description have unraveled significant behind pipe potential, and improved reserves, within the chsn field. Abstract in petroleum reservoir studies and management, a correct description of the quantity of the existing fluid is very essential in quantifying the sources and choice of production techniques, costs and general management of the reservoir.
Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Aug 27, 2016 reservoir heat requirement during a steamflood exhibiting steam override equation calculations and comparison of vogel, neuman and modified vogel. Eclipse 300 solves the reservoir flow equations for compositional hydrocarbon descriptions and thermal simulation. Petroleum reservoir engineering an overview sciencedirect. Conducted reservoir simulation study of a light oil steamflood project for the department of energy. In steamflooding, steam is inject ed near the base of a heavy oil reservoir through an injection well. Managing reservoir surveillance in the duri steam flood field. In addition, the hybrid 3d model has provided the opportunity for optimizing well placement, particularly during horizontal drilling, and for improved reservoir management of the water flood projects. Hong is the founding president of kch consulting inc. Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal. A powerful method to add value to companies assets. Steamflood technology has made significant advances since its first known field application in the late 50s.
Hong, hong never mind if you do not have sufficient time to head to the publication shop and hunt for the preferred book to read. Perform a detailed study on the geochemical interactions between the steam and the formation rock and fluids. Management of the flood will consist of balancing injection and production to. Developing computerized 3d visualizations of the geologic and reservoir simulation models to aid in analysis. Jun 23, 2011 chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs 23 june 2011 chevrons focus on optimizing the thermal management of the kern river field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam.
Nowadays, the on the internet book steamflood reservoir management, by k. Mondragon and others published poststeamflood reservoir management using a fullscale 3d deterministic thermal reservoir simulation model, wilmington field, california. Diligent reservoir management to conserve steam is a necessity in any steamflood, especially if a strong water drive is present. Seismic monitoring of steamfloods in heavy oil reservoirs. Pdf reservoir surveillance program in heavy oil thermal enhance oil recovery find, read and cite all the research you need on.
Analysis of reserve estimation using volumetric method on. Source water reservoir systems are usually designed for water quantity maximizing safe yield. This research introduces a so called full approach to incorporate the geological. Society of petroleum engineers distinguished lecturer 2007. Reservoir surveillance is a key component in subsurface heat management and horizontal well development of duri field steam flood. Reservoir heat requirement during a steamflood exhibiting steam override equation calculations and comparison of vogel, neuman and modified vogel. Reservoir heat requirement during a steamflood exhibiting. This research introduces a so called full approach to. Spe182190ms optimization of steamflooding heavy oil reservoirs under. By characterizing the reservoir in detail using the well log data to define a reservoir framework and the observation wells to characterize changes over time, significant challenges in steamflood reservoir management can be addressed, including determining which parts of the reservoir are producing the most, and recognition of parts of the. Budget period 1, activity 3 deterministic 3d geologic modeling tidelands has neared completion in inputting directional surveys and quality controlling the subzone markers and fault picks for each well in the project databases. Prediction of steamflood performance in heavy oil reservoirs.
Reservoir management is used throughout the life cycle of crude oil and natural gas fields. Technology shifts better reservoir description most important element for improved oil recovery in the ncs up to about mid nineties 3d seismic, geophysical and geological modelling shift 1. Geological uncertainty about the reservoir geometry and petrophysical properties, due to sparse sampling of the reservoir, is one of the uncertainties that could in. Aquatech merged old and new technology to provide a complete and optimized solution to oxy at one of their most important middle east developments.
Analysis of reserve estimation using volumetric method on taq. These devices being important for understanding the state of the reservoir as well as for optimizing its exploitation, their availability and utilization has grown and is still growing. It is used to determine the most beneficial way to develop a new field or to bring new life to a mature field with, for example, an enhanced oil recovery measure such as steamflooding. Wattenbarger the jeff jones steamflood model incorporates oil displacement by steam as described by myhill and stegemeier, and a threecomponent capture factor based on empirical. Introduction artificial gas storage reservoir management. The duri steam flood dsf project has 12 development areas to be processed from now until the year 2021. This work describes in detail stateoftheart concepts, tools and procedures used in steam injectio. An extensive manual and set of references are included. When hightemperature steam is injected into heavy oil reservoirs, the bulk. Perform a detailed study on the geochemical interactions between the. C steamflood reservoir management, pennwell books, tulsa, 1994.
Reservoir management process most of the people know the management reservoir as a synonym with reservoir engineering that in the early 1970 reservoir engineering was proposed as a most important technical aspect of reservoir management dvyrty, g. Gulf of mexico and the agbami field offshore nigeria, where we employed integrated reservoir management techniques to design field development plans that maximize production and reserves. Reservoir management training course petroskills rm. A greentree reservoir gtr hereafter is a forested lowland that is temporarily flooded during fall and winter to attract ducks, mainly mallards and wood ducks it. Reservoir limnology is effected by inter reservoir diversions, releases from various depths, and water supply withdrawals. Schlumberger eclipse suite e100, e300, eadvanced eclipse is an oil and gas reservoir simulator originally developed by ecl exploration consultants limited and currently owned, developed, marketed and maintained by sis formerly known as geoquest, a division of schlumberger. Primary and secondary production schemes generally result in recoverable reserves in the range of 25 to 45%. Purpose of geothermal reservoir engineering to gain a quantitative understanding of the flows of fluid mass and of heat which take place within the geothermal reservoir under natural conditions, and how they change due to production and injection operations. Steamflood reservoir management 9780878144051 by hong, k. To use this understanding to 1 help in interpreting exploration surveys, and 2. Reservoir management in the duri steamflood onepetro. Reservoir management technology also may be applied before a field begins production. Dsfs development plan uses the following strategies for steam scheduling and reservoir management. In 1980 gomaal developed a set of correlation charts for predicting oil recovery and cumulative oilsteam ratio, emphasizing the effects of steam quality, mobile oil saturation, reservoir thickness and netgross.
Pdf simulation on heavy oil production from steamflooding. Examples include the deepwater tahiti field in the u. Applied reservoir engineering training course petroskills re. In the round mountain field, with primary water cuts of 99. Practical reservoir surveillance and management techniques. The injected steam vapor rises toward the top of the reservoir due to buoyancy. This paper presents a case history of the companys thirtytwo years experience in steamflooding, inclusive of reservoir management and monitoring methods, innovations and operating practices. Reservoir management models for optimum field development and field operating plans are analyzed. The field of geothermal reservoir engineering appeared to be still something of a novelty at that time, since the professional title of reservoir engineer had only just begun to be used in the. Pdf poststeamflood reservoir management using a fullscale. Chevrons focus on optimizing the thermal management of the kern river field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam.
Reservoir engineering is also presented in the context of a modern, multidisciplinary team effort using supporting computer technology. Horne, in geothermal reservoir engineering second edition, 2011. Conducted development evaluation and steamflood project design for a giant russian heavy oil field in kazakh, s. Pdf poststeamflood reservoir management using a full. An integrated workflow approach to manage steamflood. The interdisciplinary reservoir management approach shows how each technology or function contributes to the plan and how checks and balances are developed. Traditional gtr management annual flooding stable hydrology deep water 1m wigley and filer 1989 0 0. Analyst reservoir management software where we can develop waterflood patterns and relationships.