Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (3): 384-387.doi: 10.11743/ogg20050321

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Common problems and solutions in plotting theoretical curves of water-cut vs. recovery percent of reserves

Fan Zheyuan1,2, Yuan Xiangchun2, Liao Rongfeng2, Shu Qinglin3   

  1. 1. Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing;
    2. Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing;
    3. Gudao Oil Production Plant of Shengli Oilfield Co.Ltd., Dongying, Shandong
  • Received:2004-11-05 Online:2005-06-25 Published:2012-01-16

Abstract:

Relative permeability curve method and stream-tube method are commonly used to plot theoretical curves of water-cut vs.recovery percent of reserves.When the former method is used to plot the theoretical curves,the relationship between relative permeability and water cut is often analyzed through statistical and regression analyses,resulting in water cut tends to be high in low water saturation stage,and tends to be low in high water saturation stage. This problem can be solved by directly using experimental data to calculate.If a constant value is assigned to volumetric sweep efficiency,a universal conclusion is often obtained,i.e.development effects are relatively poor in medium-low water cut stage,and are relatively good in high water cut stage.This problem can be solved by establishing statistical relational expression through analyzing the relationship between volumetric sweep efficiency,mobility ratio in a pattern system and permeability variation coefficient.

Key words: volumetric sweep efficiency, stream-tube method, evaluation of development effect, oilfield development

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