Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 578-581,590.doi: 10.11743/ogg20120412

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Fractal theory-based calculation method of relative permeability curves——a case study from the Hetaoyuan Formation in Shuanghe oilfield,Nanxiang Basin

Chen Tianyong1, Mao Xin2, Liu Shiyin3, Yuan Ke4, Peng Xiaodong5, Wu Wanglin6   

  1. 1. Downhole Technology Service Company, PetroChina Bohai Drilling Engineering Company, Tianjin 300283, China;
    2. SINOPEC Northeast Oilfield Company, Changchun, Jilin 130062, China;
    3. Engineering Supervision Center, SINOPEC Northwest Oilfield Company, Luntai, Xinjiang 841600, China;
    4. Sulige Gasfield Research Center, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi’an, Shaaxi 710018, China;
    5. Zhanjiang Branch of CNOOC Ltd., Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524057, China;
    6. Erlian Branch, PetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Xilinhaote, Inner Mongolia 026000, China
  • Received:2011-12-10 Revised:2012-05-10 Online:2012-08-28 Published:2012-09-11

Abstract:

Relative permeability curve is of great importance in reservoir engineering research,and traditionally obtained through polynomial curve fitting of core data.However,the relative permeability curves obtained using the traditional method cannot reflect the whole picture of oil reservoirs due to reservoir heterogeneity,experimental error and limited core numbers.Based on the Fractal theory,a new method of calculating relative oil-water permeability was derived by using the production data from Shuanghe oilfield,Nanxiang Basin.It was applied in the pay Ⅵ in the Hetaoyuan Formation of Shuanghe oilfield and the calculation results were verified with water cut.The relative permeability curves calculated using the new mothod are more reliable and representative than the results measured in laboratory and can reflect well the real reservoir performance.The new method can improve the reliability of relative permeability from core test and can be applied in reservoir engineering.

Key words: fractal dimension, fractal theory, relative permeability curve, Hetaoyuan Formation, Shuanghe oilfield

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