TPG4150 Reservoir Simulation 2011 Gullfaks Project

Gullfaks Group Project This semester you will do simulation of the Gullfaks Sr reservoir of the Gullfaks Field, using the Eclipse 100 simulation model. An input data file for Eclipse is provided by the Gullfaks Licence in Bergen. This file will be used as the basis for your work. You will have to modify the file in order to optimize the oil recovery from the Gullfaks Sr reservoir. The objective of the group project is to apply the Eclipse model to real field simulation, with emphasis on best oil recovery using water injection (WI) and water-alternatig gas injection (WAG), introducing introducing new wells in the reservoir and optimizing rates and injection sequences. All data available for the Gullfaks Field may be found in http://www.ipt.ntnu.no/gullfaks. Most of the material is in Norwegian, so some of you may need some assistance from Norwegian students (or use translate.google.com). Additional data may be available from Statoil upon request. Please contact us if you would like to request more data from Statoil. Problem statement: Use Reservoir Simulation Analysis to investigate the oil recovery of the Gullfaks Sr satellite of the Gullfaks Field using water injection (WI) and water-alternating gas injection (WAG). Your report should include: 1. A review of the physics behind WI and WAG . 2. Discussion of your use of the Gullfaks Sr Statfjord model to investigate different combinations of oil, WI and WAG wells for optimization of the recovery of oil. 3. Recommendation to Statoil regarding WI and WAG as a measure that Statoil should implement at Gullfaks Sr Statfjord. Please review individually the assignments. All students should meet in P1 on Friday March 4 at 0915 where we will answer questions related to the Gullfaks Field and the database. The groups will be responsible for arranging internal meetings and discussions as needed to solve the problem. You are encouraged to solve as much as possible in close collaboration. Each group will make a final presentation (10 min.) of their results in P1 on Friday April 8, and turn in a short report. Support staff: Mehran Namani Knut Backe Jan Ivar Jensen Jon Kleppe

Norwegian University of Science and Technology Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics

Professor Jon Kleppe 3.3.11