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Production Profiles On Deviated Multphase Producers L.A. Flexhaug
Production Profiles On Deviated Multphase Producers L.A. Flexhaug
PRODUCERS
L.A. FLEXHAUG
PRODUCTION PROFILES ON
DEVIATED MULTIPHASE PRODUCERS
by
L.A. Flexhaug
Esso Resources Canada Ltd.
The economic success of a secondary or terti- !II What is the physical condition of the wel17
ary recovery scheme is dependent on the efficient (Mechanical failures, etc.).
implementation of a sound depletion strategy. A eI How much of what fluid is being produced f~om
quantitat~ve understanding of the reservoir is or injected into var~ous zones?
critical to the development of that strategy. The .. Are there fluid movements between zones?
reservoir characterist~cs, measured only at the III Wnat fluid saturation changes have occurred in
we Ilbore, are the basis for predict~on" of oil the reservoir due to production or ext~aneous
recovery performance and projected profitability. fluid movement?
The basic data reqUired ror the reservoir in
que"tion is Qbta~ned from several sources and Once t.he scheme is fully implemented, t.he
utilized to make prerlictions of injection rates, production profiles will serve as a base for re-
prorluction ratES, producing GOR's and producing servo~r surveillance practices during the pro duc-
WOR's. The primary source of these data are core tive l~fe of the field.
analys~s, open hole logs and pressure transient
t.ests. The accurate determination of a production
profile from production logs is, however, a more
Although open hole logs and pressure trans- sophisticated process then one would presume. fit.
sient tests are versatile tools, employing inter- complex balance of interact~nq variables under
pretive and diagnostic techniques to provide producing conditions makes interpretat.ion of tool
inplace measurements of rE"servoir parameters, an response and logs an intricate procedure_ '1'001
evaluation of productivity is also necessary. response is often confusing and misleading because
~~hen dealing with a system that cannot be seen, of the complex nature of multiphase flow charac-
measured or tested in its entirety , o u r anI}' ter~stics inside of plpe. The flow patt.ern or
communicat~on with the reservoir is the individual regime is one of a number of factors affect1.ng a
well. Kfter that well has been cased, perforated '"ell's performance and should be examined thor-
and stunulated, an evaluation of the well ~s re- oughly through its volumetric measurement and
qu~red to determine production and completion per- identification. However, downhole tools are sub-
formance. This evaluation, made practical through ject to lirrutations, t.ool response is interpre-
the use of product.ion logs, can supply valuable tive, and the quantitat.ive accuracy of the inter-
information regarding the reservoir as well as the pret.ations are limited.
individual well. The production dat.a can t.hen be
util~zed in the refinement of the deplet~on strat-
egy, improvement of completion effectiveness and A Descr~ption of Flowing Regimes
problem diagnosis.
The most s~gnificant. factor affecting the
Ma)(im~z~ng
scheme eff~ciency through proper accuracy of quant~tative dynamic flow measurement.s
use and int.erpretation of production logs can re- in producing wells 1.S the mixture of oil, gas and
sult ~n increased production and in some cases '"rater in unknown proport~ons. These measurements
recoverable reserves. are particularly difficult in wells producing gas,
o~l, and water m~xtures at low rates.