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    This document provides an exercise on recovery calculations involving Darcy's equations and the Buckley-Leverett equation. It includes three parts: 1) Derivation of an expression for the fraction of water flowing that accounts for capillary pressure and gravity. 2) Calculations of water cut and oil recovery at breakthrough for horizontal displacement under different oil viscosities, using relative permeability and saturation data. 3) Calculations of water cut and oil recovery at breakthrough for vertical displacement, and comparison to the horizontal case using additional parameters like density, gravity, and injection velocity.

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    This document provides an exercise on recovery calculations involving Darcy's equations and the Buckley-Leverett equation. It includes three parts: 1) Derivation of an expression for the fraction of water flowing that accounts for capillary pressure and gravity. 2) Calculations of water cut and oil recovery at breakthrough for horizontal displacement under different oil viscosities, using relative permeability and saturation data. 3) Calculations of water cut and oil recovery at breakthrough for vertical displacement, and comparison to the horizontal case using additional parameters like density, gravity, and injection velocity.

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    TPG4150 Reservoir Recovery Techniques 2007

    Exercise 4

    Exercise 4 - Recovery calculations

    Part 1
    Starting with Darcy´s equations for updip displacement of oil by water in a system of dip angle ! :
    kk A % "P (
    qo = ! ro ' o + # o g sin$ *
    µ o & "x )

    qw = ! '
    (
    kkrw A % " Po ! Pc ) (
    + # w g sin$ *
    µw '& "x *
    )
    show all steps in the derivation of the following expression for fraction of water flowing, including capillary
    pressure and gravity:
    kk A & ! P )
    1 + ro ( c " #$ g sin % +
    qw qµo ' ! x *
    fw = =
    qw + qo kro µw
    1+
    µo krw
    where q = qw + qo .
    (Hint: start by elimination of oil pressure by combination of the two equations)

    Part 2
    Oil is being displaced by water in a horizontal, linear system under diffuse flow conditions. The relative
    permeabilities are given by
    ( )
    2
    kro = kro! ( So " Sor ) /(1 " Sor " Swir )

    = k ! (( S )
    2
    krw rw w " Swir ) /(1 " Sor " S wir )

    where endpoint relative permeabilities are


    kro! = 0.75, k rw
    ! = 0.25
    and endpoint saturations are
    Sor = 0.2, S wir = 0.2
    The pressure is maintained during the displacement process, and the formation volume factors and the
    viscosities are
    Bo = 1.5, µo = 1 cP , Bw = 1.1, µw = 0.5 cP

    Use Excel for the following calculations and plots:


    a) Neglect capillary pressure and make plots of f w for the case above and for a case where the oil viscosity is
    10 times higher. Find the oil recoveries at the time of water break-through for the two cases, and also water
    cuts at both reservoir and surface conditions.
    b) What are the positions (in fractions of the reservoir length) of water saturations of 0.7, 0.6 and 0.5 at the time
    of water break-through?
    Hint: Use the Buckley-Leverett equation:
    qinj t " dfw %
    xS w =
    A! $# dSw '& S
    w

    c) Make a f w plot for the base case but with vertical displacement (from bottom) and determine the oil
    recovery at water break-through. Compare with the horizontal case. Use the following additional data:
    !o = 0.6 , !w = 1 ( g / cm 3 )
    g = 9.81 ( m / s 2 )
    q
    Assume an injection velocity of u = = 0 ,0005 cm / s and k=1 D
    A

    NB: Make sure units are consistent!

    Deadline for handing in exercise: 8.10.07

    Norwegian University of Science and Technology Professor Jon Kleppe


    Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics 24.9.07

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