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Integration of
Reservoir Rock Types
in Simulation Models
SPE 105114
Feb 10 Integration of RRTs in Sim Models 8
Reservoir Wettability Profile
Wells perforations
Wettability Index, -1 to +1, Distributions, 0 to 100%
-1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
x8400
Producers down to X000 ftss
x8600 Injectors up to X150 ftss
x8800
Wettability
Depth , tvdss
x9000
Oil Wet at Top structure
x9200 Water Wet Below DOL.
x9400
x9600
x9800
Wettability Index Producers Perforations Injectors Perforations
Feb 10 Integration of RRTs in Sim Models 9
Transition Zone?
Sw log , %
0 20 40 60 80 100
600
reservoirs could be fairly thick.
550
depending on reservoir 500
characteristics.
400
200
deviate from irreducible saturation
150
down to 100% saturation. 100
50
Dry
x8960 Oil Limit
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
x8970
300 oil producers, screened to identify Well-5
Well-25
x Deepest
8980 perforations of dry oil producers, and
Well-32
Depth of Dry Oil Limit, ftss
x9030 Well-154
Well-15
x9040 DOL
x9050
Feb 10 Integration of RRTs in Sim Models 11
Alternative Definition of TZ
Sw log , %
500
250
50
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
RT6
RT7
RT0
RT1
RT2
RT3
RT4
RT5
RT8
RT9
0.40 No=2.6
Nw=1.7 0.40
0.30
n=0.9 Nw=1.9
0.20 Nw=2.0 n=2
0.20
0.10
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00 1.10
6.0
No or Nw Corey Exponent
5.0
No exp.
Nw exp.
4.0
RT1 No
3.0 1.5 RT9 No
RT1 Nw
2.0 RT9 Nw
1.0
0.0
x8500 Poorer
x8600 RTsx8800Increasing
x8700 x8900 x9000Depth
x9100 Porosity
No = (2.8 to 5.0)
No Increase Depth , ftss Decrease Constant
Nw = (1.3 to 2.6)
Nw
Feb 10 Increase Increase
Integration of RRTs in Sim ModelsConstant 17
Correlation of Sorw vs. Swi or Swc
Dolomites Rock Types
Correlation of Sorw vs. Swi
70 Sorw a * Swi b
60
50
Sorw , % PV
40
30
20
10
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Swi , %PV
Relative Permeability
for more water wet rock. 0.6
Krwmax f * Sorw g
0.4
Krw at Sor
0.2
Oil wet
From Dave Bowen of Core Lab Water wet
0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Feb 10 Integration of RRTs in Sim Models Water Saturation 20
Krwmax versus Sorw
0.60
Dolomites
that fits the 0.50
Limestones
general trend 0.40 Dol. Correl.
of the data. 0.30 Lim. Correl.
0.20
0.10
0.00
0.000 0.100 0.200 0.300 0.400 0.500 0.600
Feb 10 Integration of RRTs in Sim Models 22
Sorw , fraction of PV
Sw log , %
600
250
For instance, using a 5% Sw
200
increment with seven maximum
steps would produce up to 21 150
RRT. 50
Sorw a * Swi b
3. Use depth and rock type to determine Corey’s
exponents, Nw and No, using a table look up.
Sw Swc
Nw
Krw Krwmax *
1 Swc Sorw
1 Sw Sorw
No
Kro
1 Swc Sorw
1.0
140
0.9
0.8 120
Pc water/oil , psia
0.7
100
0.6 Krw
Kro, Krw
80
0.5 Kro
0.4 60 Pc
0.3
40
0.2
0.1 20
0.0 0
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Sw , %PV