Enhanced Oil Recovery

Areal and Vertical

Sweep Efficiencies
ZAINAB CHADBAN MUKTAD HUSSAIN SHAMKHI HASHIM
HOWRAA MUZHER MAZLUM MAYTHAM NADHIM YOUNUS
Areal Sweep Efficiency
The Areal Sweep Efficiency EA , is defined as the fraction of the total flood pattern that is contacted by the displacing
fluid.

It depends on the following factors :

Mobility
Ratio

Directional Flood
Permeability Pattern
Areal
Sweep
Efficiency

Pressure Cum. Water

Distribution injected
Areal Sweep Efficiency

Before At After
breakthrough breakthrough breakthrough
Areal Sweep Efficiency

Before water breakthrough :

Where :
Areal Sweep Efficiency

During water breakthrough :

Where :
Areal Sweep Efficiency

After water breakthrough :

Where :
Areal Sweep Efficiency
Example : An oil reservoir under consideration for waterflooding, the water saturation and the corresponding
relative permeability data are listed below :

Sw 0.100 0.300 0.400 0.500

Kro 1 0.373 0.210 0.100
Krw 0 0.070 0.169 0.300

Given that :
Water viscosity, cp = 0.5
Oil viscosity, cp = 1

Calculate the Areal sweep efficiency during breakthrough.

Areal Sweep Efficiency
Solution :

Calculate the Average water saturation at breakthrough :

:
Areal Sweep Efficiency
Solution :
Vertical Sweep Efficiency
The Vertical Sweep Efficiency EV , is defined as the fraction of the vertical section of the pay zone that is swept by the
injected fluid.

It depends on the following factors :

Mobility
Ratio

Vertical
Sweep
Efficiency

Vertical
Volume
Permeabilit
injected
y variation
Vertical Sweep Efficiency
The Vertical Sweep Efficiency EV , is calculated with two methods :

Stiles’ Method Dykstra-Parson Coefficient

 Vertical Sweep Efficiency
Example : The Dykstra-Panson permeability approach is used to describe a reservoir by the following system :

Layer K, md H, ft
1 120 15
2 90 15
3 70 10
4 55 10
5 30 10

The reservoir is under consideration for further development by water injection, calculate the vertical sweep
efficiency when breakthrough occurs at
A- the first layer, i=1. B- the second layer, i=2.
if the total thickness is 60 ft.
Vertical Sweep Efficiency
Solution :

A- Calculate Ev by applying the equation, n=5, i=1 , j= i+1=2 :

Vertical Sweep Efficiency
Solution :

B- Calculate Ev by applying the equation, n=5, i=2 , j= i+1=3 :