Results
Title

A new method for evaluating the injection effect of chemical flooding.

Authors

Hou, Jian; Zhang, Yan-Hui; Lu, Nu; Yao, Chuan-Jin; Lei, Guang-Lun

Abstract

Hall plot analysis, as a widespread injection evaluation method, however, often fails to achieve the desired result because of the inconspicuous change of the curve shape. Based on the cumulative injection volume, injection rate, and the injection pressure, this paper establishes a new method using the ratio of the pressure to the injection rate (RPI) and the rate of change of the RPI to evaluate the injection efficiency of chemical flooding. The relationship between the RPI and the apparent resistance factor (apparent residual resistance factor) is obtained, similarly to the relationship between the rate of change of the RPI and the resistance factor. In order to estimate a thief zone in a reservoir, the influence of chemical crossflow on the rate of change of the RPI is analyzed. The new method has been applied successfully in the western part of the Gudong 7th reservoir. Compared with the Hall plot analysis, it is more accurate in real-time injection data interpretation and crossflow estimation. Specially, the rate of change of the RPI could be particularly suitably applied for new wells or converted wells lacking early water flooding history.

Subjects

CHEMICAL flooding (Petroleum engineering); INJECTION wells; PETROLEUM reservoirs; CROSS-flow (Aerodynamics); PETROLEUM chemistry

Publication

Petroleum Science (Springer Nature), 2016, Vol 13, Issue 3, p496

ISSN

1672-5107

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1007/s12182-016-0091-8