Waterflooding Management

Course Duration:

5 Working Days

Course Overview:

The program consists of the effect of pattern selection and orientation on flood performance prediction of waterflood performance using classical prediction methods. Employ softwares to define waterflood patterns using production and reservoir data

Course Objective:

Better understanding of waterflooding and distribution of immiscible fluids in a reservoir, The process of immiscible fluid displacement and Waterflood patterns. The effect of pattern selection and orientation on flood performance. Prediction of waterflood performance using classical prediction methods .Employ software to define waterflood patterns using production and reservoir data

Course Content:

1. Definitions and general waterflooding
2. Effect of drive mechanism on waterflooding
3. Capillary pressure and drainage process
4. Displacement process and linear fractional flow theory
5. Buckley-Leverett frontal advance model,  Welge prediction method
6. Analysis of waterflood pattern mobility ratio
7. Waterflood performance efficiencies
8. Waterflooding prediction methods: Stiles, Craig-Geffen-Morse…
9. OFM, Calculation of voidage replacement ratios and comparison by pattern
10. Creation of grid maps by well and pattern
11. Creation of waterflood control diagnostic and Hall plots
12. Simulation of waterflooding using small and large-scale models for calibration and practical guidelines for reservoir simulator
13. Waterflooding field example “Real Field “