TM Houston SPE
TM Houston SPE
TM Houston SPE
Taufan Marhaendrajana
Ph.D. Candidate
Texas A&M University
Validation
Homogeneous reservoir case
Heterogeneous reservoir case
Field Cases (Arun Gas Field, Indonesia)
Outline
Introduction
Objectives
Physical Model and Analytical Solution
Decline Type Curve Analysis
Field Application (Arun Field, Indonesia)
Conclusions
Recommendations for Extensions of This Work
Introduction
Current Multiwell
Production
Modeling ofData Models
Analysis?
Individual
Well
Performance?
Single
Valko Well
et
Rodriguez Model
al and
(1998)
Cinco-Ley (1993)
(Well-by-well
Camacho et alanalysis)
– Pseudosteady-state
(1996) only
Is a single
– Does well model
not provide
Constant pressure satis-
a only
mechanism
factory?
– for analyzing production
Pseudosteady-state only data
– Does not provide a mechanism
for analyzing production data
Bounded Reservoir
with Multiple Wells
Objectives
(0,0,0) xe
ye
ze
Assumptions:
Homogeneous, Closed Reservoir
Slightly Compressible Fluid
Fully Penetrating Wells
Well Pressure Solution (Convolution Form)
t DA
n well dp D,cr (t DA – )
i=1
q D,i()
d
d + q D,k(t DA) s k
k,i
0
i = well counter
k = well index (well location where pressure is evaluated)
Numerical Simulation Model (Base Case)
16000
[3,1] [3,2] [3,3]
Initial Pressure : 5,000 psi
14000 Permeability ::5 5 md
12000
Porosity : 0.2
Y-Direction, ft
12000
14000
16000
2000
4000
6000
8000
0
0 0 0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 0 200 400 600 800 1000 0 200 400 600 800 1000
5000 5000 5000
4000
Well [2,1] 4000
Well [2,2] 4000
Well [2,3]
3000 3000 3000
0 0 0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 0 200 400 600 800 1000 0 200 400 600 800 1000
5000 5000 5000
4000
Well [3,1] 4000
Well [3,2] 4000
Well [3,3]
3000 3000 3000
0 0 0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 0 200 400 600 800 1000 0 200 400 600 800 1000
Time, Days
4 4
10 10 4
10
4 4 4
10 10 10
Time, Days
Analytical Solution Matches
Numerical Solution
Initial pwf
Variable pwf
Oil Rate, STB/D
Final pwf
Well [1,2]
Time, Days
Decline Type Curve Analysis
Formulation for Multiwell Decline Type
Curve Analysis
Fetkovich/McCray Decline Type Curve
Decline Type Curve Analysis Procedure
Application to Simulated Performance Data
Formulation for Multiwell Analysis
using Decline Type Curves
q k (t) 1
=
(p i – p wf ) t n well
1 1
Nc t q k (t) 0
i=1
q i(t)dt + c(t)
Production Data
(Pressure & Rate) c(t) c(t)
includes:
becomes
Total Material
-Transient
constant flow
at long
Balance Time
-Reservoirtimes
shape
-Well location
Np,field
vs ttot = q
well
Original-Oil-in-Place
Type Curve Construction
(Multiwell System)
141.2B q
q Dde = p ln (r eD/ D ) – 0.5
kh
k t tot 2
t Dde,bar = 0.00633
c tA
ln (r eD/ D ) – 0.5
10
qDde, q)Ddei , qDdeid
12 7 4
7 4
12
28 18
80 48
Ddei, qDdeid
800 160
0
10 1x104
qDdei
, qFunctions,
80 48 28 18 12 7 4
160
800
Rate
-1
10
(qDde
Dimensionless
r eD/ D =1x10 4
qDdeid qDde
-2
10
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
10 10 10 10 10 10
Dimensionless Time, tDde
Dimensionless Total Material Balance Time, tDde,bar
Decline Type Curve Analysis Procedure
Log-log Plot
Model Data
(Dimensionless qwell/pwell
Variables) tbar,tot=Np,field/qwell
Match
Original Oil/Gas-In-Place (N or G)
Flow Capacity (kh)
All Curves Overlay Each Other
(Homogeneous Reservoir Example)
1
id STB/D/psi
10
p)id,, STB/D/psi
(q/ p)i
0
(q/p)id is affected by (q/ p)
10
severe rate changes
(unlikely in practice)
p)
(q/ p)id
i, (q/
i (q/
(q/,p)
-1
10
p,p)
Legend:
q/p, q/(q/
1
10
Dimensionless Rate Functions, qDde, qDdei , qDdeid
12 7 4
7 4
Total material balance
12 functions align with
(qDde, qDdei, qDdeid)
28 18
80 48 correct solution
0
800 160
10 1x104
80 48 28 18 12 7 4
160
800
-1
10
D =1x10 4
eD//
rreD
-2
10
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
10 10 10 10 10 10
Dimensionless Total Material Balance Time, tDde
Dimensionless Material
Dimensionless Material Balance
Balance Time,
Time, ttDd,bar
Dd,bar
or
Dimensionless
DimensionlessTotal
TotalMaterial
MaterialBalance
BalanceTime,
Time,ttDde,bar
Dde,bar
Locally Homogeneous Reservoir Example
16000 Issues:
14000
Can we analyze
[ 20 mD ]
12000 multiwell
Y-Direction, ft
10000 performance?
8000 Accuracy of results?
6000
[ 15 mD ] In-place volume
kh-product
4000
Uniqueness of the
2000
[ 25 mD ] [ 5 mD ] [ 10 mD ] analysis?
0
10000
12000
14000
16000
2000
4000
6000
8000
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
X-Direction, ft Permeability, mD
5000 5000 5000
Bottom Hole Flowing Pressure, psi 4000 Well [1,1] 4000 Well [1,2] 4000 Well [1,3]
3000 3000 3000
0 0 0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
0 0 0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
0 0 0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
Time, Days
5 5 5
10 10 10
4
Well [1,1] 4
Well [1,2] 4
Well [1,3]
10 10 10
3 3 3
10 10 10
2 2 2
10 10 10
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
Oil Rate, STB/D
5 5 5
10 10 10
4
Well [2,1] 4
Well [2,2] 4
Well [2,3]
10 10 10
3 3 3
10 10 10
2 2 2
10 10 10
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
5 5 5
10 10 10
3 3 3
10 10 10
2 2 2
10 10 10
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
Time, Days
All Curves Converge to A Single
Material Balance Trend
2
10
Decreasing Permeability
Material Balance
Trend
p, p,STB/D/psi
STB/D/psi
1
10
0
q/q/
10
Legend:
Well [1,1]; Well [2,1]; Well [3,1]
Well [1,2]; Well [2,2]; Well [3,2]
Well [1,3]; Well [2,3]; Well [3,3]
-1
10
0 1 2 3 4 5
10 10 10 10 10 10
Total Material Balance Time, tbar,e, Days
tbar,tot = Np,field/qwell, Days
Locally Homogeneous Reservoir Example
1
10
Dimensionless Rate Functions, qDde, qDdei , qDdeid
Dimensionless Rate Functions
12 7 4
7 4 Well [1,1]; Well [2,1]; Well [3,1]
12 Well [1,2]; Well [2,2]; Well [3,2]
28 18 Well [1,3]; Well [2,3]; Well [3,3]
80 48
(qDde, qDdei, qDdeid)
800 160
0
10 1x104
80 48 28 18 12 7 4
160
800
-1
10
rreD DD =1x10 4
eD//
-2
10
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
10 10 10 10 10 10
Dimensionless Time, tDde
Dimensionless Total Material Balance Time, tDde,bar
16000 Well k, calc. k, input
14000
[3,1] [3,2] [3,3]
(md) (md)
12000
[ 20 mD ] [1,1] 22.7 25
Y-Direction, ft
10000
[2,3]
[1,2] 5.15 5.0
[2,1] [2,2]
8000 [1,3] 10.1 10
[ 15 mD ]
6000 [2,1] 5.15 5.0
4000 [1,1] [1,2] [1,3] [2,2] 9.77 10
2000 [2,3] 13.8 15
[ 25 mD ] [ 5 mD ] [ 10 mD ]
0 [3,1] 9.94 10
10000
12000
14000
16000
2000
4000
6000
8000
0
[3,2] 14.2 15
X-Direction, ft [3,3] 18.9
18.9 20
300000 6000
Wellhead
Wellhead Pressure
Pressure
Wellhead
Stream) Rate,Rate,
250000 4000
Wellhead Pressure,
200000 2000
Stream)
Pressure,
150000 0
Gas
Gas Rate
Rate
Well Well
100000 -2000
Gas (Total
psi
Gas (Total
psi
50000 -4000
0 -6000
1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Time, Days
Time, Days
1
10
qDde, qDdei , qDdeid
Dimensionless Rate Functions
80 48 28 18 12 7 4
160
800
(qDdeRate
-1
10
Transition
Dimensionless
4
eD// D =1x10
r reD
Boundary
Transient Flow Dominated
Flow
-2
10
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
10 10 10 10 10 10
Dimensionless Time, tDde
Dimensionless Total Material Balance Time, tDde,bar
Well Performance Data: Arun Well A-016
Mscf/D Mscf/D
300000 6000
Wellhead
Wellhead Pressure
Pressure
Wellhead
Stream) Rate,Rate,
250000 4000
Wellhead Pressure,
200000 2000
Stream)
Pressure,
150000 0
Gas
Gas Rate
Rate
Well Well
100000 -2000
Gas (Total
psi
Gas (Total
psi
50000 -4000
0 -6000
1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Time, Days
Time, Days
1
10
qDde, qDdei , qDdeid
Dimensionless Rate Functions
80 48 28 18 12 7 4
160
800
(qDdeRate
-1
10
Transition
Dimensionless
4
eD// D =1x10
rreD Boundary
Transient Flow Dominated
Flow
-2
10
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
10 10 10 10 10 10
Dimensionless Time, tDde
Dimensionless Total Material Balance Time, tDde,bar
Results of Multiwell Analysis at Arun Field
Material BalanceTrend
for Arun Gas Field
2
10 (OGIP=19.8 TCF)
q/ p, STB/D/psi
1
10
Well Rate/Pressure-Drop
7
Dimensionless Rate Functions,qDde, qDdei, qDdeid
18
48
(qDde, qDdei, qDdeid)
4160
0 1x10
10
48 18 7
160
4
r eD/ DD) = 1x10
reD/sqrt(
-1
10
C-I-02 (A-036) C-II-09 (A-021) C-III-04 (A-016)
C-I-08 (A-027) C-II-16 (A-029) C-III-06 (A-017)
C-I-09 (A-044) C-III-02 (A-015) C-III-09 (A-028)
C-II-01 (A-037) C-III-03 (A-034) C-III-05 (A-035)
C-II-04 (A-024)
-2
10
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
10 10 10 10 10 10
Dimensionless Total Material Balance Time,tDde
Dimensionless Total Material Balance Time, tDde,bar
Conclusions
Taufan Marhaendrajana
Ph.D. Candidate
Texas A&M University
16000 Issues:
14000 Effect of a randomly
12000 heterogeneous
medium?
Y-Direction, ft
10000
Accuracy of results?
8000
In-place volume
6000
kh-product
4000 Uniqueness/meaning
2000 of the analysis?
0
10000
12000
14000
16000
2000
4000
6000
8000
0
0 2 4 6 8 10
X-Direction, ft Permeability, mD
5000 5000 5000
Bottom Hole Flowing Pressure, psi 4000 Well [1,1] 4000 Well [1,2] 4000 Well [1,3]
3000 3000 3000
0 0 0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
0 0 0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
0 0 0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
Time, Days
4 4 4
10 10 10
3 2 3
10 10 10
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
Oil Rate, STB/D
4 4 4
10 10 10
3 2 2
10 10 10
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
4 4 4
10 10 10
2 2 3
10 10 10
0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 500 1000 1500 2000
Time, Days
All Curves Converge to a Single
Material Balance Trend
1
10
(q/ p)id, STB/D/psi
Material Balance
Trend
p)i,STB/D/psi
0
10
Decreasing Permeability
(q/p,
-1
10 Legend:
q/ p, q/
1
10
Dimensionless Rate Functions, qDde, qDdei , qDdeid
Dimensionless Rate Functions
12 7 4
Well [1,1]; Well [2,1]; Well [3,1]
7 4
12 Well [1,2]; Well [2,2]; Well [3,2]
28 18 Well [1,3]; Well [2,3]; Well [3,3]
80 48
(qDde, qDdei, qDdeid)
800 160
0
10 1x104
80 48 28 18 12 7 4
160
800
-1
10
eD//
rreD D =1x10 4
-2
10
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
10 10 10 10 10 10
Dimensionless Time, tDde
Dimensionless Total Material Balance Time, tDde
Calculated Results
(Randomly Heterogeneous Reservoir)
Well k OOIP
(md) (MMSTB)
[1,1] 4.04 4,278
[1,2] 3.27 4,278
[1,3] 4.44 4,278
[2,1] 4.30 4,278
[2,2] 2.52 4,278
[2,3] 3.38 4,278
[3,1] 3.93 4,278
[3,2] 3.99 4,278
[3,3] 3.64 4,278
Observations:
Individual well performance
16000 appears to be "homogeneous"
14000 Computed in-place volume is
3.73 essentially exact
12000
Computes permeability
Y-Direction, ft
6000
4.10
4000 Results:
2000 Well k, calc. k, input
0 (md) (md)
10000
12000
14000
16000
2000
4000
6000
8000
0
+ xwD + 2nxeD)2 + (y D –
(xD – + y wD
wD + 2my eD
eD)
22
b
a
d
cmn =
4tDA
Characteristics:
Exact
Very fast (2-3 seconds/100 points)
Well Pressure Solution
n – 1 Nwell
+ (q
m=2 i=1
Di,m – qDi,m – 1) [pD,cr (tDA,n – tDA,m – 1)] ki
Nwell
– q
i=1
Di,n – 1 [pD,cr (tDA,n – tDA,n – 1)] ki
Nwell
+ q
i=1
Di,n [pD,cr (tDA,n – tDA,n – 1)] ki + qDk(tDA,n) sk