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Well Performance
Inflow Performance
Relationships (IPR)
for Special Cases
Qt= Qo+Qw
If no rate test:
K ro
K rw
0.00708k h
J
ln 0.472re / rw S ' o B o W BW
Commingled production
PR2>PR1
When Pwf is > PR1 Liquid will flow into zone 1
No NET Production until Pwf is low enough so
that flow from the high press zone is more
than the rate into the low press zone
q 2 J 2 PR 2 P
*
wf
q1 J 1 Pwf* PR 1
q1 q 2
J 2 PR 2 P
*
wf
J P
1
*
wf
PR 1
Pwf* 1 J 2 / J 1 PR 1 PR 2 J 2 / J 1
P
*
wf
PR 1 PR 2 J 2 / J 1
1 J 2 / J1
No cross flow
If Pwf < Pr1, no cross flow between zones
> Pwf > Pr1, some of zone 2 rate will be injected into zone 1
Example 1
A vertical was drilled west of Abqaiq Field
crossing Arab-D Zone 1 (h=20 feet, K=20md)
and Arab-D zone 2 (h=150 feet, K=250md).
Test shows good communication between Zone
1 & 2.
Would Zone 1 contribute to the flow if Pwf at
sand face =2000 PSI?
Arab-D Pressure = 2750, BBP=1650, Rw=0.5ft,
Re=750m, Bo=1.3, Skin=+0.5, Viscosity=2 cp
0 .0 0 7 0 8 k o h
o B o ln 0 .4 7 2 re / rw
'
=0.000344 * K * h
J1=0.14 , J2=13.0
Q1= 105 Bll, Q2=9750
Example 2
Another vertical was drilled north of Abqaiq
Field crossing Arab-D Zone 1 (h=18 feet,
K=22md) and Arab-D zone 2 (h=160 feet,
K=350md). Test shows no communication
between Zone 1 & 2. PRz2=2750 psi,
PRz1=2350 psi
Is there any cross flow if Pwf at sand face
=2400 psi? or 2200 psi?
BPP=1650, Rw=0.5ft, Re=750m, Bo=1.3,
Skin=+0.5, Viscosity=2 cp
0 .0 0 7 0 8 k o h
o B o ln 0 .4 7 2 re / rw
'
=0.000344 * K * h
=2747 psi
J1=0.13
J2=19.0
STBD/PSI
STBD/PS
Example 2
=2747 psi
Ref (2011):
Example
A 5500 Horizontal well was drilled in Ghawar field with two distinct zones:
rw=0.5 ft, Re=500 m, Viscosity= 2cp, Bo=1.3, h=50 ft, Skin=0.0, BPP=1800 psi
Res P ~ 2800 psi
1- Neglecting the pressure drop in the wellbore, and assuming that you have
pressure connectivity between zones, can you estimate the expected rate if Pwf at
the heel is approximately going to be 2000 psi?
2- After drilling the well and conducting MTD test, you found that your assumption
of pressure connectivity is not correct where you measured Reservoir pressure and
found that Pr1= 2700 psi and Pr2= 2800 psi
Is there going to be cross flow between the two zones? If yes, how to complete the
well to prevent it? In this case, how much rate this well can deliver?
Example
You can use Joshi, Furui, Butler IPR model, or Darcy for simplicity
0 .0 0 7 0 8 k o h
o B o ln 0 .4 7 2 re / rw S '
Ji= 0.0186 * ki
J1=4.6, J2=1.86
2008
2022
Lets assume pressure drop due to friction in Z1=16 PSI, Z2=12 PSI
< 1.5%
Example
In case if not connected reservoirs?
Pr1=2700
Pr2=2800
Pwf*=2730 psi
In case of Pwf at heel = 2000 PSI, Pwf at mid Zone 1 = 2000 +16/2=2008 <
Pr1 & < Pwf* === There will be no cross flow
Example
Another Scenario Two Separate r where Pr1=2000 and
Pr1=2000, J1=4.6
Pr2=2600
Pr2=2600, J2=1.86
Pwf*=2172 psi, Q=790 Bll
In case of Pwf at heel = 1900 PSI, Pwf at mid Zone 1 = 1900 +16/2=1908 <
Pr1 & < Pwf* === There will be no cross flow
If
> Pwf > Pr1, some of zone 2 rate will be injected into zone 1
Ref (2011):
Choke Eq
q 22,800C ( D2 )2
- Same Reservoir
with connectivity
- Same Reservoir
with no
connectivity
- Different n
Reservoirs
- Same Reservoir
with connectivity
- Same Reservoir
with no
connectivity
- Different n
Reservoirs