Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5484326 | Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The results for the performance of the different horizontal well geometries in terms of cumulative oil recovery and Water-Oil-Ratio; over a fixed liquid production time were compared. From the results obtained, it was observed that the short radius well with 30° angle of inclination and ratio of vertical displacement of the inclined section to reservoir height of 0.07 resulted in the highest oil recovery of 38.73%. Using the presented procedure, 5.60% increment in oil was recovered with 11.40% reduction in cumulative produced water were observed between the best and worst cases from the same reservoir. At higher withdrawal rates and pressure drop, long radii wells are recommended due to cresting delay ability while improving oil recovery.
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Authors
Hector Ngozi Akangbou, Martin Burby, Ghasem Nasr,