Neftyanaya Provintsiya
electronic peer-reviewed scholarly publication
Neftyanaya provintsiya No.3(31),2022

Optimization of reservoir pressure maintenance system based on monitoring of actual field data

A.S. Romanov, A.A. Baranova, A.T. Zhubanov, D.N. Glumov, A.S. Kuzovleva
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2022.3.129-139

Abstract


When limited slots within offshore platforms do not enable drilling of observation wells, seismic monitoring data combined with production logs, reservoir pressure measurements, production performance data for production and injection wells become an integral part of field development analysis. Seismic modeling data are used to construct acoustic signal amplitude maps which are compared with actual production data to allow for estimation of bypassed reserves and observation of the propagation of injection front. The above procedure can also help identify resolution of liberated gas in crude oil due to pressure increase or pressure drops caused by production wells when reservoir pressure maintenance system fails to yield the desired effect. Maintaining the productivity of production wells, already experiencing pressure decline, provides for drilling of injection wells within oil-bearing contour and improvement of the existing reservoir pressure maintenance system.

Key words:

offshore, seismic attribute, seismic survey, increase in acoustic impedance, decrease in acoustic impedance, gas/oil contact (GOC), oil/water contact (OWC), improvement of reservoir pressure maintenance system, production trends, reservoir pressure decline, wedge-shaped reservoir

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Authors

A.S. Romanov, PhD, Reservoir Engineering Expert, Tyumen Petroleum Research Center
79/1, Osipenko st., Tyumen, 625002, Russian Federation
E-mail: asromanov@tnnc.rosneft.ru

A.A. Baranova, Specialist, Tyumen Petroleum Research Center
79/1, Osipenko st., Tyumen, 625002, Russian Federation
E-mail: aabaranova2@tnnc.rosneft.ru

A.T. Zhubanov, Head of Department, Tyumen Petroleum Research Center
79/1, Osipenko st., Tyumen, 625002, Russian Federation
E-mail: ATZhubanov@tnnc.rosneft.ru

D.N. Glumov, Head of Department, Tyumen Petroleum Research Center
79/1, Osipenko st., Tyumen, 625002, Russian Federation
E-mail: DNGlumov@tnnc.rosneft.ru

A.S. Kuzovleva, Leading Specialist, Tyumen Petroleum Research Center
79/1, Osipenko st., Tyumen, 625002, Russian Federation
E-mail: askuzovleva2@tnnc.rosneft.ru

For citation:

A.S. Romanov, A.A. Baranova, A.T. Zhubanov, D.N. Glumov, A.S. Kuzovleva Optimizacija sistemy PPD na osnove monitoringa fakticheskih dannyh [Optimization of reservoir pressure maintenance system based on monitoring of actual field data]. Neftyanaya Provintsiya, No. 3(31), 2022. pp. 129-139. DOI https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2022.3.129-139. EDN GYZBZC (in Russian)

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