Neftyanaya Provintsiya
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Neftyanaya provintsiya No. 2(46), 2026

Hydrodynamic modeling approaches and well placement planning

I.V. Davletshina, I.G. Fattakhov, R.R. Davletshin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2026.2.97-113

Abstract


The issue of real, full-scale modeling of oil fields with carbonate deposits still persist in the current stage of reservoir simulation development. This relates to the complexity of replicating a dual porosity and permeability system associated with the heterogenous distribution of fracturing in both the vertical and horizontal directions. Significant calculation capacity does not allow for the full consideration of complex fracture geometry within comprehensive geological and simulation models.
Nowadays, fracturing studies employ various investigative methods, such as tensor analysis, oriented core studies, 3D seismic analysis with vertical seismic profile, as well as tracer techniques. However, the key issue of the absence of reliable tools for the quantitative evaluation of the contribution of vertical and horizontal fracturing to overall system permeability remains. This significantly increases the difficulty of accurately distributing reservoir properties between the fractures and the rock matrix. In this paper, the authors developed a test simulation model based on the available geophysical data, which approximates the authors’ perception of the geological structure of the carbonate deposits.

Key words:

fracturing, carbonate deposits, dual permeability model, deposit, rock matrix reservoir properties, the Bashkirian and the Serpukhovian stages, oil recovery rate, water cut

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Authors

I.V. Davletshina, Head of Department, TatNIPIneft Institute – PJSC Tatneft
41 Izaila Zaripova Pr., Almetyevsk, 423455, Russian Federation
E-mail: niv1991@mail.ru

I.G. Fattakhov, Dr.Sc., Director for EOR, Wave Stimulation and Biotechnologies, TatNIPIneft Institute – PJSC Tatneft
216 Sovetskaya St., Almetyevsk, 423462, Russian Federation
E-mail: Fattakhovig@tatneft.ru

R.R. Davletshin, Deputy Head of Department, TatNIPIneft Institute – PJSC Tatneft
41 Izaila Zaripova Pr., Almetyevsk, 423455, Russian Federation
E-mail: DavletshinRR@tatneft.ru

For citation:

I.V. Davletshina, I.G. Fattakhov, R.R. Davletshin Podkhody gidrodinamicheskogo modelirovaniya i planirovaniya razmeshcheniya proyektnykh skvazhin [Hydrodynamic modeling approaches and well placement planning]. Neftyanaya Provintsiya, No. 2(46), 2026. pp. 97-113. DOI https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2026.2.97-113. EDN BSHRYT (in Russian)

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