Upscaling Results from Optimum Salinity Waterflooding at the Core Scale to a 3D Dynamic Grid

David ALAİGBA; D. O. ONAİWU; Olalekan OLAFUYİ; Ismaila MOHAMMED

doi:https://doi.org/10.47933/ijeir.1098565

Article Details

Upscaling Results from Optimum Salinity Waterflooding at the Core Scale to a 3D Dynamic Grid

Authors:

David ALAİGBA | D. O. ONAİWU | Olalekan OLAFUYİ | Ismaila MOHAMMED

Publisher:

Ahmet Ali SÜZEN

Main Topics:

Applied physics

Journal:

International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Research 2022 Vol.4 Issue 2, pp.114-125

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000460546

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

2687-2153

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47933/ijeir.1098565

Abstract:

 

In order to fully quantify the volumes in place, capture the dynamics of fluid flow, production forecast and consequently economic potentials of oil and gas reservoirs, 3-dimensional (3D) models filled with relevant rock, fluid parameters and well information are built. This work carried out Optimum Salinity core flooding (OPTSWF) with progressive dilution of the invading brine at the laboratory scale. Next, the relative permeability curves for oil and water for the initial and final salinity conditions were obtained using Corey’s estimation. These curves were then loaded into a 3D dynamic model and the model was run under different salinity conditions to quantify the incremental oil recovery from Optimum Salinity Waterflooding and to visualize the process in 2D. Interestingly, the impact of optimizing the salinity was visibly seen in the 3D grid results and helped to visually explain the observed additional recovery from the OPSWF experiment.

 

In order to fully quantify the volumes in place, capture the dynamics of fluid flow, production forecast and consequently economic potentials of oil and gas reservoirs, 3-dimensional (3D) models filled with relevant rock, fluid parameters and well information are built. This work carried out Optimum Salinity core flooding (OPTSWF) with progressive dilution of the invading brine at the laboratory scale. Next, the relative permeability curves for oil and water for the initial and final salinity conditions were obtained using Corey’s estimation. These curves were then loaded into a 3D dynamic model and the model was run under different salinity conditions to quantify the incremental oil recovery from Optimum Salinity Waterflooding and to visualize the process in 2D. Interestingly, the impact of optimizing the salinity was visibly seen in the 3D grid results and helped to visually explain the observed additional recovery from the OPSWF experiment.

Article Details

Upscaling Results from Optimum Salinity Waterflooding at the Core Scale to a 3D Dynamic Grid

Authors: David ALAİGBA | D. O. ONAİWU | Olalekan OLAFUYİ | Ismaila MOHAMMED

Publisher: Ahmet Ali SÜZEN

Main Topics: Applied physics

Journal: International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Research 2022 Vol.4 Issue 2, pp.114-125

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2022

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000460546

Frequency: Tri-annual

eISSN: 2687-2153

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47933/ijeir.1098565

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Authors:

David ALAİGBA | D. O. ONAİWU | Olalekan OLAFUYİ | Ismaila MOHAMMED

Publisher:

Ahmet Ali SÜZEN

Main Topics:

Applied physics

Journal:

International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Research 2022 Vol.4 Issue 2, pp.114-125

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000460546

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

2687-2153

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47933/ijeir.1098565