Proposing New Wells:

Saturation Vs HIIP Map

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Outline
• Introduction

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• Present Approach

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• Limitations associated with present approach

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• Proposed Supplementary Approach

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• Workflow

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• Case Study
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Introduction
• It is a very common approach in reservoir studies to use the average

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saturation map at the end of history to propose locations for new

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wells to be drilled

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• The objective of this presentation is to highlight the limitations

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associated with this approach and provide an alternative or

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secondary map that should be considered in the process of proposing
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Objective of Proposing new wells
• In field development it is sometimes necessary to use new wells to
maximize the ultimate recovery from a reservoir

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• The reservoir studies team therefore have to select the best locations

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to put these wells before running predictions

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Present approach and limitations
• The present methodology been applied uses the average water
saturation/Oil Saturation map to come up with the best location to
propose new wells

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• This has a limitation because we are therefore assuming that the

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reservoir is homogeneous and other parameters that contribute to

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reservoir volumes are constant;

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Limitations (Thickness Variation)
• Varying reservoir thickness is not captured in the process of generating
arithmetic saturation averages.

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• A lower saturation interval can in reality have more hydrocarbon

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Increasing water saturation

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Limitations (Effective Porosity Variation)
• A larger porosity value indicates a higher
storage capacity

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• Amount of hydrocarbon on a given cell or

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portion of the reservoir is a function of porosity

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and Hydrocarbon saturation (PHIE*(1-Sw))

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Proposed Supplementary approach
• Average STOIIP map can be used to guide the process of well proposal
• Average STOIIP map puts into consideration other parameters such as

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thickness, porosity and NTG

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• The approach to achieving this involves

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Use Converted

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Convert (Sw/Soi/Sg)
saturation property Generate Net Map
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at time t to
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to generate STOIIP of STOIIP Property
Property
Property
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Workflow Case Study
Convert Water Saturation (SWAT)Result @Time(x) to Grid
Property
1. Right Click on The SWAT
property

2. Convert Simulation result

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3. Select time of Interest

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Select Time

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4. Click Apply/ok to create

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property

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 Compute Volumes Using generated SWAT Property
A. Converted property
is now in 3D grid
under Model
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calculation settings

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(1a) under utilities

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(1B) in the

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processes pane (1c)

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Compute Volumes Using generated SWAT Property

1. Under the volume

computation select

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the converted Sw

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property as the

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property for volume

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calculation

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2. Under the output

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tab in settings (2a)

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make property

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3. Run then Apply/Ok
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Compute Volumes Using generated SWAT Property

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1. Right click on the
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in model tab and

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select settings

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2. Select Make net map

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under the make map

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from property (2a)

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under the operations

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tab (2b)
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3. Run to generate map
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4. Apply/ok to finish
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 SW map vs STOIIP Map

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