Practical reservoir engineering techniques have been adequately described in various publications and textbooks, and virtually all useful techniques are suit able for implementation on a digital computer. Computer programs have been written for many of these techniques, but the source programs are usually not available in published form. The purpose of this book is to provide a central source of FORTRAN-coded algorithms for a wide range of conventional reservoir engineering techniques. The book may be used as a supplementary text for courses in practical reservoir engineering. However, the book is primarily intended for practicing reservoir engineers in the hope that the collection of programs provided will greatly facil itate their work. In addition, the book should be also helpful for non-petroleum engineers who are involved in applying the results of reservoir engineering analysis. Sufficient information is provided about each of the techniques to allow the book to be used as a handy reference. ix INTRODUCTION This book provides many of the useful practical reservoir engineering (conven tional) techniques used today in the form of FORTRAN codes. The primaI:y objectives have been to provide the simplest possible method for obtaining reli able answers to practical problems. Unfortunately, these codes can usually be applied by simply following a cookbook approach. However, if at all possible, the solutions obtained should be verified and cross-checked by some other means and, most important, should be checked for reasonability.
Author(s): Mihir K. Sinha Ph.D., Larry R. Padgett Ph.D. (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 1985
Language: English
Pages: 223
Tags: Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture); Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Physical Properties of Reservoir Hydrocarbon Fluids....Pages 3-11
Relationship Between Relative Permeability Ratio ( k g / k o ) And Total Liquid Saturation (S l ) For A Reservoir....Pages 13-18
Conventional Well Log Analysis....Pages 19-29
Oil in Place and Recoverable Reserve by the Volumetric Method....Pages 31-40
Estimation of Initial Oil in Place by the Material Balance Method for A Solution Gas Drive Reservoir....Pages 41-46
Determination of Original Oil in Place by the Material Balance Method for A Reservoir with Initial Gas Cap and No Water Influx....Pages 47-53
Determination of Oil in Place by the Material Balance Method for Reservoirs with Partial Water Drive (No Gas Cap)....Pages 55-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Performance Prediction by Production Decline Analysis....Pages 71-80
Prediction of Performance and Ultimate Oil Recovery of a Combination Solution Gas/Gas-Cap Drive Reservoir....Pages 81-96
Prediction of Performance of A Reservoir with Partial Edge-Water Drive....Pages 97-111
Dispersed Gas Injection Performance....Pages 113-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
In Situ Combustion Performance Using the Oil-Displaced/Volume-Burned Method....Pages 127-133
In Situ Combustion Performance Using Empirical Correlations....Pages 135-140
Carbon Dioxide Flood Performance....Pages 141-146
Polymer Flood Performance....Pages 147-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Physical Properties of Natural Gas....Pages 155-161
Determination of Gas in Place by the Material Balance Method for A Water Drive Reservoir....Pages 163-173
Determination of Original Gas in Place for An Abnormally Pressured Reservoir....Pages 175-182
Static/Flowing Bottomhole Pressure for A Gas Well....Pages 183-190
Stabilized Absolute Open Flow Potential of A Gas Well....Pages 191-200
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Conversion of Point-After-Point Gas Well Test Results To Equivalent Isochronal Test Results....Pages 201-208
Gas Well Deliverability....Pages 209-219
Back Matter....Pages 221-224
