Improved Recovery From the Seventy-Six West Field by Geologically Targeted Infill Drilling and Waterflood Optimization

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dc.contributor.advisorMiller, Mark A.
dc.contributor.advisorReis, John C.
dc.creatorSen, Naresh D.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-04T23:24:41Z
dc.date.available2020-05-04T23:24:41Z
dc.date.issued1993-05
dc.description.abstractThe Seventy-Six West field, Duval County, Texas, has produced 4.6 MMstb of oil from the Cole "B" and "C" sands of the Jackson Group of Eocene age. Due to the complex reservoir geometry, mobile oil has been trapped in the reservoir in compartments poorly contacted by the current well spacing or in zones poorly swept by waterflood. If operated in its current mode, the field is projected to produce an additional 347 Mstb, for a total of 4.9 MMstb. This represents approximately 20% of the OOIP, indicating that there is much potential for development This study evaluated the current status of the northeastern part of the field, and examined schemes for efficient recovery of the remaining oil by geologically targeted infill drilling and waterflood optimization. Waterflooding has the potential for improving recovery by repressurizing the reservoir. Infill drilling should provide access to inefficiently drained areas and possibly untapped compartments. Simulation results indicate that waterflooding can significantly improve oil recovery. Recovery can further be improved by combining infill drilling with a waterflood. The waterflood can be optimized by an appropriate injection scheme to reduce the amount of water injected without significantly reducing the amount of oil recovered.
dc.description.departmentPetroleum and Geosystems Engineering
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/81177
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/8190
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofUT Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.
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dc.subjectWaterflood
dc.subjectOOIP
dc.titleImproved Recovery From the Seventy-Six West Field by Geologically Targeted Infill Drilling and Waterflood Optimization
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.departmentPetroleum and Geosystems Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplinePetroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Austin
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMasters of Science in Engineering

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