Journal of Southwest Petroleum University(Science & Technology Edition) ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 103-110.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2021.06.15.01

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A Study on the Threshold of Infiltration Adjustment of Tight Sandstone Gas Reservoir in the Middle and Late Stages of Development

LIU Yan1, LIU Lu2   

  1. 1. Southwest Oil & Gas Company, SINOPEC, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China;
    2. Exploration & Production Research Institute, Southwest Oil & Gas Company, SINOPEC, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
  • Received:2021-06-15 Online:2023-08-10 Published:2023-07-18

Abstract: Infiltration adjustment is one of the main methods to improve recovery in the middle and late stages of gas reservoir development, but the adjustment effect is not ideal at present due to the inadequate understanding of threshold of adjustment implementation. Taking the typical tight sandstone gas reservoir of Xinchang JS2 as an example, we study the economic and technical threshold for infiltration adjustment of different reserve areas through economic evaluation, dynamic analysis and numerical simulation, and put forward specific technical suggestions. In type I reserve area adjustments should be made to both vertical and horizontal wells when the formation pressure is greater than 59% of the original formation pressure; when the reserve abundance is greater than 4.96×108 m3/km2, adjustments should be made to horizontal wells; when the formation pressure is at 47%~59%, adjustments should be made to vertical wells only. In type II reserve area, when the formation pressure is greater than 67% and reserve abundance is greater than 2.03×108 m3/km2, adjustments can be made to both vertical and horizontal wells; when reserve abundance is less than 2.20×108 m3/km2, adjustments should be made to vertical wells, and when reserve abundance is greater than 2.34×108 m3/km2, adjustments should be made to horizontal wells; when the formation pressure is at 51%~67%, adjustments should be made to vertical wells only. In type III reserves area, adjustments can be made only to horizontal wells when the formation pressure is greater than 88%of the original formation pressure and reserve abundance is greater than 1.30×108 m3/km2. Ti is estimated that recoverable reserves can increase by 4.02×108 m3 and recovery by 0.67% through infiltration adjustment.

Key words: tight sandstone gas reservoir, infiltration adjustment, numerical simulation, formation pressure, reserve abundance

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