西南石油大学学报(自然科学版) ›› 2016, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (5): 97-106.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.16745086.2014.10.15.01

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Non-steady Water-flooding Production Model of Areal Well Pattern Based on Flow Line Integral Method

PU Jun1,2,3, LIU Chuanxi1, SHANG Genhua1   

  1. 1. SINOPEC Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Haidian, Beijing 100083, China;
    2. Institute of Porous Flow and Fluid Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Langfang, Hebei 065007, China;
    3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijingshan, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2014-10-15 Online:2016-10-01 Published:2016-10-01

Abstract: The development of low-permeability reservoirs displays non-Darcy flow in the process of water-flooding, which makes the calculation methods based on Darcy's law not applicable. Based on the flow line integral method and considering the threshold pressure gradient,the production calculation formulas of the flow tube before and after water break- through were derived, then the calculation method of startup angle in the water-flooding development of areal well pattern was introduced, and finally the non-steady water-flooding production model of low-permeability reservoirs was established through numerical integration. This model could be used to predict the production of oil wells, and the reliability of the model was approved by comparison between calculation and realproduction. Applying the model to a certain block,we analyzed the effect of threshold pressure gradient,areal well pattern and production pressure drop in oil production. The results show that the threshold pressure gradient had great influence on the production of oil well,so it could not be ignored when predicting the development index;the production of five-spot well pattern was larger than others while its decrease was slow,so the five-spot well pattern is suggested in the oilfield; and the increase in production pressure drop could enhance the rate of production and shorten the development cycle of oilfields.

Key words: low-permeability reservoir, threshold pressure gradient, non-Darcy flow, flow line integral method, startup angle

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