Waterflood Surveillance and Control: Incorporating Hall Plot and Slope Analysis

by Dmitriy B. Silin, Michael J. Holtzman, Tadeusz W. Patzek, James L. Brink, Michael Minner
Year: 2005

Bibliography

​Silin, Dmitry Borisovich, Michael John Holtzman, Tadeusz Wiktor Patzek, James L. Brink, and Michael Minner. "SPE 95685: Waterflood Surveillance and Control: Incorporating Hall Plot and Slope Analysis." In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2005.

Abstract

Waterflood automation at a field scale is a complex coupled problem. In our analysis, data from injecting and producing wells, as well as satellite differential interferograms (InSAR) are used as the inputs. Some information processing is carried out on-line automatically, and other needs personnel expertise. Dynamic adaptive control is performed in the mixed openloop-feedback mode. Our surveillance-control system is being implemented in Sections 32 and 33 of the Lost Hills diatomite field, CA, USA.

Keywords

Slope Analysis Modified Hall Mean Reservoir Pressure Estimate Verification Numerical Test