Multivariate modeling of injection well perforation systems

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The Upper Visean-Bashkirian oil and gas complex makes a significant contribution to the volume of oil production in the Perm Krai. The development objects of the oil and gas complex are characterized by a complex geological structure with high heterogeneity of the formations. At most of the production objects, a decrease in reservoir pressure was noted in the zones of selection of production wells, which was due to the insufficient influence of the applied flooding systems to maintain it. One of the factors that has a negative impact on the efficiency of the flooding system is the uneven influence of injection wells on production wells in the conditions of development of a highly dissected formation. When developing production objects with a large operating stock of production and injection wells, the task is to find the most optimal scheme of the injection wells influence on production wells. High variability of possible combinations of perforation intervals due to significant dissection and inconsistency of the reservoir layers distribution over the area significantly complicates the solution of this problem. The authors propose an approach to optimization of the reservoir pressure maintenance system based on multivariate calculations using a permanent geological and hydrodynamic model. The essence of the approach lies in comparing multiple scenarios for redistributing the injected agent across the section by enumerating options with different perforation intervals in the injection wells. The recommended option is selected based on a combination of two factors: maximizing oil production and restoring or stabilizing reservoir pressure in the deposit. Using the proposed approach, complex geological and technical measures were formed in the injection wells. They included isolation of injection intervals that may potentially experience a water breakthrough, or intervals that did not affect production wells, as well as completion of unperforated reservoir intervals. The use of the proposed approach improves the efficiency of the current reservoir pressure maintenance system by increasing reservoir pressure, involving new intervals in the process of displacing injected water, and reducing the risk of a water breakthrough.

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waterflooding systemreservoir pressure maintenanceoptimization of the reservoir pressure maintenance systemhigh heterogeneityuneven impact of injectionincreasing development efficiencyinjection redistributionalignment of the injectivity profilemultivariate hydrodynamic modelinggeological and technical measuresimpact of injection wellsdisplacement processflooding sourcebreakthrough of the injected agenthydrodynamic connection

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Published
1 April 2025
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1 April 2025
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Vol. 25, No. 2 (2025)
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