Optimization model of material balance for reservoir energy survey analysis and control

Abstract

Introduction. When monitoring the development of hydrocarbon fields, the energy state of the reservoirs is monitored. An inaccurate understanding of the current distribution of reservoir pressure leads to the wrong strategy for the development of residual oil reserves. Isobar maps are constructed to assess reservoir pressure for productive formation. The simplest and most common method of map generation (by interpolating the values of the measurements) has a high sensitivity to the coverage of the well stock by well tests and does not take into account the dynamics and compensation of fluid withdrawals. To eliminate these shortcomings, it is proposed to use the method of multi-tank material balance. Objectives. The purpose of the work is to show the possibility of using the multi-tank material balance method (MMB) to reduce the risks related to low current reservoir pressure at the stage of well workover planning under conditions of limitations on the number and duration of well tests and taking into account the history of production / injection, as well as to predict the dynamics of reservoir pressure in the drainage area. Methods. In the MMB model, for each well, its own block (tank) is specified, for which the mathematical balance equation is drawn up, taking into account the crossflow between the blocks. The transmissibility values are obtained iteratively by numerically solving the problem of minimizing the loss function of the discrepancy between the calculated reservoir and bottom hole pressures and their actual values. Results. The paper provides examples of good convergence of the calculated pressures by the MMB method to the actual build-up test results at the wells of the Ural-Volga fields. The possibility of predictive calculations to optimize the reservoir pressure maintenance system is shown. The practical advantages of the method are: relative simplicity of model, automated adjustment of interblock transmissibility. Discussion. The field of application of the MMB method is determined by the tasks in which it is necessary to determine the reservoir pressure in conditions of a lack of fresh measurements. The MMB methodology is applicable to assess reservoir pressure in order to remove risks before well workovers, as well as to predict the optimization of the reservoir pressure maintenance system.