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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2004
Shan H. Yang, Houston, TX (US);
John W. Miertschin, Houston, TX (US);
Ryan A. Kudva, Pearland, TX (US);
Sepehr Arbabi, Missouri City, TX (US);
Shan H. Yang, Houston, TX (US);
John W. Miertschin, Houston, TX (US);
Ryan A. Kudva, Pearland, TX (US);
Sepehr Arbabi, Missouri City, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for predicting the performance of large-scale hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir floods. One embodiment of the invention includes a method for predicting performance of a patterned flooding process in a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation, said formation being penetrated by a plurality of injector wells and producer wells, comprising the steps of: determining flow-based pairs of injector to producer wells [FIG., item] (first well pairs) using a geological model [item; developing a connective pore volume distribution curve for each first well pair item []; selecting at least two first well pairs (selected well pairs) that reflect narrow and wide connective pore volume distributions that correspond to high and lower oil recovery levels; developing a 3-D simulation model for each selected well pair, performing a reservoir simulation for each selected well pair for the corresponding flooding process; and generating prototype performance curves for each selected well pair. An alternate embodiment of the invention includes a method for predicting the performance of large-scale hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir floods where injection well location, production well location, a process parameter, or a well processing rate is modified.