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Volume 31, Issue 9
  • ISSN: 0263-5046
  • E-ISSN: 1365-2397

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to illustrate the value of rapid engineering analysis as a first step to delineate optimum reservoir management strategies in complex oil fields. Probabilistic material balance, fractional flow calculations, decline curve analysis, and cross-sectional reservoir simulation models are examples of fundamental engineering tools that can be used to quickly optimize a reservoir management strategy in a fraction of the time required for a full-cycle reservoir simulation study. This rapid approach is ideally suited to support fast-pace operational decision making. The proposed methodology is demonstrated with a complex naturally fractured field in Southern Mexico with more than 40 years of production history. The work presented here was used to redefine the short, medium and long-term reservoir management strategies of the field. The details of a recommended new generation water injection programme are also provided.

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2013-09-01
2024-03-29
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