Reservoir characterization

Data-Analytics-Driven Sectorization Review Enables Efficient Reservoir Management

This paper discusses the approach used to sectorize a mature giant carbonate reservoir located onshore Abu Dhabi for the purposes of reservoir management, offtake, and injection balancing.

Reservoir A major faults.
Fig. 1—Reservoir A major faults.
Source: SPE 216359.

The complete paper discusses an approach used to sectorize a mature onshore Abu Dhabi giant carbonate reservoir for the purposes of reservoir management, offtake, and injection balancing. The reservoir is developed under a line-drive water-alternating-gas (WAG) scheme in combination with peripheral water injection. The development plan for the reservoir includes massive deployment of maximum reservoir contact (MRC) horizontal wells and a gas-based enhanced oil recovery scheme. A practical data-driven approach, based on one of the operator’s integrated reservoir management (IRM) workflows, was selected for the purpose of sectorization.

Field Development Background

Reservoir A is part of a giant oil field considered low permeability.

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