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Estimated Ultimate Recovery


Natural Depletion


(1) EUR = \frac{Q_o}{V_o} = \frac{ (p_i - p_{wf \, min}) \, c_t}{(1-s_{wi})\, B_o} = \frac{ (p_i - p_{wf \, min}) }{(1-s_{wi})\, B_o} \, \big( c_r + s_{wi} c_w + (1-s_{wi})c_o \big)

The definition of total compressibility

(2) c_t = \frac{1}{V_{\phi}} \frac{\partial V_{phi}}{\partial p} = c_r + s_{wi} c_w + (1-s_{wi})c_o \big

and can be split into rock, water, oil components:

(3) c_t = c_r + s_{wi} c_w + (1-s_{wi})c_o \big

For low compressible oil compressibility can be assumed constant c_t = \rm const and the volume reduction can be related to pressure decline as:

(4) \frac{\delta V_\phi}{V_\phi} = c_t \, \delta p = c_t \, (p_i - p_{wf \, min})
(5) \delta V_\phi = Q_o \, B_o

and

(6) V_o = s_o \, V_\phi = (1-s_{wi}) \, V_\phi

hence

(7) \frac{Q_o \, B_o \, (1-s_{wi})}{V_o} = c_t \, (p_i - p_{wf \, min})

and

(8) EUR = \frac{Q_o}{V_o} = \frac{ (p_i - p_{wf \, min}) \, c_t}{(1-s_{wi})\, B_o}



Water flooding


(9) EUR = E_S \, E_D = E_{SV} \, E_{SH} \, E_D

Sweep effciency

(10) E_S = \frac{V_{sweep}}{V_\phi}
(11) E_{SH} = \frac{A_{sweep}}{A_\phi}
(12) E_{SH} = \frac{H_{sweep}}{H_\phi}

Displacement efficiency

(13) E_D = \frac{1-s_{wi}-s_{or}}{1-s){wi}}

Gas flooding


WAG flooding


Chemical EOR


CО2 injection


Reference


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