A proxy model of watercut in producing well with reservoir saturation s=\{ s_w, \, s_o, \, s_g \} and reservoir pressure p_e:
| (1) | {\rm Y_{wm}} = \frac{1}{1 + \frac{M_{ro}}{M_{rw}} \cdot \frac{B_w}{B_o} } |
where
M_{ro}(s) | Relative oil mobility |
|---|---|
M_{rw}(s) | Relative water mobility |
B_o(p_e) | Oil formation volume factor (Bo) |
B_w(p_e) | Water formation volume factor (Bw) |
s | Reservoir saturation \{ s_w, \, s_o, \, s_g \} |
p_e | Current formation pressure |
It provides a good estimate when the drawdown is much higher than delta pressure from gravity and capillary effects.
The model (1) can also be used in gross field production analysis and in this case the average reservoir saturation can be assumed homogeneous:
| (2) | s_w(t) = s_{wi} + (1-s_{wi}-s_{or}) \cdot \rm RF(t)/E_S |