Motivation = maintain formation pressure at sweep interface
The Expected Ultimate Recovery during the waterflood sweep can be assessed with the following formula:
(1) | EUR_{WF} = E_S \, E_D + (1-E_S) EUR_{ND} |
where E_D – displacement efficiency, E_S – sweep efficiency.
Sweep efficiency
A part of the reservoir pore volume subjected to displacement by invaded fluid (aquifer, injected water, injected gas or injected chemicals):
V_{sweep} – sweep volume
V_\phi – pore volume
A_{sweep} – sweep area
A_\phi – pore area
h_{sweep} – sweep thickness
h_\phi – pore thicknessTotal sweep Areal sweep Vertical sweep
(2)
E_S = \frac{V_{sweep}}{V_\phi}
(3)
E_{SA} = \frac{A_{sweep}}{A_\phi}
(4)
E_{SV} = \frac{h_{sweep}}{h_\phi}
The total sweep efficiency is a product of areal and vertical sweep efficiencies:
(5)
E_S = E_{SV} \, E_{SA}
Water-Oil displacement efficiency
See also
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Production / Field Development Plan / Recovery Methods
[ Natural Depletion Recovery (NDR) ]