Mathematical model of cyclic steam injection

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1971 · 8. World Petrol. Conr., preprint; (United States)

OSTI ID:5378202

Offeringa, J

The planning of steam-soak projects involves a study of the effect on profitability of varying the parameters that characterize a project. Because the number of possible combinations of these technical and economic variables is almost unlimited, the development of a computer program is imperative. The new program enables one to study the performance of large-scale steam-soak projects. The wells of a project could be classified into a limited number of groups, each group comprising the wells with almost indentical steam-soak performance characteristics. A group thus has an average performance curve that represents the steam-soak performance of a single (typical) well. This is simulated with the aid of the mathematical model of a simplified steam soak well built into the program. Most of the pertinent parameters are fixed by well established physical conditions. A few of them are determined by the behavior of laboratory fluid flow models and/or that of actual steam-soak wells (mathematical-model calibration). The paper deals with the general features of the mathematical steam-soak well model and those of the program for planning steam-soak projects. Examples of mathematical-model calibration and steam-soak project optimization are also outlined.

• Research Organization: Shell Internat Res Mij NV
• OSTI ID: 5378202
• Report Number(s): CONF-710677-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: 8. World Petrol. Conr., preprint; (United States) Journal Volume: PD8(8)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
ENERGY SOURCES
EVALUATION
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FLUID INJECTION PROCESSES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OIL WELLS
OPTIMIZATION
PERFORMANCE
PETROLEUM
PLANNING
PROGRAMMING
RESERVOIR PRESSURE
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
WELLS