Waterflooding a highly stratified reservoir

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1968 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5922443

Warner, G E

This paper presents a review and analysis of a highly stratified Burbank sand waterflooding project in Osage County, Oklahoma. Permeability values in this reservoir range from less than 0.1 md to nearly 3 darcys and 90% of the permeability capacity is contained in approximately 26% of the reservoir volume. The East Burbank pool waterflooding operations, although not so good as predicted by conventional methods, have been technically and economically successful under conditions normally considered prohibitive to good waterflooding. The success of this project lies primarily in realizing that to waterflood a highly stratified reservoir economically, field and plant equipment must be designed to handle tremendously large volumes of water over an extended operational period. Primary consideration must be given the projected per-barrel cost of handling fluid. The performance of this project indicates high water-cut operations are not prohibitive when conditions allow the engineer to use the benefits of the technology available. The performance of this project indicates highly stratified reservoirs can be successfully and economically waterflooded when either reservoir or economic conditions preclude the use of mechanical and chemical means of mobility control.

• Research Organization: Kewanee Oil Co
• OSTI ID: 5922443
• Report Number(s): CONF-680577-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE-2106
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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