Case history comparison of predicted and actual performance of a reservor producing volatile crude oil

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1965

OSTI ID:6669148

Cordell, J C; Ebert, C K

A case history of the depletion performance of a reservoir producing volatile crude oil is presented and compared with prior predictions of performance. The predicted performance was published in the 1957 Transactions AIME T.P. 4448 entitled ''A Method for Predicting Depletion Performance of a Reservoir Producing Volatile Crude Oil.'' The history concerns a field in N. Louisiana discovered in late 1953 and producing from the Smackover lime at approximately 10,000 ft. The volatile oil reservoir covers 1,600 acres and is developed with 11 wells. Cumulative production to Jan. 1, 1965 is 2,317,000 bbl of oil and 20,375 MMcf gas. The reservoir pressure has decreased from an original value of 5,070 psia to 700 psia. The reservoir is now 90% depleted. The principal factors of comparison are recovery and GOR.

• OSTI ID: 6669148
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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