Vector well pattern optimization of horizontal well in offshore edge water reservoirs

• Published in: Frontiers in energy research 2023-09, Vol.11
• Main Author: Deng, Chang-Hong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: edge water reservoir; enhenced oil recovery; horizontal well; infill well optimization; vector well pattern
• ISSN: 2296-598X; 2296-598X
• DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2023.1226328

The L30up reservoir is a strongly heterogeneous edge water reservoir with obvious provenance direction and channel direction. It is developed by horizontal wells, and the traditional well pattern adjustment is not suitable for tapping the remaining oil potential of this type of reservoirs, while vector well pattern adjustment is one of the important measures to enhance oil recovery. In this paper, aiming at maximizing the economic net present value, taking the characteristic parameter matrix of well pattern reconfiguration (well position, azimuth angle, horizontal section length) as variables, an optimization model of horizontal well pattern vector adjustment is established. Furthermore, the PSO-MADS algorithm is proposed to solve the above optimization model. Thus, a vector well pattern adjustment technology that can realize the distribution matching of reservoir heterogeneity and remaining oil has been formed. On the basis of the deployment strategy of vector well pattern in L30up reservoir, according to the direction of sediment source, reservoir heterogeneity, distribution of remaining oil, etc., we determined the best vector well pattern adjustment scheme, and applied the above optimization method to optimize the infill well locations. Through the optimal deployment of the vector well pattern, the oil recovery factor after the vector well pattern adjustment is 5.21% percentage points higher than the original well pattern conditions, which precisely matches the well pattern parameters and the geological vector parameters, such as sand body distribution, remaining oil distribution, and edge waters in L30up reservoir.