Optimizing Oil Recovery: Waterflooding and Reservoir Management Training Course

Introduction

After the initial phase of primary production, where natural reservoir energy drives oil to the surface, a significant portion of the original oil in place often remains unrecovered. Waterflooding, a widely adopted secondary recovery technique, involves injecting water into the reservoir to maintain pressure and sweep oil towards producing wells. This process is fundamental to maximizing hydrocarbon recovery, extending field lifespans, and ensuring the long-term economic viability of oil and gas assets.

This intensive training course is meticulously designed to equip participants with a comprehensive and practical understanding of waterflooding principles and effective reservoir management strategies. From exploring the fundamental concepts of fluid flow in porous media and the mechanisms of water displacement to mastering waterflood design, surveillance, and optimization techniques, you will gain the expertise to implement successful waterflood projects. This empowers you to enhance oil recovery, reduce operating costs, manage reservoir complexities, and strategically contribute to the efficient and sustainable production of energy resources.

Target Audience

  • Reservoir Engineers and Petroleum Engineers.
  • Production Engineers and Production Technologists.
  • Geologists and Petrophysicists involved in Reservoir Characterization.
  • Operations Managers and Field Superintendents.
  • Development Managers and Asset Managers.
  • Data Scientists and Analysts in E&P Companies.
  • Students and Academics in Petroleum Engineering.
  • Anyone involved in optimizing hydrocarbon recovery from oil fields.

Duration: 10 days

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the fundamental principles of waterflooding and its role in reservoir management.
  • Grasp the mechanisms of oil displacement by water and factors affecting sweep efficiency.
  • Analyze various waterflood patterns and their applicability to different reservoir types.
  • Comprehend the methodologies for designing and optimizing a waterflood project.
  • Evaluate the performance of waterfloods using diagnostic plots and surveillance data.
  • Develop practical skills in utilizing reservoir simulation for waterflood prediction and history matching.
  • Navigate the complexities of water management (sourcing, treatment, disposal).
  • Formulate robust strategies for maximizing oil recovery and extending the economic life of waterflooded reservoirs.

Course Content

  1. Module 1: Introduction to Reservoir Management and Waterflooding
  • Overview of reservoir lifecycle: primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery.
  • Importance of waterflooding as a secondary recovery method.
  • Objectives of waterflooding: pressure maintenance, oil displacement, sweep efficiency.
  • Global examples of successful waterflood projects.
  • Economic and strategic importance of waterflooding.
  1. Module 2: Principles of Fluid Flow and Displacement
  • Darcy's Law and fluid flow in porous media.
  • Reservoir rock and fluid properties relevant to waterflooding (porosity, permeability, relative permeability, wettability, viscosity).
  • Immiscible displacement mechanisms: piston-like displacement, viscous fingering.
  • Buckley-Leverett theory and frontal advance.
  • Impact of heterogeneity on waterflood performance.
  1. Module 3: Waterflood Design - Patterns and Considerations
  • Common waterflood patterns: five-spot, seven-spot, nine-spot, line drive.
  • Pattern selection criteria: reservoir geometry, heterogeneity, fluid properties.
  • Injector-producer ratio and well spacing.
  • Impact of faults and fractures on pattern performance.
  • Design considerations for infill drilling in waterfloods.
  1. Module 4: Waterflood Design - Injectivity and Water Quality
  • Injectivity analysis: factors affecting water injection rates and pressures.
  • Water sources for injection: produced water, aquifer water, seawater.
  • Water treatment for injection: suspended solids removal, oxygen scavenging, bacterial control.
  • Water compatibility issues: scaling, corrosion, formation damage.
  • Designing surface facilities for water injection.
  1. Module 5: Waterflood Surveillance and Performance Monitoring
  • Data collection for waterfloods: injection rates, production rates, water cut, pressures.
  • Diagnostic plots: Hall plot, WOR vs. cumulative oil, GOR vs. cumulative oil.
  • Streamline simulation for understanding flow paths.
  • Tracer surveys for inter-well communication.
  • Identifying waterflood problems: channeling, poor sweep, injectivity decline.
  1. Module 6: Waterflood Optimization Techniques
  • Pattern balancing and injection rate adjustments.
  • Conformance control: polymer flooding, gels, relative permeability modifiers.
  • Well interventions: re-perforations, re-completions, artificial lift optimization.
  • Infill drilling and pattern modifications.
  • Managing water breakthrough and excessive water production.
  1. Module 7: Reservoir Simulation for Waterflooding
  • Building a waterflood simulation model: static model preparation, gridding, upscaling.
  • Fluid and rock property input for waterflood simulation.
  • History matching waterflood performance: adjusting parameters to match historical data.
  • Prediction and forecasting: evaluating different waterflood scenarios.
  • Using simulation to optimize waterflood design and operations.
  1. Module 8: Water Management and Disposal
  • Produced water volumes and characteristics.
  • Produced water treatment technologies: separation, filtration, disinfection.
  • Water disposal methods: re-injection, discharge (regulatory aspects).
  • Environmental considerations for water management.
  • Cost implications of water handling.
  1. Module 9: Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in Waterflooded Fields
  • Screening criteria for EOR in mature waterfloods.
  • Miscible gas injection (e.g., CO2 flooding) as a follow-up to waterflooding.
  • Chemical EOR (polymer, surfactant, ASP) in waterflooded reservoirs.
  • Thermal EOR for heavy oil waterfloods.
  • Integrating EOR strategies with existing waterflood infrastructure.
  1. Module 10: Case Studies and Future Trends in Waterflooding
  • Review of successful waterflood projects from various basins.
  • Challenges and lessons learned from complex waterfloods.
  • Digitalization and AI in waterflood management: real-time monitoring, predictive analytics.
  • Smart wells and intelligent fields for optimized waterflooding.
  • Sustainable water management practices and environmental considerations.

CERTIFICATION

  • Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

TRAINING VENUE

  • Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

AIRPORT PICK UP AND ACCOMMODATION

  • Airport pick up and accommodation is arranged upon request

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to info@macskillsdevelopment.com

For More Details call: +254-114-087-180

 

Optimizing Oil Recovery: Waterflooding And Reservoir Management Training Course in Slovenia
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