SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 2001
DOI: 10.2118/71339-ms
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Assessing the Oil Water Contact in Haradh Arab-D

Abstract: Haradh forms the southernmost part of the super giant Ghawar oil field located about 80 km (50 miles) onshore from the Arabian Gulf, in the Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Fig. 1). A major feature of the Ghawar field is its tilted Original Oil Water Contact (OOWC), getting shallower from North to South Ghawar at an average gradient of 0.36 m (1.2 ft) per km. In Haradh, the OOWC displays also a large but localized west-to-east component. Understanding the OOWC tilt… Show more

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“…Improved oil recovery (IOR) techniques include applying Intelligent wells and Maximum Reservoir Contact (MRC) wells. The field is using waterflooding techniques [40][41][42].…”
Section: Haradhmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Improved oil recovery (IOR) techniques include applying Intelligent wells and Maximum Reservoir Contact (MRC) wells. The field is using waterflooding techniques [40][41][42].…”
Section: Haradhmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(4) Affected by the late exploitation of oilfield: results in the variable distribution of the oil-water contact (Russell, 1956;Nie Changmou, 2005). In addition, some researchers have mentioned that factors as the earth rotation (Stenger et al, 2001), earthquake (Stenger et al, 2001), variable reservoir fluid densities (Stenger et al, 2001), change in the earth gravity (Nie Changmou, 2005) and thermal convection (Stenger, 1999(Stenger, , 2001 would affect the inclination of oilwater contact.…”
Section: Analysis Of Tilted Oil-water Contact Formation Mechanismsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pressure communication with other, nearby producing fields (see Coutts 1999 for example) or regional aquifer flux may also result in tilted contacts (e.g. Berg et al 1994;Stenger et al 2001;Zawisza 2004).…”
Section: Gravitational Overturningmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Regional or local hydrodynamic conditions (caused by differential compaction or recharge at the surface) may affect reservoir pressure and contact depth as a function of the direction of fluid flow (e.g. Berg et al 1994;Stenger et al 2001;Zawisza 2004) as well as the water chemistry. Reservoir restructuring due to uplift or erosion can alter both pressure distributions and fluid contacts (e.g.…”
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confidence: 99%