Sand Production Forecasts for Unconsolidated Gas Reservoirs

Oyeneyin, Babs; Moriwawon, Babatunde

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“…Few studies have been performed on sand production prediction for the tight sandstone oil reservoir [17]. In the industry, the sand production factors of the tight sandstone oil reservoir are still not clear, and factors resulting in the sand production risk are also in need to be explored [18].…”

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Sand Production Prediction Model for Tight Sandstone Oil Reservoirs

Pang

Li³

et al. 2020

Geofluids

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Tight oil is an important unconventional resource, and sand production is an inevitable challenge during the field development. In this paper, based on data from the Daqing oilfield in Songliao Basin, the sand production of the tight sandstone oil reservoir is studied from the perspective of seepage and in situ stress distribution. Based on the combination of the formation fluid seepage law and the stress distribution around the well, a sand production prediction model is proposed to quantitatively estimate the sand production rate. The sand production prediction model is built based on the derivation of the sand production rate, which is well validated against the field data in the Daqing field with a relative error of 4.38%.The following conclusions are drawn: (1) after the critical pressure difference is exceeded, the sand production rate is smaller with a higher flowing bottom-hole pressure; (2) a smaller sand production radius makes the formation more unstable and causes a more severe sand production; and (3) various sand production rates exhibit due to different permeabilities. A larger permeability results in a higher sand production rate. The findings of this study can help for sand production prediction in the tight sandstone oil reservoir.

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Sand Production Prediction Model for Tight Sandstone Oil Reservoirs

Pang

Li³

et al. 2020

Geofluids

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Total Sand Management Solution For Guaranteed Flow Assurance In Subsea Development

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Subsea development with long tieback to the beach is becoming the most economic cost effect method for deepwater development. In such deepwater environments multiphase fluid production accompanied by sand production is inevitable. Subsea developments/tiebacks are risk averse to sand/multiphase production for effective flow assurance. The major challenges for the asset teams in the development of such fields are in how to: Provide inputs into the subsea and topsides design in terms of possible quantity and particle size distribution of sand, and frequency of sand produced and transported through the wellbore into the subsea and topside facilitiesOptimise the well design that is fit-for-purposeMaximize the individual wells production and field development performanceEffectively manage the sand and multiphase fluid production as well as the facilities integrityDeploy appropriate sand management strategy that is fit for purpose including Critical evaluation of appropriate sand control method – Surface Control vs SubsurfaceMinimise the impact of sand production on the wells and subsea production facilitiesMinimize operational cost and non-productive time and guarantee flow assurance end-to end across the entire composite production system from reservoir through the wellbore to the topside and flow linesManage the waste disposal including the environmental impact assessment arising thereof. Achieving these objectives is the driver for our unique integrated engineering service and solutions strategy presented in this paper. The paper presents the step by step total sand management solution strategy that can enable managers of the subsea installations and complex fields to improve intervention and production efficiency through continuous process optimisation, reducing non-productive time and also guaranteeing flow assurance that can reduce lifting costs per barrel. The systematic approach is supported with the case study of a recent subsea development project study in the Gulf of Guinea field characterised by stacked volatile oil/condensate heterogeneous sand pools in 5000ft of water depth supported by detailed illustration of how the key geology and geophysics (G&G) and engineering data have been harvested for the integrated risk assessment. The reservoirs are being developed and produced via subsea flowlines, production manifolds, pipelines and risers to an FPSO. Pattern waterflood is also incorporated using seawater as injection source. The paper for the first time introduces the SMARTSAND Cum SMARTMULTIPHASE - two unique technology products that allow the planning team provide end to end solutions that clearly answered the following key questions: Will each of the wells produce sand?; when and how much sand will be produced?; How can the sand production be prevented or reduced without compromising fluid production?; How are the sand producers and the multiphase transportation managed as well as enhance production? The case study has detailed out the risk assessment steps that are an essential process to minimise the impact of sand production in deepwater/subsea environment. Results from the example case study in this work confirm that log based data and corresponding over and above core data provide the best approach to detailed reservoir characterization defined by reservoir quality index (RQI) and flow zone indicator(FZI) required for sand production rate prediction and transport analysis. The paper ends with how charging the reservoir with water injection can be an effective sand control method by extending the sand failure envelop and extensively prolong the onset of sand production.

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Sand Production Forecasts for Unconsolidated Gas Reservoirs

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Sand Production Prediction Model for Tight Sandstone Oil Reservoirs

Sand Production Prediction Model for Tight Sandstone Oil Reservoirs

Total Sand Management Solution For Guaranteed Flow Assurance In Subsea Development

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