Simulation study of water coning in oil reservoirs and itsimpact on oil production rate

Water coning happens after some time of production from the reservoir. This happens because of the disturbance in gravitational force in the reservoir, which results in water production along with oil. Reducing well productivity, water separation and handling, corrosion and environmental issues are the major challenges associated with water coning phenomena. In this study, the black oil model of ECLIPSEsoftware was used to study the water coning issue in an oil reservoir. Different production plans were studied and their effect on water coning was investigated. In addition, the best production plan was introduced using simulation results

کلیدواژه ها:

Water coning ، Oil production ، Improved oil recovery ، ECLIPSE