Author(s)

Xiaolin Zhu, Hui Cai, Xinran Wang, Qin Zhu, Zhiqiang Meng

Tianjin Branch of CNOOC (China) Limited, Tianjin, China.

Oilfield A is a fractured buried hill reservoir in Bohai bay of China. In order to solve the difficult problem of water flooding timing and method in oilfield. Considering the characteristics of the buried hill fractures with stress sensitivity and strong heterogeneity, the ECLIPSE software was used in the research, and a three-dimensional injection-production numerical model for horizontal wells in buried hill reservoirs is established. According to the main research factors in water flooding, a series of water flooding schemes are designed, and the optimization of water flooding timing, oil recovery rate and water flooding mode in buried hill reservoirs were carried out. The results show that the optimum pressure level of fractured reservoir is about 70% of the original reservoir pressure. The optimal water flooding method is the conventional water flooding in the initial stage, when the water cut reaches 80%, it is converted into periodic water flooding. The oil recovery is the highest when the water injection period is 4 months. Field tests show that conventional water flooding is carried out in the initial stage of the oilfield A when the pressure is reduced to 70% of the original. Periodic water flooding is carried out when water cut is 80%. Good development results had been achieved in the 10 years since oilfield A was put into production. The average productivity of single well reached 300 m3/d in the initial stage, at present, the water cut is 60%, and the recovery degree is 18.5%, which is better than that of similar oilfields. This technology improves the water flooding effect of blocky bottom water fractured dual media reservoirs in metamorphic buried hills, and provides a reference for the development of similar reservoirs.

Fractured Buried Hill Reservoir, Water Flooding Timing, Water Flooding Method, Numerical Simulation

Zhu, X. , Cai, H. , Wang, X. , Zhu, Q. and Meng, Z. (2019) Research and Application of Water Flooding Timing and Method for Blocky Bottom Water Fractured Buried Hill Reservoir. Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 7, 1-10. doi: 10.4236/jpee.2019.79001.