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=
max
1
(Equation 2)
Pi: Value of the property to compare and belonging to a field in the database.
P
ie
: Value of the property to compare and belonging to a field under study.
( )
max
i ie
p p The maximum of the differences found in a property by comparing all values of this property of the fields
in the database with the field under study. This is done with the objective that the similarity factor values are always between 0
and 1.
For the special case when the value of the property is not a number but a chain of characters, the value of the similarity factor
is zero when these characters are not equal.
2.3. BENCHMARKING METHODOLOGY
The benchmarking study included in this methodology was developed by Perez et al
1
and allows to determine the probability
of successful implementation of a particular recovery method in a field. The Perez et al
1
study was focused on the LMOSFs
(Light/medium oil steamflood) and we extend it to the methods: Injection of water, chemical, steam, combustion and WAG,
for which exist enough information in our analog database to apply this procedure.
Perez et al
1
used successful LMOSF projects to create a database from which they selected certain key variables of the process
to develop the study. Because some variables could be more important than others, they developed a model that weighted each
variable. The distribution of the variables was performed from the coefficient of variation (CV), which is a dimensionless
number. This coefficient allows the determination of how disperse the values are with respect to the average. The larger the
CV for a certain property, the more dispersed it is and, hence, its relative importance is diminished. Small values of CV for a
property indicate greater "weight" (a greater importance) to this model
1
.
Once the importance of each property was established, they performed a program to determine if the success of LMOSF
projects could be predicted based on the previous experience. The program calculates a value called SCORE, which varies
between zero (0) and one hundred (100). As the SCORE approaches 100, there is a greater probability that the LMOSF will be
successful. Values near 50 indicate a possible failure. Values smaller than 50 or near zero indicate a failure, or at least, a
bigger risk
1
.
2.4. ANALYTICAL PREDICTION METHODS
The methodology uses the analytical models of Marx y Langenheim, Mandl y Volek, Closmann and the analytical model for
heterogenous reservoirs designed by Diana Mercado (ECOPETROL-ICP) to determine the production oil rates and the
recovery factor as a result of the steam injection process. The prediction of the behavior of the water injection is performed
with CGM method.
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3. APPLICATION TO COCORNA FIELD
Cocorn field, operated by Ecopetrol S.A., is located in the Middle Magdalena Valley (MMV) basin in Puerto Perales town,
department of Antioquia. It was discovered in 1963 by Texas Oil Company. Some general information about the field is
shown in Table 2.
FIELD COCORN
Sedimentary basin Middle Magdalena Valley
Drive mechanism Solution gas and weak water drive
Producing formations Transition, A, B and C of the Tune formation
OOIP [Mbls] 96
Wells Perforated wells: 57 Active wells: 35 Cored Wells: 5
Average spacing 10 acres
Artificial lift Mechanical pumping
Table 2. General information of Cocorn field.
3.1. Binary technical screening: The first step in the implementation of the methodology is the collection of reservoir and
fluid data. Table 3 shows this information in the Cocorn field.
FLUID PROPERTIES
Viscosity, cp 722
API Gravity, API 13.1
RESERVOIR PROPERTIES
Current Oil Saturation, fraction 0.64
Thickness, ft 132
Permeability, mD 1080
Porosity, fraction 0.2-0.3
Depth, ft 2500
Reservoir temperature, F 109
Pressure, Psia 275
Lithology Sandstone (SS)
Table 3. Fluid and reservoir properties of Cocorn field.
After introducing the initial data in the tool, the evaluation of binary technical screening is realized. Fluid characteristics of the
field indicate that it is heavy oil, therefore, the criteria of screening for the heavy oil methods were only evaluated: Steam
(continuous and cyclic) injection and others like CHOPS, VAPEX, SAGD, in-situ combustion and electromagnetic heating.
According to the binary technical screening the methods that technically are feasible to apply in the field are: steam
(continuous and cyclic) injection, CHOPS, combustion and electromagnetic heating. Table 4 summarizes the results. These
results determine the technical feasibility of implementing certain methods of recovery, however, need further analysis to
determine which methods have a greater potential for application. For this, we should analyze factors such as: the impact of
implementing certain methods for future implementations of other processes, the influence of certain properties on the
performance of each process, availability and management of injection fluids, maturity of technology, among others. This
analysis, for the Cocorna field, gives as a result 4 methods of recovery with potential application, and in Table 4 these are
emphasized with blue color.
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RECOVERY METHODS SCORE
CHOPS 0.533
VAPEX 0.6
Hybrid VAPEX 0.5
Cyclic steam injection 0.889
Steamflood 0.921
SAGD 0
In-situ combustion 0.891
Electromagnetic Heating 0.5
Table 4. Results of binary technical screening for the Cocorn field.
Figure 2 shows the different possibilities from analysis of the results with binary technical screening through practical graphs,
allowing the realization of analysis by author or property. In this case, a graph is shown for continuous steam injection.
Additionally, reports with observations are generated about the fulfillment or not of each property.
Figure 2. Analysis of the results for binary technical screening
3.2. Analogies: Given that the results of binary screening showed that the steamflood is the technology with the best
expectation of implementation, analogies will be evaluated considering only steam flooding projects. The results are shown in
Figure 3. Table 5 shows de main characteristics related to each analog field/process. In the tool, it is possible to access to the
information of each of these fields as well as its characteristics and the information related to the injection project.
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65 70 75 80 85
Coalinga (Fm.Temblor)
San Ardo (Fm.Aurignac)
Midway (Fm.Potter)
Midway (Fm.Spellacy)
Midway-Sunset (Fm.Monarch)
Placerita (Fm.Lower Kraft)
Midway-Sunset (Fm.Marvic)
Guapo (Fm.Cruse E & F)
Tia J uana (Fm.Lagunillas Inferior)
Fazenda Alegre (Fm.Urucutuca)
72.09
73.68
75.36
76.1
77.67
77.77
79.46
79.89
80.68
81.99
Score
F
i
e
l
d
Figure 3. Results of analogies for the Cocorn field.
Field Operator Country
Start
date
Area,
acres
No.
Wells
prod.
No.
Wells
inj.
Pay zone
Prev.
prod.
Proj.
matur.
Tot.
prod.,
b/d
Enh.
prod.,
b/d
Proj.
Eval.
Midway Chevron USA 1970 1,200 711 69 Spellacy Prim. HF 9,400 9,400 Succ.
Midway-Sunset
Aera
Energy
USA 1988 68 75 22 Marvic SS HF 1,151 1,138 Succ.
Midway Chevron USA 1964 1,214 2,039 225 Potter C HF 21,000 21,000 Succ.
Coalinga
Aera
Energy
USA 1965 540 392 84 Temblor Prim. HF 5,394 5,394 Succ.
Midway-Sunset
Aera
Energy
USA 1984 15 5
Sub
Lakeview
Prim. NC 15 5 Succ.
Tia J uana
PDVSA
E&P
Venezuela 1970 1,692 25
Lagunillas
Inferior
HF 5,916 3,815 Succ.
Placerita Berry USA 1987 120 50 58 Lower Kraft
Prim
/
Cyclic
HF 3,000 2,700 Succ.
Fazenda
Alegre
Petrobras Brazil 2001 1,255 59 Urucutuca Prim HF 9,500 9,500 Succ
Guapo Petrotrin Trinidad
Aug-
76
400 80 12
Cruse E &
F
Cyclic HF 792 792 Succ.
Coalinga
Aera
Energy
USA 1987 290 85 21 Etchegoin Prim. HF 1,384 1,384 Succ.
San Ardo
Aera
Energy
USA J un-68 125 28 Aurignac SS NC 304 304 Succ.
Table 5. Some characteristics of the stemflooding processes in the analog fields to Cocorn field.
FUENTE: Oil & Gas J ournal Report 2010.
3.3. Benchmarking methodology: The benchmarking process for the Cocorn field was performed by the analysis of the
properties: porosity, permeability, current So, temperature, depth, viscosity and API gravity. Figure 4 shows the results
obtained. According to the methodology, the score of 79.24, which is close to 100, classifies Cocorn as a potentially
successful reservoir to apply steamflood technology.
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15%
2%
3%
17%
3%
19%
20%
Cocorn Score : 79.24
Porosidad (fracc)
Permeabilidad (md)
Profundidad (ft)
Gravedad API del crudo
Viscosidad del crudo (cp)
Temperatura (F)
Saturacin de aceite al inicio del
proyecto (fracc)
Figure 4. Results of benchmarking methodology for the Cocorn field.
3.4. Analitical prediction: The figure 5, shows the results of the predictions made with the Marx-Langenheim method.
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Figure 5. Analytical predictions for the Cocorn field.
4. CONCLUSIONS
The proposed methodology allows to identify in a quick, simple and low-cost way, the technologies that are susceptible to
application in any type of reservoir.
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The use of screening, analogies and benchmarking together, allows a more accurate perspective of the recovery methods with
the greatest potential application, when you have little information of a field / reservoir.
The proposed methodology is a useful tool that helps the engineer in making decisions; however, the most important tool is the
criterion and engineer's knowledge about their field and different methods of enhanced oil recovery.
From the application of the methodology to the Cocorna field it is possible to conclude initially that it is constituted in a good
candidate to undergo a process of continuous steam injection. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the thickness of sands of
the field will be a critical parameter in the evaluation of the feasibility to implement the continuous steam injection.
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