JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS

JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS

Integrated IPM modeling to investigate formation particle control methods in oil reservoirs

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohammad Mehdi Karbala 1
Hamid Reza Nejati 1
Seyed Amin Moodsvi 2
Hamid Soltanian 3
1 Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Vali Asr University, Rafsanjan, Iran.
3 Well Drilling and Completion Technology Department, Petroleum Industry Research Institute, Iran.
Abstract
One of the challenges of oil production from sandstone reservoirs and layers is the production of formation particles or sand. Sand production means the movement of formation particles towards the well. This phenomenon occurs when the well wall or meshed channels do not have sufficient strength against pressure drop and disruption of in-situ stresses. The most important effects of sand production are reduced oil production and equipment depreciation, which is used to prevent the production of these particles from downhole tools. The issue under consideration is always which controller model achieves the best oil production rate with sand production. The investigation of the types of controllers is always needed by the well industry. Each controller can play different roles, and the most optimal controller model should be used according to the effective parameters. This paper uses the integrated model IPM to investigate the long-term effects of different sand production control methods on the production and revenue of an oil field located in southern Iran. Using this model, we have investigated the types of controllers. By subtracting water production costs from total oil and gas revenues, the highest revenue over 44 years has been obtained in the pre-packed grid model.
Keywords
Prevention of formation particles
Particle size distribution
Integrated model
Cumulative oil and gas production
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JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS
Volume 6, Issue 4
Winter 2023
Pages 1-9