Quantitative Methods in Reservoir Engineering, Second Edition, brings together the critical aspects of the industry to create more accurate models and better financial forecasts for oil and gas assets. Updated to cover more practical applications related to intelligent infill drilling, optimized well pattern arrangement, water flooding with modern wells, and multiphase flow, this new edition helps reservoir engineers better lay the mathematical foundations for analytical or semi-analytical methods in today’s more difficult reservoir engineering applications.
Authored by a worldwide expert on computational flow modeling, this reference integrates current mathematical methods to aid in understanding more complex well systems and ultimately guides the engineer to choose the most profitable well path. The book delivers a valuable tool that will keep reservoir engineers up-to-speed in this fast-paced sector of the oil and gas market.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. About the Author - p. xix 6. Acknowledgments - p. xxxi 7. Preface - p. xxxiii 8. Chapter 1: Motivating Ideas and Governing Equations - p. xxxvii 9. Chapter 2: Fracture Flow Analysis - p. 22 10. Abstract - p. 23 11. Example 2.1. Single Straight-Line Fracture in an Isotropic Circular Reservoir Containing Incompressible Fluid - p. 23 12. Example 2.2. Line Fracture in an Anisotropic Reservoir With Incompressible Liquids and Compressible Gases - p. 32 13. Example 2.3. Effect of Nonzero Fracture Thickness - p. 38 14. Example 2.4. Flow Rate Boundary Conditions - p. 41 15. Example 2.5. Uniform Vertical Velocity Along the Fracture - p. 42 16. Example 2.6. Uniform Pressure Along the Fracture - p. 44 17. Example 2.7. More General Fracture Pressure Distributions - p. 45 18. Example 2.8. Velocity Conditions for Gas Flows - p. 47 19. Example 2.9. Determining Velocity Fields - p. 48 20. Problems and Exercises - p. 49 21. Chapter 3: Flows Past Shaly Bodies - p. 50 22. Chapter 4: Streamline Tracing and Complex Variables - p. 60 23. Chapter 5: Flows in Complicated Geometries - p. 90 24. Chapter 6: Radial Flow Analysis - p. 121 25. Chapter 7: Finite Difference Methods for Planar Flows - p. 139 26. Chapter 8: Curvilinear Coordinates and Numerical Grid Generation - p. 180 27. Chapter 9: Steady-State Reservoir Applications - p. 195 28. Chapter 10: Transient Compressible Flows: Numerical Well Test Simulation - p. 219 29. Chapter 11: Effective Properties in Single and Multiphase Flows - p. 233 30. Chapter 12: Modeling Stochastic Heterogeneities - p. 245 31. Chapter 13: Real and Artificial Viscosity - p. 254 32. Chapter 14: Borehole Flow Invasion, Lost Circulation and Time Lapse Logging - p. 261 33. Chapter 15: Horizontal, Deviated and Modern Multilateral Well Analysis - p. 273 34. Abstract - p. 275 35. Overview - p. 275 36. Fundamental Issues and Problems - p. 277 37. Governing Equations and Numerical Formulation - p. 285 38. Group 1, Basic Example Calculations - p. 300 39. Example 15.1. Convergence Acceleration, Two Deviated Horizontal Gas Wells in a Channel Sand - p. 302 40. Example 15.2. Dual-Lateral Horizontal Completion in a Fractured, Dipping, Heterogeneous, Layered Formation - p. 306 41. Example 15.3. Stratigraphic Grids, Drilling Dome-Shaped Structures - p. 309 42. Example 15.4. Simulating-While-Drilling Horizontal Gas Wells Through a Dome-Shaped Reservoir - p. 312 43. Example 15.5. Modeling Wellbore Storage Effects and Compressible Borehole Flow Transients - p. 319 44. Group 2, Advanced Calculations and User Interface - p. 326 45. Multisim™ Software Features - p. 328 46. Example 15.6. Multilateral and Vertical Wells in Multilayer Media - p. 329 47. Example 15.7. Dual Lateral With Transient Operations - p. 354 48. Example 15.8. Producer and Injector Conversions - p. 367 49. Example 15.9. Production With Top and Bottom Drives - p. 384 50. Example 15.10. Transient Gas Production from Dual Horizontal With Wellbore Storage Effects - p. 392 51. Well Models and Productivity Indexes - p. 405 52. Applications to Unconventional Resources - p. 411 53. Problems and Exercises - p. 411 54. Chapter 16: Fluid Mechanics of Invasion - p. 412 55. Chapter 17: Static and Dynamic Filtration - p. 431 56. Abstract - p. 433 57. Simple Flows Without Mudcake - p. 433 58. Flows With Moving Boundaries - p. 440 59. Coupled Dynamical Problems: Mudcake and Formation Interaction - p. 444 60. Dynamic Filtration and Borehole Flow Rheology - p. 454 61. Concentric Power Law Flows Without Pipe Rotation - p. 463 62. Concentric Power Law Flows With Drillpipe Rotation - p. 466 63. Formation Invasion at Equilibrium Mudcake Thickness - p. 467 64. Dynamic Filtration in Eccentric Boreholes - p. 469 65. Problems and Exercises - p. 471 66. Chapter 18: Formation Tester Applications - p. 471 67. Chapter 19: Analytical Methods for Time Lapse Well Logging Analysis - p. 522 68. Chapter 20: Complex Invasion Problems: Numerical Modeling - p. 545 69. Chapter 21: Forward and Inverse Multiphase Flow Modeling - p. 585 70. Cumulative References - p. 641 71. Index - p. 649
Quantitative Methods in Reservoir Engineering, Second Edition, brings together the critical aspects of the industry to create more accurate models and better financial forecasts for oil and gas assets. Updated to cover more practical applications related to intelligent infill drilling, optimized well pattern arrangement, water flooding with modern wells, and multiphase flow, this new edition helps reservoir engineers better lay the mathematical foundations for analytical or semi-analytical methods in today’s more difficult reservoir engineering applications.
Authored by a worldwide expert on computational flow modeling, this reference integrates current mathematical methods to aid in understanding more complex well systems and ultimately guides the engineer to choose the most profitable well path. The book delivers a valuable tool that will keep reservoir engineers up-to-speed in this fast-paced sector of the oil and gas market.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. About the Author - p. xix 6. Acknowledgments - p. xxxi 7. Preface - p. xxxiii 8. Chapter 1: Motivating Ideas and Governing Equations - p. xxxvii 9. Chapter 2: Fracture Flow Analysis - p. 22 10. Abstract - p. 23 11. Example 2.1. Single Straight-Line Fracture in an Isotropic Circular Reservoir Containing Incompressible Fluid - p. 23 12. Example 2.2. Line Fracture in an Anisotropic Reservoir With Incompressible Liquids and Compressible Gases - p. 32 13. Example 2.3. Effect of Nonzero Fracture Thickness - p. 38 14. Example 2.4. Flow Rate Boundary Conditions - p. 41 15. Example 2.5. Uniform Vertical Velocity Along the Fracture - p. 42 16. Example 2.6. Uniform Pressure Along the Fracture - p. 44 17. Example 2.7. More General Fracture Pressure Distributions - p. 45 18. Example 2.8. Velocity Conditions for Gas Flows - p. 47 19. Example 2.9. Determining Velocity Fields - p. 48 20. Problems and Exercises - p. 49 21. Chapter 3: Flows Past Shaly Bodies - p. 50 22. Chapter 4: Streamline Tracing and Complex Variables - p. 60 23. Chapter 5: Flows in Complicated Geometries - p. 90 24. Chapter 6: Radial Flow Analysis - p. 121 25. Chapter 7: Finite Difference Methods for Planar Flows - p. 139 26. Chapter 8: Curvilinear Coordinates and Numerical Grid Generation - p. 180 27. Chapter 9: Steady-State Reservoir Applications - p. 195 28. Chapter 10: Transient Compressible Flows: Numerical Well Test Simulation - p. 219 29. Chapter 11: Effective Properties in Single and Multiphase Flows - p. 233 30. Chapter 12: Modeling Stochastic Heterogeneities - p. 245 31. Chapter 13: Real and Artificial Viscosity - p. 254 32. Chapter 14: Borehole Flow Invasion, Lost Circulation and Time Lapse Logging - p. 261 33. Chapter 15: Horizontal, Deviated and Modern Multilateral Well Analysis - p. 273 34. Abstract - p. 275 35. Overview - p. 275 36. Fundamental Issues and Problems - p. 277 37. Governing Equations and Numerical Formulation - p. 285 38. Group 1, Basic Example Calculations - p. 300 39. Example 15.1. Convergence Acceleration, Two Deviated Horizontal Gas Wells in a Channel Sand - p. 302 40. Example 15.2. Dual-Lateral Horizontal Completion in a Fractured, Dipping, Heterogeneous, Layered Formation - p. 306 41. Example 15.3. Stratigraphic Grids, Drilling Dome-Shaped Structures - p. 309 42. Example 15.4. Simulating-While-Drilling Horizontal Gas Wells Through a Dome-Shaped Reservoir - p. 312 43. Example 15.5. Modeling Wellbore Storage Effects and Compressible Borehole Flow Transients - p. 319 44. Group 2, Advanced Calculations and User Interface - p. 326 45. Multisim™ Software Features - p. 328 46. Example 15.6. Multilateral and Vertical Wells in Multilayer Media - p. 329 47. Example 15.7. Dual Lateral With Transient Operations - p. 354 48. Example 15.8. Producer and Injector Conversions - p. 367 49. Example 15.9. Production With Top and Bottom Drives - p. 384 50. Example 15.10. Transient Gas Production from Dual Horizontal With Wellbore Storage Effects - p. 392 51. Well Models and Productivity Indexes - p. 405 52. Applications to Unconventional Resources - p. 411 53. Problems and Exercises - p. 411 54. Chapter 16: Fluid Mechanics of Invasion - p. 412 55. Chapter 17: Static and Dynamic Filtration - p. 431 56. Abstract - p. 433 57. Simple Flows Without Mudcake - p. 433 58. Flows With Moving Boundaries - p. 440 59. Coupled Dynamical Problems: Mudcake and Formation Interaction - p. 444 60. Dynamic Filtration and Borehole Flow Rheology - p. 454 61. Concentric Power Law Flows Without Pipe Rotation - p. 463 62. Concentric Power Law Flows With Drillpipe Rotation - p. 466 63. Formation Invasion at Equilibrium Mudcake Thickness - p. 467 64. Dynamic Filtration in Eccentric Boreholes - p. 469 65. Problems and Exercises - p. 471 66. Chapter 18: Formation Tester Applications - p. 471 67. Chapter 19: Analytical Methods for Time Lapse Well Logging Analysis - p. 522 68. Chapter 20: Complex Invasion Problems: Numerical Modeling - p. 545 69. Chapter 21: Forward and Inverse Multiphase Flow Modeling - p. 585 70. Cumulative References - p. 641 71. Index - p. 649
