System and method to reduce fluid production from a well
AssigneeLandmark Graphics Corporation
InventorsAndrey Filippov, Vitaly Khoriakov, Mohamed Y. Soliman
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Abstract
A method to reduce fluid production in a well includes performing a production simulation of a reservoir model comprising a production tool with an inflow control device, and determining a parameter for the inflow control device to reduce fluid production through the inflow control device based upon the production simulation.
Claims16
A method to reduce fluid production in a well, the method comprising:
- performing a production simulation of a reservoir model comprising a production tool with an inflow control device of a plurality of inflow control devices;
- and
- determining a parameter for the inflow control device to reduce fluid production through the inflow control device based upon the production simulation, wherein the determining the parameter for the inflow control device comprises:
- determining a reference time from the production simulation where fluid production is above a predetermined level for a majority of the plurality of inflow control devices;
- choosing a reference inflow control device from the plurality of inflow control devices comprising a maximum allowable fluid production at the reference time, the maximum allowable fluid production being a ratio of a volume of water production to volume of overall fluid production;
- and
- adjusting, with respect to the reference inflow control device, at least one parameter for the plurality of inflow control devices with fluid production above the maximum allowable fluid production.
A system to reduce fluid production in a well, the system comprising a production tool, a processor, and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program comprising instructions for:
- performing a production simulation of a reservoir model comprising the production tool with an inflow control device of a plurality of inflow control devices;
- and
- determining a parameter for the inflow control device to reduce fluid production through the inflow control device based upon the production simulation, wherein the determining the parameter for the inflow control device comprises;
- determining a reference time from the production simulation where fluid production is above a predetermined level for a majority of the plurality of inflow control devices;
- choosing a reference inflow control device from the plurality of inflow control devices comprising a maximum allowable fluid production at the reference time, the maximum allowable fluid production being a ratio of a volume of water production to volume of overall fluid production;
- and
- adjusting, with respect to the reference inflow control device, at least one parameter for the plurality of inflow control devices with fluid production above the maximum allowable fluid production.
A method to reduce fluid production in a well, the method comprising:
- performing a production simulation of a reservoir model comprising a production tool with a plurality of inflow control devices for an expected lifetime of the well;
- determining a reference time from the production simulation where fluid production is above a predetermined level for a majority of the plurality of inflow control devices;
- choosing a reference inflow control device from the plurality of inflow control devices comprising a maximum allowable fluid production at the reference time, the maximum allowable fluid production being a ratio of a volume of water production to volume of overall fluid production;
- and
- adjusting, with respect to the reference inflow control device, at least one parameter for the plurality of inflow control devices with fluid production above the maximum allowable fluid production.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.