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Analysis of key controlling factors for water injection deficiency in low-permeability oil reservoirs: A case study of Chang-8 reservoir in Ordos Basin

  • JIA Junhong ,
  • YU Guangming ,
  • LI Shuman ,
  • XIE Zhen ,
  • PENG Rong ,
  • TANG Yong
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  • 1. Exploration and Development Research Institute of PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710018, China
    2. National Engineering Laboratory for Exploration and Development of Low Permeability Oil & Gas Fields, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710018, China
    3. School of Petroleum Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China

Received date: 2024-04-18

  Online published: 2024-12-10

Abstract

Low-permeability sandstone reservoirs in the Ordos Basin face significant challenges, such as severe water injection deficiencies and short effective durations of enhanced injection measures, leading to poor water flooding development performance. To improve the injection capacity of deficient wells, geological and injection water quality data from severely deficient areas in the western Ordos Basin were analyzed. The overall injection situation of these areas was examined, and the influence of geological factors and injection water quality on injection deficiencies was explored. Nine factors affecting water injection effectiveness were selected, divided into two major categories. Using the Spearman correlation analysis method, the correlation coefficients between injection deficiencies and these factors were calculated. Results indicated that the interaction between injection water quality and formations exhibited cumulative effects, leading to a gradual increase in injection pressure during prolonged water injection, ultimately reducing reservoir injection rates. Taking the Chang-8 reservoir re-injection area in the western Ordos Basin as an example, the correlation coefficients ranked as follows suspended solids content > oil content > median pore throat radius > variation coefficient > suspended particle size. Based on correlation analysis and field data, targeted recommendations for mitigating injection deficiencies were proposed to improve water injection performance.

Cite this article

JIA Junhong , YU Guangming , LI Shuman , XIE Zhen , PENG Rong , TANG Yong . Analysis of key controlling factors for water injection deficiency in low-permeability oil reservoirs: A case study of Chang-8 reservoir in Ordos Basin[J]. Petroleum Reservoir Evaluation and Development, 2024 , 14(6) : 892 -898 . DOI: 10.13809/j.cnki.cn32-1825/te.2024.06.010

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