A new method for calculating volume sweep coefficient at different stages of water injection development

Abstract

The volume sweep coefficient is essential for evaluating the development effect and formulating development adjustment plans for oil fields. This paper aims to study the variation law of volume sweep coefficient in different stages of water injection development. From the perspective of the injection pore volume multiple， a calculation model is built of displacement efficiency and injection pore volume multiple， and a calculation method of volume sweep coefficient is proposed based on oil-water relative flow theory and reservoir engineering principle. In addition， three test areas of Shengli Oilfield are taken as examples for calculation and analysis. The results show that the relationship between the displacement efficiency and the injection pore volume multiple satisfies an exponential equation， and the relationship curve between the two is upward convex. As the injection pore volume multiple increases， the displacement efficiency gradually increases from the minimum displacement efficiency and approaches the maximum displacement efficiency. The displacement efficiency calculation model is verified， and the average relative error between the predicted and measured values is only 1.90%. During the water flooding development， the relationship curve between the volume sweep coefficient and the injection pore volume multiple shows an evolution trend of fast rising， slow rising， and near platform. The calculation results can guide the effect evaluation of development adjustment measures. At present， the volume sweep coefficient of the three test areas is about 90%. There is a large amount of remaining oil in the swept area. It is urgent to study the description and start-up method of the main remaining oil in the swept area.

Keywords

• water flooding
• injection pore volume multiple
• displacement efficiency
• volume sweep coefficient
• development effect