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Solution to Exercise 2

Question 1

Oil material balance:

 Oil present   Oil remaining 

   Oil   
in the reservoir in the reservoir 
  −  produced  =  
 initially     finally 
   (st. vol.)  
(st. vol.)   (st. vol.) 
or
N - Np = Vp2 S o2 /Bo2
yielding
( N − N p )Bo2
So2 =
Vp2

Water material balance:

 Water present  Water remaining 

   Water   Water   Aquifer   
in the reservoir in the reservoir 
  −  produced  + injected  +  influx  =  
 initially         finally 
   (st. vol.)  (st. vol.) (st. vol.)  
(st. vol.)   (st. vol.)
or
V p1 S w1 /Bw1 - 0 + 0+ 0= V p2 S w2 /Bw2
yielding
V p1 Bw2
Sw2 = S
V p2 Bw1 w1

Gas material balance:

 Solution gas  Free gas   Solution gas  Free gas 

       
 present in   present in   Gas   Gas   present in   present in 
the reservoir  + the reservoir  −  produced  + injected  = the reservoir  + the reservoir 
 initially   initially   (st. vol.)  (st. vol.)  finally   finally 
           
 (st. vol.)   (st. vol.)   (st. vol.)   (st. vol.) 
or
NRso1 +0-Rp N p +0= (N-Np )R so2 + Vp2 S g2 /Bg2
yielding

[ ]V
Bg2
Sg2 = NRso1 − Rp N p − ( N − N p )Rso2
p2

Sum of saturations:
So + S w + S g = 1,0
⇓

( N − N p )Bo V p1 Bw2 Bg2

+ Sw1 + ( NRso1 − Rp N p − ( N − N p )Rso 2 ) =1
V p2 V p2 Bw1 V p2

[ ]
Vp1 Bw2 Sw1
N Bo2 + ( Rso1 − Rso2 )Bg2 = V p2 + N p Bo2 + N p ( Rp − Rso2 )Bg2 −
Bw1

Norwegian University of Science and Technology Professor Jon Kleppe

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Solution to Exercise 2

Vp2 = V p1 (1 + C r ∆P )
NBo1
Vp1 =
1− S w1
∆P = P2 − P1
 Bo1 B 
N Bo2 + ( Rso1 − Rso 2 )Bg2 − (1+ C r∆P − w2 Sw1 )  = N p Bo2 + N p ( Rp − Rso 2 )Bg 2
 1− S w1 B w1 
Bw2
= 1− C w ∆P
Bw1
N p Bo2 + N p ( Rp − Rso 2 )Bg2
N=
[ ]
Bo1
Bo2 + Bg 2 ( Rso1 − Rso2 ) − 1+ Cr∆P − (1− Cw∆P)Sw1
1− S w1

Question 2

Water and pore compressibility included:

Rp − Rso2 = 0
Rso1 − Rso2 = 0
⇓

N p Bo2
N =
Bo2 −
Bo1
1− S w1
[1+ C r∆P − (1− C w ∆P )S w1 ]

240000 ⋅1,338
N =
1,338 −
1,305
1 − 0,216 [
1 + 3,9 ⋅10 −5 ( 231− 345 ) − (1− 5,1⋅10 −5 ( 231− 345 ))0,216 ]
N = 7 ,56 ⋅10 6 st .m 3

Water and pore compressibility neglected:

Cr = 0
Cw = 0
Rp − Rso2 = 0
Rso1 − Rso2 = 0
⇓

N p Bo2
N =
Bo2 − Bo1

240000 ⋅1,338
N =
1,338 − 1,305
N = 9,73⋅ 106 st.m 3

Norwegian University of Science and Technology Professor Jon Kleppe

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Solution to Exercise 2

Question 3

Water and pore compressibiliy included:

Z R PS TR Gp
Bg2 = , Rp =
PR TS Np
⇓

Gp Z PT
N p Bo2 + N p ( − Rso2 ) R S R
Np PR TS
N =
Z R PS TR
Bo2 +
PR TS
( Rso1 − Rso2 ) −
Bo1
1− S w1
[
1+ C r∆P − (1− C w ∆P)Sw1 ]
 105678000  0,9 ⋅1,013⋅ 389
1023000 ⋅1,25 + 1023000  − 66,8 
 1023000  103⋅ 293
N =
1,25+
0,9⋅ 1,013 ⋅389
103⋅ 293
(89,1 − 66,8 ) −
1,305
1− 0 ,216 [
1 + 3,9⋅ 10−5 (103 − 345) − (1 − 5,1⋅10 −5 (103 − 345 ))0,216 ]
N = 7 ,53⋅ 106 st.m 3

Water and pore compressibility neglected:

Cr = 0
Cw = 0
Z R PS TR Gp
Bg2 = , Rp =
PR TS Np
⇓
Gp Z PT
N p Bo2 + N p ( − Rso 2 ) R S R
Np PR TS
N =
Z R PS TR
Bo2 + ( Rso1 − Rso 2 )− Bo1
PR TS
 105678000  0,9 ⋅1,013 ⋅389
1023000 ⋅1,25+ 1023000  − 66,8 
 1023000  103⋅ 293
N =
0,9 ⋅1,013⋅ 389
1,25 + (89,1 − 66,8) − 1,305
103⋅ 293
N = 8,26 ⋅10 6 st .m 3

Norwegian University of Science and Technology Professor Jon Kleppe