Volume-2 Issue-1, May 2022 – Indian Journal of Petroleum Engineering (IJPE)

B1913113223

IJPE Journal — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 11:59:12 +0000

The Indian Journal of Petroleum Engineering (IJPE) has ISSN 2582-9297 (online), an open-access, peer-reviewed, periodical half-yearly international journal, which is published by Lattice Science Publication (LSP) in May and November. The journal aims to publish high-quality peer–reviewed original articles in the area of Petroleum Engineering that covers Origin and Accumulation of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Petroleum Geochemistry, Reservoir Engineering, Reservoir Simulation, Rock Mechanics, Petrophysics, Pore-Level Phenomena, Well Logging, Testing and Evaluation, Mathematical Modelling, Enhanced Oil and Gas, Recovery, Petroleum Geology, Compaction/Diagenesis, Petroleum Economics, Drilling and Drilling Fluids, Thermodynamics and Phase Behaviour, Fluid Mechanics, Multi-Phase Flow in Porous Media, Production Engineering, Formation Evaluation, Exploration Methods, Co2 Sequestration in Geological Formations/Sub-Surface, Management and Development of Unconventional Resources Such as Heavy Oil and Bitumen, Tight Oil and Liquid Rich Shales Production of Hydrocarbons, Formation Evaluation (Well Logging), Drilling and Economics, Oil Refining, Synthetic Fuel Technologies, Oil Shale Technology. #Origin and Accumulation of Petroleum and Natural Gas #Petroleum Geochemistry #Reservoir Engineering #Reservoir Simulation #Rock Mechanics #Petrophysics #Pore-Level Phenomena #Well Logging #Testing and Evaluation #Mathematical Modelling #Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery #Petroleum Geology #Compaction/Diagenesis #Petroleum Economics #Drilling and Drilling Fluids #Thermodynamics and Phase Behaviour #Fluid Mechanics #Multi-Phase Flow in Porous Media #Production Engineering #Formation Evaluation #Exploration Methods #Co2 Sequestration in Geological Formations/Sub-Surface #Management and Development of Unconventional Resources Such as Heavy Oil and Bitumen #Tight Oil and Liquid Rich Shales #Production of Hydrocarbons #Petroleum Geology #Formation Evaluation (Well Logging), Drilling and Economics #Oil Refining #Synthetic Fuel Technologies #Oil Shale Technology #Reservoir Simulation #PhD ademic #Scopus #SCI #LatticeScience #Springer, #ScienceDirect #IEEE #Mendeley #Research #Scholarship #UGC #SSRN #LatticeScience #ESCI #Science #Journal #Conference #SSRN #PubLons #PhD #Academic #Scopus #SCI #LatticeScience #Springer, #ScienceDirect #IEEE #Mendeley #Research #Scholarship #UGC #SSRN #LatticeScience #ESCI #Science #Journal #Conference #SSRN #PubLons

Optimal Horizontal Well Placement Technology to Improve Heavy Oil Production
Mehrdad Alemi¹, Hossein Jalalifar²

¹Dr. Mehrdad Alemi, Department of Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman-Iran.

²Hossein Jalalifar, Department of Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman-Iran.

Open Access | Editorial and Publishing Policies | Cite | Zenodo | Indexing and Abstracting

Abstract: Optimal horizontal well placement and production optimization have been highly scrutinized. Development adjustments, such as drilling new infill wells and changing the injection/production rates of wells, can improve the performance of mature fields and leading to incremental oil recovery. Infill wells are new wells added to an existing field within original well patterns. Infill drilling can hasten oil production in heterogeneous reservoirs. If well patterns alter, fluid flow paths and sweep to areas with high oil saturations would be increased. Of course, this plan is difficult to be examined because reservoir performance is affected by many different parameters. Compared to vertical or low inclination wells, horizontal wells can deliver higher production rates, higher recovery factors and more efficient use of steam in thermally enhanced recovery projects for heavy oil. Maximum oil production is achieved when horizontal wells are placed near the bottom of the reservoir. In addition, cumulative steam to oil ratio is lowest when wells are near the bottom of the reservoir, meaning that the least volume of steam will need to be generated to produce a particular volume of oil. In this paper, the optimal horizontal well placement technology to improve heavy oil production has been studied.

Keywords: Optimal Horizontal Well Placement, Production Optimization, Drilling New Infill Wells, to Improve Heavy Oil Production.
Scope of the Article: Petroleum Geology

Download PDF

The post B1913113223 appeared first on Indian Journal of Petroleum Engineering (IJPE).

B1912113223

IJPE Journal — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 11:56:40 +0000

Advanced Concepts in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs with Analysis of Field Data
Mehrdad Alemi¹, Hossein Jalalifar²

¹Dr. Mehrdad Alemi, Department of Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman-Iran.

²Hossein Jalalifar, Department of Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman-Iran.

Open Access | Editorial and Publishing Policies | Cite | Zenodo | Indexing and Abstracting

Abstract: Dual porosity reservoir is mainly defined as fractured reservoir. The Two porosities are included for fracture and matrix, Flow in the fractures, oil storage in the matrix. Dual Permeability reservoir are those pay zones with flow in both the fracture and matrix systems. Single porosity means matrix, dual porosity means both matrix and fractures and triple porosity means matrix, fractures and vugs. The description of displacement mechanisms in fractured reservoirs can be construed as: oil expansion, gravity forces, capillary forces, balance of gravity and capillary forces, diffusion and convection. Fractures are usually found in limestone and dolomites due to solution, re-crystallization. Two categories of fractures are available such as: Open Fractures and Closed Fractures which depend mainly on circulation water and precipitation. Fractures which are closed at surface conditions may be open in reservoir conditions. Fractures related to folding axis are such as: longitudinal fractures, along the folding axis and transverse fractures, perpendicular to the folding axis and diagonal fractures, in relation with the folding axis. There are some pivotal issues and expressions in fractured reservoirs that in this paper, an approach to the advanced concepts in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs has been studied.

Keywords: Naturally Fractured Reservoirs, Dual porosity reservoir, Dual Permeability reservoir, fracture and matrix, Open Fractures and Closed Fractures, expressions in fractured reservoirs.
Scope of the Article: Petroleum Geology

Download PDF

The post B1912113223 appeared first on Indian Journal of Petroleum Engineering (IJPE).