Optimizing well operating plans
First Claim
1. A method for hydrocarbon well decision-making, the method comprising:
- characterizing reservoir potential of a reservoir over space and time using a reservoir model;
characterizing a near-well capacity of a formation adjacent to a well drilled to access the reservoir using a near-well model of a simulated well accessing the reservoir, the near-well model considering effects on the formation over time and space due to at least one of particulate movement, filter-cake presence, and scale build-up, wherein the near-well capacity comprises a capacity of the formation adjacent to the well to flow fluids without one of triggering and initiating a negative production event;
characterizing an effective production capacity based at least in part on the characterized reservoir potential as modified by the characterized near-well capacity;
determining an optimized well potential over space and time relative to the characterized effective production capacity using a well model; and
determining at least one well operating plan component that can be incorporated into a well operating plan to provide the determined optimized well potential in a well accessing the reservoir.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for making decisions related to the operation of a hydrocarbon well include characterizing effective production capacity of a reservoir over space and time based at least in part on a reservoir potential and a near-well capacity; determining an optimized well potential over space and time relative to the characterized effective production capacity using a well model of a simulated well accessing the reservoir, which may be determined based at least in part on an objective function that considers at least one of a plurality of decision-making factors, such as one or more of operations costs, operational risks, and modeled production rates over the life of the well; and determining at least one well operating plan component that can be incorporated into a well operating plan to provide the optimized well potential in a well accessing the reservoir.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for hydrocarbon well decision-making, the method comprising:
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characterizing reservoir potential of a reservoir over space and time using a reservoir model; characterizing a near-well capacity of a formation adjacent to a well drilled to access the reservoir using a near-well model of a simulated well accessing the reservoir, the near-well model considering effects on the formation over time and space due to at least one of particulate movement, filter-cake presence, and scale build-up, wherein the near-well capacity comprises a capacity of the formation adjacent to the well to flow fluids without one of triggering and initiating a negative production event; characterizing an effective production capacity based at least in part on the characterized reservoir potential as modified by the characterized near-well capacity; determining an optimized well potential over space and time relative to the characterized effective production capacity using a well model; and determining at least one well operating plan component that can be incorporated into a well operating plan to provide the determined optimized well potential in a well accessing the reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system associated with production of hydrocarbons, the system comprising:
a well operatively connected to a subsurface reservoir;
wherein the well includes at least one component selected based at least in part on a computerized simulation constructed and arranged to;
1) characterize reservoir potential of the subsurface reservoir over space and time using a reservoir model;
2) characterize near-well capacity of a formation adjacent to the well using a near-well model of a simulated well accessing the reservoir, the near-well model considering effects on the formation over time and space due to at least one of particulate movement, filter-cake presence, and scale build-up, wherein the near-well capacity comprises a capacity of the formation adjacent to the well to flow fluids without one of triggering and initiating a negative production event;
3) characterize an effective production capacity based at least in part on the characterized reservoir potential as modified by the characterized near-well capacity;
4) determine an optimized well potential over space and time relative to the characterized effective production capacity using a well model of the simulated well accessing the reservoir; and
5) determine at least one component that can be incorporated into a well operating plan to provide the determined optimized well potential in the well.- View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for optimizing hydrocarbon well decision-making, the system comprising:
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a processor; a non-transitory storage medium; and a computer application accessible by the processor and stored on at least one of the non-transitory storage medium and the processor, the computer application constructed and arranged to; characterize reservoir potential of a reservoir over space and time using a reservoir model; characterize near-well capacity of a formation adjacent to a well using a near-well model of a simulated well accessing the reservoir, the near-well model considering effects on the formation over time and space due to at least one of particulate movement, filter-cake presence, and scale build-up, wherein the near-well capacity comprises a capacity of the formation adjacent to the well to flow fluids without one of triggering and initiating a negative production event; characterize an effective production capacity based at least in part on the characterized reservoir potential as modified by the characterized near-well capacity; determine an optimized well potential over space and time relative to the characterized effective production capacity using a well model of the simulated well accessing the reservoir; and determine at least one component that can be incorporated into a well operating plan to provide the determined optimized well potential in the well.
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