EVALUATING FLOOD PERFORMANCE

Stratified reservoirs

Dykstra Parsons Method

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Evaluating flood performance Dykstra-Parsons method

This method is used to predict waterflood performance

in stratified

reservoirs

Assumptions
No cross flow
All layers have the same thickness
Piston-like displacement
Constant pressure drop is maintained across the layers

Steady state and linear flow

Immiscible and incompressible fluids
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Dykstra-Parsons method
Wi

qi
qw
qo
TBth
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Time

Dykstra-Parsons method

Arrange the permeability data in the decreasing order of magnitude

Calculate the fraction of the samples with permeability
greater than the particular sample
Calculate the cumulative frequency distribution
Plot the data on log-probability graph paper
Draw the best-fit straight line through the plotted data with
more weight placed on the central data points

Find the values of k50 & k84.1 then find the value of permeability
variation or Dykstra-Parsons coefficient
k50 - k84.1

Vk=
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k50

Dykstra-Parsons method
Find the reservoir mobility ratio

K rw o
Mr
K ro w

Using V & Mr enter the permeability variation versus mobility

ratio curves for WOR = 1, 5, 25 ,100 then find the values of R
at these values of WOR
( S oi Sor )
Np 7758RAh
Find Np for each value of R

Boi

Find Wp

Wp = WOR Np

Find the cumulative water injection Wi

Wi = Np o + Wp w

t = Wi / qi
Plot qi , Wi , Np , qo , Wp , qw versus time to evaluate
the flood performance

Find time t

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Dykstra-Parsons method
EXAMPLE:
A, acre

87

Kro

0.87

h,ft

10

5.2

Mo,cp

0.25

0.28

Swi

0.23

Krw

N\,stb/acre ft

140.5

Mw,cp

0.82

Boi ,bbl/STB

1.263

Sor

0.156

Bo ,bbl/STB

1.07

Bw

K1=58 K2= 121 K3= 513 K4=34 K5=242

K6=26 K7=273 K8=99 K9=49 K10=167
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Dykstra-Parsons method
1-Arrange the permeability data in the decreasing order of magnitude
2-Calculate the fraction of the samples with permeability greater than the particular sample
3-Calculate the cumulative frequency distribution
K,md

No. of samples having higher or equal

permeabilities

Portion of total sample having higher

or equal permeability ( frequency %)

513

10

273

20

242

30

167

40

121

50

99

60

58

70

49

80

34

90

26

10

100

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Dykstra-Parsons method
4- Plot the data on log-probability graph paper (K vs. frequency)
5- Draw the best-fit straight line through the plotted data with
more weight placed on the central data points
6- Find the values of k50 & k84.1 then find the value of permeability
variation or Dykstra-Parsons coefficient
k50 - k84.1
V=

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k50

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1000

121 - 37
= 0.694

V=
Permeability ,md

121
K50=121 md

100

K84.1=37 md

Percent of sample with larger permeability (frequency)

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Dykstra-Parsons method
7- Find the reservoir mobility ratio

0.28

Mr =

Mr =

Kw

Ko

5.2
= 2.041

0.87

0.82

8- Using V & Mr enter the permeability variation versus mobility

ratio curves for WOR = 1, 5, 25 ,100 then find the values of
R at these values of WOR

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Dykstra-Parsons method
V = 0.694
Mr = 2.041

R(1-Sw) = 0.075

R = 0.0974

WOR = 1
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Dykstra-Parsons method
V = 0.694
Mr = 2.041

R(1-0.72Sw) = 0.158

R = 0.1894

WOR = 5
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Dykstra-Parsons method
V = 0.694
Mr = 2.041

R(1-0.52Sw) = 0.266

R = 0.3021

WOR = 25
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Dykstra-Parsons method
V = 0.694
Mr = 2.041

R(1-0.4Sw) = 0.336

R = 0.37

WOR = 100
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