GiiB w rI m SocietycdPetroleumEngineers SPE 36604 Completion Ranking Using Production Heterogeneity Indexing R.D. Reese, Copyright 1M, Schlumberger Soaey GeoQuest of Petrolaum Engineers, Inc heferogeneify indexing may be used for this purpose. It involves the computer analysis of historical production data which is then integrated with available completion and rock data to develop performance ranking criteria and assessment tools. Thm paper was prepared for presmlallon at the 1SS6 SPE Annual Techn!cal COnferOnCe Ond Exhlbmon held m Denver, Colorado, U S A, G9 OctcbW 1996 Th!s paper was selected for presenla!!on by an SPE Program Comm!t!ee following rewaw of tnlormabon conlamed m an abstract submmed by the author(s) Contenls of the paper, as presented, have not been revmwed by the Soc,ely of Petroleum Engfneers and are subpct to corractmn by the author(s). The Malerlal, as presented, does not necassanly reflect any position of the SJXIety of Pelroleum Enginaers, !1sofkars, or members Pap+rs presented al SPE nwathgs am aubm to publlcatmn raviaw by Edilonal Committees of Ihe Society of Petroleum Engmers Permission to copy IS resbclad to an nbstract 01 not mofe than 300 words. Illuslratm% may not b+ coped. The abstract should contain conspicuous aclcnolvmdgment of tiere and by Mom the paper was presented Write Llbranan, SPE, PO. SOX 833s36 Richardson. TX 750S3.383E. US A., fax 01.214-952-9435 Production Heterogeneity Indexes Anomalies are observable in oil and gas well production data that are attributable to one or more of the following factors: Abstract This paper describes an analysis method for production data referred to as heferogeneiry indexing which quantifies well of assessing performance anomalies for the purpose completion efficiency. It has been proven useful for determining the most successful completion practices in a given area and formation as well as a surveillance tool for primary and secondary recovery operations. Time well is on production Reservoir pressure Completion method and efficiency Reservoir quality and tank size With proper analysis methods, the effect of the first two factors can be normalized out so that assessment of completion efficiency and/or reservoir quality becomes possible. This assessment is accomplished with heterogeneity indexing which may be generally defined as foJ1ows: aided normalization methods, computer Utilizing heterogeneity signatures and indexes may be extracted from time-based production data. The paper illustrates how to calculate these indexes, integrate this information with petrophysical and completion data, and then interpret it for the purpose of assessing the effectiveness of various types of completion methods. In developing this method, fluid types of reservoir modeling of various simulation heterogeneities were used to develop a series of type curves. The signatures in these type curves exhibit characteristics which have been shown to relate to reservoir properties and completion efficiency. Equation I where HI ~,,ud is the heterogeneity index for any type of fluid production ratio. Ffuid may be oil, gas, barrels of oil equivalent, total liquid, gas-oil ratio or water cut and may consist of either “rate” or “cumulative” numbers. Introduction When subjected to appropriate analysis methods, oil and gas production da[a exhibit well performance anomalies useful to the assessment of completion efficiency. This information can be used to rank the effectiveness of different completion methods being used with a particular producing formation in a given geographical region, Completion efficiencies are also useful for identifying specific wells with poor or superior performing completions. An analysis method referred to as A well with no heterogeneity (an average well for the field or formation) has an HI equal to 1.0. When HI is examined over n periods of time, a heterogeneity signature is obtained. An example is shown in Figure 1. The shape of this signature, relative to the benchmark of HI = 1.0, can be indicative of completion or reservoir anomalies. Different variations and combinations of HI can be used in analysis work depending on whether well completion 303 2 R.D. REESE 36604 An application of Equation 1 includes the evaluation of well completions for behind pipe water channeling and/or the long term effects of a water drive in the reservoir, This can be analyzed using a delta HI relationship such as that shown in Equation 2. efficiency or reservoir characterization is being studied. For example, the early time portion of an HI signature is useful for evaluating completion efficiency, and the late time portion for reservoir characterization. The heterogeneity signature shown in Figure I is an example. This well is indicated to have a good completion efficiency (from the early time portion of the signature which is greater than 1.0) and limited reservoir tank size (from the late time portion which is declining), From 3-D seismic, the well was later shown to be located in a small fault block which was consistent with its heterogeneity signature, which indicated a small tank size or drainage area. Equation 2 The influx of abnormal water production will be seen as a positive value in Equation 2 with an increasing slope on the signature plot. Equation 1 is generally based on a ratio of cumulative production data to normalize out discontinuities from temporary well shut-ins. The factors which influence it in a typical well under primary recovery are flow rate (q) and the decline rate (d,). Thus, HI becomes a function of the well’s initial flow rates (q, ) and decline rate (d,) compared with the same factors for the average well in the field or formation. The first variable, q,, is influenced by a) how efficiently fluids are able to move from the reservoir into the wellbore (referred to in this paper as completion efficiency) and b) the near wellbore rock quality and reservoir conditions. The second variable, d, , is influenced by a) the reservoir geometry and rock quality in the extended drainage area around the well and b) the existing reservoir drive mechanism. These factors cause the decline rate, d,, to be sensitive to various types of reservoir heterogeneities. The shape of HI signatures is influenced by these heterogeneities and shows information not normally apparent from the standard production plots typically used by industry. Completion Efficiency Equation 1 can be modified to incorporate rock quality near the wellbore and thereby define the well’s cmnplerion eficiency, as shown in Equation 3. Equation 3 Completion Eficiency, CE = H~F[uid,=l,n – HI Rock CE is used to compare fluid performance with reservoir quality. Near wellbore petrophysical or core data can be used in Equation 3 to define the term HfR,,Ckand thereby relate production data to reservoir quality. One example is shown in Equation 4. Equation 4 Type curves for various families of heterogeneity signature phenomena observable in producing wells were developed from simulation studies. Various reservoir heterogeneities and completion efficiencies were incorporated in a standard 3-D fluid simulation model to develop the basic type curves shown in Figures 2 and 3. They include the following: Type 1 Good completion, size Type 2 Poor completion, size Type 3 Good completion, size Type 4 Poor completion, size Completion E@ciency, CE = HIFlui~l=l,,n – (0x h)weii (@x ‘)Avg. Well Equation 4 defines a heterogeneity signature which is time dependent due to the first term, H[~/Mi~.For the analysis of CE, only the early life portion of the heterogeneity is used for determining the first term in the Equation 4. A well with average production performance in its early life and average rock data from logs or cores has a completion efficiency of zero. Wells with normalized production data better than the normalized rock data have a positive completion efficiency, whereas wells with normalized rock data better than the normalized production data have a negative completion efficiency. larger than average reservoir tank larger than average reservoir tank smaller than average reservoir tank smaller than average reservoir tank An example completion efficiency signature is shown in Figure 4. This is the same well whose production heterogeneity signature is shown in Figure 1. The completion efficiency signature has been comected for a H]ROCL= 0.95 value (based on Phi* H). These type curves approximate actual heterogeneity signatures observed in thousands of wells from a number of fields and formations. They are designed to be used as a comparator with actual well data to assess performance. For best results, they should be calibrated to specific formations and geographical regions using completion and rock data from that area. In practice, 304 the analysis of heterogeneity signatures is an COMPLETION 36604 RANKING USING PRODUCTION HETEROGENEITY INDEXING 3 empirical exercise dependent on computer processing methods and are most useful when calibrated to specific reservoirs and formations for each individual application. production data to compute CE is 1 year, wi[h 4 being better. For reservoir spacing or drive response studies, use longer life data (10 years +/-). Do not include wells drilled later in the life of the field if considerable pressure depletion has occurred. Completion Ranking System The above analysis methods can be used to examine large groups of wells with different types of completions. The objective is to obtain information from the well’s production and petrophysical data which will assist in determining the best completion method for a particular formation in a given geographical area or field. The steps to achieve this are briefly outlined below. - If the response to EOR operations is EOR Criteria important, extend the time interval to include production response during injection operations. Otherwise, simplify the analysis by excluding this type of production data. Special considerations, which are beyond the scope of this paper, must be used in analyzing production responses from EOR operations. Extended time intervals may also show response to water drive or behind pipe water channeling in wells with a bad cement job, Sten One - Database Desis?n Wells must be grouped by formation and put in a database containing a) well data (location, depth, TD, operator, field, reservoir, etc.), b) completion data (date of completion, perforated interval, completion method, etc.), c) monthly production data (must include the full history of the well from the date of first production), and d) any available reservoir or rock data from core, well logs, pressure build-up tests, or fluid samples (net pay, kh, @h,original BHP pressure, API gravity, etc.). [t is important to note that the effectiveness of this analysis method is directly dependent on the number of wells being studied, For good confidence in results, it is recommended to use a minimum of approximately 100 wells in the data set with no less than 10 wells for each completion method being analyzed. Results improve with the number of wells available for analysis. Recompletion Criferia - Decide what criteria will be required to classify a workover as a new completion. This will require some knowledge of the field’s history, completion practices, and geology, Considerable new CE data may be obtained by looking at qualified recompletion and adding them to the study database as additional cases. Step Two - Analysis A heterogeneity analysis on the entire group of wells, including all the different completion methods, is performed in one analysis. The heterogeneity signatures must then be classified according to heterogeneity index type (see Figures 2 and 3). For small data sets (under 100-200 wells), this can be done manually, but for larger numbers of wells a pattern recognition program (neural net) is necessary to classify wells. This becomes mandatory when using data sets in excess of 1000 wells. Irr choosing geological data against which to normalize the production data, consider the following: Phi*H Kh OOIP Porosity*Net Pay - especially useful for long term heterogeneity studies, but also effective for CE Permeability *Nef Pay - [he best parameter for CE studies if it is available Original Oil-in-Place - can be useful for long term studies. Use as an empirical comparator with Phi*H The production constructed to Hydrocarbons, or or EOR analysis, GOR signatures. determining how The following additional data and criteria are useful for inclusion in the database in order to achieve a complete or correct analysis. heterogeneity signature, HfFJjU,, can be reflect Total Fluid, Total Equivalent Total Water. In certain types of waterflood it may also be useful to use Water Cut or Use the following suggested guidelines for to setup the signature analysis: Tofaf Fluid - use for analysis of short term overall completion efficiency (especially when normalizing to Phi*H or Kh) as well as for long term drive response or water channeling analysis. Time Duration Criteria - How many years of continuous production data are required for the analysis? Set this number after visually reviewing well plots and considering well history. Totai Equivalent Hydrocarbons - use when normalizing to OOIP data. Also use for gas well analysis where water IS not present. Use for overlaying with Total Fluid to spot impaired wells or areas of field with OOIP anomalies. Completion studies should focus on the initial flow period of the well. Minimum recommended time for continuous 305 36604 R.D. REESE 4 I“om[ Wafer - use for overlaying with Total Fluid to spot water anomalies indicative of water drive breakthrough or channeling. Water Cut - use for assessing waterflood or C02 patterns. vertical heterogeneity ● in ● Gas/Oil Ratio - use for assessing vertical heterogeneity in gas, C02 or solvent injection operations. Identification of potential superior and poor conrpletions within a specific completion method well group Development of a pe@ormance yardstick for early ife completion eflciency assessment for new wells Examples Construct the second component of Equation 3, the rock property index, using one of the following formulas: Example One - Analysis of Stimulation Methods An example of scatter plot analysis is shown in Figure 5. The axes of Figure 5 are defined as follows: Equation 5 khwe,l ‘l R(),k= ~h avg.We/[ or 4hwei\ @ov8,we/1 or X-Axis Cumulative Total Fluid per well at 10 years of producing life Y-Axis Completion efficiency based on cumulative total fluid and Phi *H. Plotted number is a sum of CE for the first four years from the date of first production for each well oolpwt+i 001PUV8,Weil or any other appropriate and available rock data. For wells which have had their completion interval modified over a period of time, it will be necessary to define a time dependent fli~,,,~ as shown in the following: In this case the objective was to determine which type of stimulation method was most effective in a particular field. Five different groups of wells, representing different stimulation methods were analyzed. These include: Equation 6 CE = HICTlj=l,,n - ‘]k’OL’k(,i~e= 1+ “) Acid Acid Acid Sand Sand where HICTF is the heterogeneity index for Cumulative Tolal Fluid. Other variables than HICTF may be used. CE anomalies can be most readily identified using scatter plots with a summed value of CE at some standard time in[erval, such as four years from the date of first production for each well, being placed on the Y-axis and either cumulative oil or cumulative total fluid on the X-axis. Use the longest possible time interval to calculate cumulative numbers for the X-axis that the integrity of the data will support (ten years is a good interval). Different symbols were used in Figure 5 for each of the five stimulation methods. A summary of the data in this graph is shown in Figure 6. Note that the sand frac with low sand concentrations was the best performer and the acid frac with sand was the worst for this particular field. Example Two - Identification Impairment Useful surveillance information can be obtained by mapping CE to identify regional trends in completion efficiency or reservoir heterogeneity. Map a summed value of CE at some standard time marker to identify completi cm anomalies or as an alternative, classify each well’s heterogeneity signature by one of the four type curves shown in Figures 2 and 3 and bubble map these heterogeneity types to determine trends in reservoir quali[y. lndica~ion formation of bes~ overall completion method for of Wells with Potential Figure 7 shows a number of wells from a carbonate reservoir which have CE data, based on total produced fluid at four years, computed two ways using a) a normalized Kh value and b) a normalized OOIP value. The X-Axis is total cumulative oil at ten years of producing life. Note that three wells clearly stand out as potentially impaired. They have very low completion efficiencies as well as low cumulative oil recoveries. Further analysis and modeling of these wells using conventional well performance analysis tools would be justified. Final results that can be obtained from this completion ranking system include the following: ● Only Frac Frac with Sand Frac - high sand concentration Frac - low sand concentration a 306 36604 COMPLETION RANKING USING PRODUCTION HETEROGENEITY Assumptions The following assumptions are made in order to assure the validity of this analysis method: All wells being analyzed are in (he same producing formation (in some cases it is possible to obtain meaningful empirical correlations from commingled formations) The complete monthly well production history is available back to the beginning of the life of each well. or allowable are placed on No artificial rate restrictions the wells being analyzed All wells are operated with an equivalent type artificial lift system All wells are producing under similar reservoir pressure conditions. (It may be possible to make corrections for large variations in reservoir pressure if pressure data is available for the wells in question). Sufficient numbers of wells are available to perform a meaningful normalization of the data. One hundred or more wells usually yield excellent results, but fewer wells can be used. Do not use this technique for less than fifteen wells. Conclusions Heterogeneity indexing and completion efficiency anaIysis are useful empirical tools for ranking the effectiveness of different completion methods as well as in identifying specific wells with poor or superior performing completions. The method can also be used in working with very large sets of wells as a quick screening tool to identify operators using superior well completion methods, The methods presented are useful to production reservoir engineers as a low cost assessment tool determining the best completion practices in a given area formation. The results may also be used as part of surveillance programs for benchmarking performance different groups of wells. and for and well of 307 INDEXING 5 RD. 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Type 4 ● ***66*6*6** Figure 3 Generalized Heterogeneity Index Type Curve Type 2 and 4 2.2 2 1.8 - ● “oloa304050 Figure 1 Typical Heterogeneity Signature (based on cumulative oil) mmmm’’”m ■ ,.mm~a Time - Montha 1CO11OI2U Flgura 4 Completion Efficiency Signature for well with good completion but limited drainage area (adapted from Figure 1) bbms Figure 2 Generalized Heterogeneity Index Type Curve Type 1 and 3 308 36604 COMPLETION RANKING USING PRODUCTION HETEROGENEITY Completion Efficiency Study CE = 0.0174*CTF -2.48 (Best Fit) 20 * 15 2 ~ 10 ,Q & U15 c o s= o g 0 -5 -lo -15 Cum. Tot. Fluid (O,W,G) - MBOE ~ + Acid Only ■ Acid Frac ❑ AF w/Sand ASF - High Sd Figure 5 Typical Completion Efficiency Plot for various types of completions Summaw of Comdetion Completion Method SF - LOW Sd Acid Only SF - High Sd Acid Frac AF w/Saint Efficiency No. Wells 13 5 17 3 1 Avg. Compl, Efficiency 3.65 0.48 -0.19 -1.60 -2.32 Figure 6 Summary of Completion Efflclency Data from Figure 5 Avg. CTF 261.36 340.05 139.78 49,99 210.31 ● SF- LW Sd INDEXING 7 8 R.D, REESE 36604 Completion Efficiency 60 40 20 0 -40 -60 -80 1 ● I .. ● I 1 I I I Cum m ulative Oil Figure 7 Completion Efficiency Plot Showing Three Wells with Potential Impairment 310