Energy Control in the Depletion of Gas Condensate Reservoirs with Different Permeabilities

Abstract:

Energy control (i. e. pressure control) has an obvious effect on development effect in the depletion of gas condensate reservoir. Phase change behavior and characteristics of the relative pemeability in gas condensate reservoirs were displayed in this paper, then pressure and condensate distribution were showed through reservoir simulation. Finally, the influence of the pressure drop on condensate distribution and condensate oil production in gas condensate reservoirs with different permeabilities was studied. Results show that: First, in high / moderate permeability gas condensate reservoirs, the pressure and the condensate blocking will extend to further reservoir, while the pressure and condensate just appear in the vicinity of wellbore in low permeability gas condensate reservoirs. Second, the influence of pressure drop on condensate distribution in high permeability gas condensate reservoirs is obvious, the condensate blocking extends with the increasing of the pressure drop, and condensate extent can be controlled by optimizing a rational pressure drop, while the influence is inconspicuous in low permeability gas condensate reservoirs. Third, the influence of pressure drop on condensate oil production in high / moderate permeability gas condensate reservoirs is conspicuous, a rational pressure drop exists, while the influence is indistinct in low permeability or tight gas condensate reservoirs, before the retrograde condensation, a low pressure drop should be adopted in a long term until the bottom hole flowing pressure drops below the dew point pressure, when the condensate blocking forms, well stimulation is advised before developing by pressure control.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 616-618)
• Pages: 796-803
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.616-618.796
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Wen Ge Hu, Xiang Fang Li, Xin Zhou Yang, Keliu Wu, Jun Tai Shi
• Keywords: Depletion Development, Development Effect, Energy Control, Gas Condensate Reservoir, Rational Pressure Drop

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