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Volumetric Method
Prof Attia M. Attia
Contents
Calculating oil and gas in place by Volumetric
method
Calculation Unit Recovery from Volumetric
Gas Reservoirs
Calculation of Unit Recovery from Gas
Reservoirs under Water Drive
Recovery factor
Example
Volumetric Method
The volumetric method is probably the easiest method
one can use to estimate the reserves.
This method requires a limited amount of information,
and can be used even in the absence of the actual
drilling of a well. Obviously, if data can be collected
from a well, the volumetric estimates will be subject to
much less uncertainty than if no well data were
available.
In the absence of a drilled well, most of the parameters
are estimated by analogy, i.e., data based on geological
and geophysical inferences based on nearby wells.
Volumetric Estimate of
Oil Reserves
Original oil in place (OOIP)
N 7758 A H (1 S wi ) / B oi
Original oil reserves = Npa = N x Rf
Original solution gas in place = N x Rsi
1
Ah i = h Ai + Ai + 1 +
3
Ai Ai + 1 .
Example
The following data are read from a contour
map. It shows area as a function of the depth
of a production zone. Calculate the reservoir
volume using the trapezoidal rule.
Depth, Feet
2,900
2,925
2,950
2,975
3,000
3,025
3,050
Area, Acres
20
35
50
70
95
110
130
Example
Geological contouring of a yet to be explored
region indicates that the drainage area of a
potential hydrocarbon reserves is 150 acres
and the payzone is expected to be 45 feet.
The porosity of nearby regions in the same
zone is 23% and the water saturation is 20%.
If the formation volume factor is assumed to
be 1.2 bbl/STB and the recovery factor is
estimated to be 0.19, calculate the potential
reserves from this project.
Solution
7758 Ah 1 Swi
NR =
RF
Boi
7758 150 45 0.23 1 0.2
=
0.19
1.2
= 1,525,611 STB
Potential reserves are 1,525,611 standard barrels
Gas Reservoirs
Gas reservoirs are hydrocarbon reservoirs that
contain dry gas (i.e., the methane mole fraction is
greater than 95%).
Behavior of these reservoirs is governed by the
gas equation of state and the material balance
equation.
Three quantitiespressure, volume, and
temperaturedefine the state of a gas. As we
mentioned, in most hydrocarbon reservoirs the
temperature is considered to be constant.
Volumetric Estimate of
Gas Reserves
Original gas in place (OGIP)
Unit Recovery G - Ga = Gr
= 43,560 ( 1 - Swi ) / Bgi
- 43,560 ( 1 - Swi ) / Bga
= 43,560 ( 1 - Swi ) ( 1/ Bgi - 1/ Bga)
= 1 - Bgi / Bga
1 - Swi
Bgi
Sgr
Bga
1 - Swi
Bgi
Example
Calculate the initial gas reserve of a 160-acre unit
of Xgas Field by volumetric depletion under
partial and complete water drive
Given : Area=160 acre h=40 ft
Average porosity= 22% - Connate water=0.23
Residual gas saturation afetr water displacement
= 0.34
Big @Pi 3250 psia = 188.0 SCF/Cuft
Bg @P 2500 psia = 150.0 SCF/Cuft
Bgi @P 500 psia = 27.6 SCF/Cuft
Solution
Pore volume
= 43560x0.22x160x40= 61.33x10^6 cuft
Initial gas in place
G1 = 61.33x10^6x(1-0.23)x188=8878MMSCF
Gas in place after volumetric depletion to
2500 psia
G2 =61.33x10^6x(1-0.23)x150=7084MMSCF
Summary
OOIP = 7758 Ah (1 - Swi)/Boi
Original solution gas in place = N x Rsi