Modelling of flooding processes
This section illustrates how Pyscal is intended to be used in various drainage/injection scenarios.
The notation WOGn for each case is a bookkeeping system for the flooding
processes. The positions in the letter triplet are fixed and reserved for
water, oil and gas. The letter used in each position states the
phase-saturation change, D for decreasing, I for increasing and C
for constant. The trailing number is the cycle number.
In the figures below, the dashed orange line and the arrows indicate the initial state for the relevant flooding process, and the saturation direction.
Water injection in oil field (IDC2)
Pyscal |
Eclipse |
Comment |
|---|---|---|
SWL |
SWL |
|
SWCR |
SWCR |
Critical water. Equal to SWL or SWL + 0.01 if this improves simulation performance |
SORW |
SOWCR |
Residual oil |
KROEND |
KRO |
kro @ SWL |
KRORW |
Not used in Pyscal (kro @ SWCR) |
|
KRWEND |
KRWR |
krw @ SORW |
KRWMAX |
KRW |
Usually set to 1 |
Gas injection or solution gas drive (CDI2)
Pyscal |
Eclipse |
Comment |
|---|---|---|
SWL |
SWL |
|
SORG |
SOGCR |
Residual oil |
SGCR |
SGCR |
Critical gas |
KRGEND |
KRGR |
krg @ SORG |
KRGMAX |
KRG |
Usually 1 |
KROEND |
KRO |
|
KRORG |
Not used in Pyscal |
|
krgendanchor=sorg |
||
SGRO=0 |
Dry gas field (invading water) (ICD2)
This scenario is for a two-phase Eclipse simulation. If condendsate dropout can occur it should be modelled as a three-phase simulation.
Pyscal |
Eclipse |
Comment |
|---|---|---|
SWL |
SWL |
Initial state |
SWCR |
SWCR |
Critical water, when water becomes mobile. Usually set epsilon higher than SWL. |
SGRW |
SGCR |
Trapped gas/residual gas. SGCR must be set equal to SGRW |
SGL |
SGL |
Set to zero |
KRGEND |
KRG |
Usually 1 |
KRGR |
Not to be used. |
|
KRWEND |
KRWR |
|
KRWMAX |
KRW |
Wet gas/condensate field, oil displacing gas (CID2)
Pyscal |
Eclipse |
Comment |
|---|---|---|
SORG |
SOGCR |
Critical oil |
SGCR |
SGCR |
Residual gas/trapped gas. Must equal SGRO |
SGRO |
Must equal SGCR |
|
KRGEND |
KRG |
Usually set to 1 |
KRGMAX |
Not used. Leave defaulted at 1 |
|
KROEND |
KROR |
Kro at trapped gas |
KROMAX |
KRO |
CO2-injection (gas displacing water, DCI1)
Pyscal |
Eclipse |
Comment |
|---|---|---|
SWL |
SWL |
Residual water (“SWR”) |
SWCR |
SWCR |
Residual water. Set equal to SWL |
SGCR |
SGCR |
Critical gas. |
SGRW |
SGL |
Set to 0 |
KRGEND |
KRG |
|
KRWEND |
KRW |
Usually set to 1 |
CO2 trapping (ICD2)
Process is analoguous to “Dry gas field”.
Pyscal |
Eclipse |
Comment |
|---|---|---|
SWL |
SWL |
Residual water (“SWR”) |
SWCR |
SWCR |
Residual water. Set equal to SWL |
SGCR |
SGCR |
Trapped gas. Must equal SGRW |
SGRW |
SGCR |
Set to SGCR |
KRGEND |
KRG |
|
KRWEND |
KRWR |
Usually set to 1 |
Oil paleo zone - IDC1
In an oil paleo zone, the saturation starts at sorw. socr (critical oil saturation) must be larger than sorw. The swcr parameter is to be interpreted as residual water.
Pyscal |
Eclipse |
Comment |
|---|---|---|
SWL |
SWL |
|
SWCR |
SWCR |
Residual water. Set equal to SWL |
SORW |
SOWCR |
“Initial” oil |
SOCR |
Critical oil saturation. SOCR > SORW. |
|
KRWEND |
KRWR |
|
KRWMAX |
KRW |
Usually set to 1 |
Gas paleo zone - DCI3
Pyscal |
Eclipse |
Comment |
|---|---|---|
SWL |
SWL |
Residual water, SWCR must be set equal |
SGL |
SGL |
Initial gas saturation |
SGCR |
SGCR |
Critical gas, must be larger than SGRW |
SGRW |
SGL |
Must be set equal to SGL |
KRGEND |
KRG |
Krg at residual water |
KRWEND |
KRW |
Krw at initial gas saturation |
KRWMAX |
Not in use. Leave defaulted. |