Solution Gas Drive & Depletion Drive

Gravity Drainage &

Drive Mechanism Gas Cap Drive Water Drive Combination Drive
Above Bubble Point Below Bubble Point Segregation Drive
Under Saturated Saturated

Typical Graph

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Expansion of Reservoir Rock Liberated Gas
Main Source of Energy Gas Cap Expansion Influx of Aquifer Water Gravitational Forces Incorporates at least two main drive mechanism
Expansion of Reservoir Fluids Expansion of dissolved gas

Depletion drive + Weak Water Drive

Liberated Gas
Other Sources +Plus Depletion Drive sources Or
Expansion of dissolved gas
Depletion Drive + Small Gas Cap + Weak Water Drive

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Relatively rapid pressure decline

Typical Reservoir Behavior

- Decline Slowly & Continuously - Decline very slowly because water replacing the oil
- Pressure Decline Rapidly & Continuously Water encroachment and/or External gas-cap
- Tends to be maintained at a higher level than in a and displacing it to the producing wells.
Because no Supply for pressure reduced and liquid are - Decline Less Rapidly & Continuously It may occur in any type of the reservoirs expansion are insufficient to maintain reservoir
depletion drive. - Depend on the strength of the aquifer
Slightly compressible pressures
- Depends on the size of the gas cap to oil volume (m) - Remains high compared to other drive mechanisms

20-40% 35-75% Up to 80% 30-60%

Depends on: More than depletion drive

Typical Recovery Factor

GOR vs Time
2-5%

-S 5-30%
- Size of the original gas cap
- Vertical Permeability
- Dip Angle
- Oil Viscosity
Usually larger than any drive mechanism
but
less than water & gas cap drive
Depend On:
- Size of the original gas cap
- Strength of the Aquifer
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Starts Low then decreases Increases rapidly, rises to the and then decline Raise Continuously Remain low and stable

No, Negligible No, Negligible No, Negligible

Water Production Slow and increase with time
Sometimes there some water at first if (Connate Water Saturation > Critical Saturation)

- Usually requires pumping at early stages (artificial lift)

- Manage the Secondary gas cap by - Manage the original gas cap by
1. Slow production 1.Slow production - Maintain the movement of own
How to Maximize Recovery 2. Produce below critical rate 2. Produce below critical rate - Seal Off high water production intervals Slow Production
3. Maintain the movement of GOC - Maintain the movement Of GOC - Water injection in case of weak water drive
- Supplement re energy by gas injection - Seal Off high GOR production intervals.
- Shut down well that exhibit high GOR