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Oil demand is still growing globally, well, rather than the value derived
and as governments and authorities from it, as the latter is difficult to The fuel efficiency of modern jet
become ever more concerned with estimate. planes uses roughly 80% less fuel per
maximising economic recovery, passenger-mile than in the 1950s.
newer ways of developing and Computational Fluid dynamics This is due to a large part because of
maximising return from reservoirs (CFD) the application of CFD. The physics
and fields is necessary. This white of flight was applied to maximise
paper looks at how using CFD is a branch of fluid mechanics what already existed. Now the same
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) that uses numerical analysis and can be done for well completions.
can produce better production and data structures to analyse and solve Existing well completions aren’t
better injection, which leads to problems that involve fluid flows. broken, they’re working for their
maximised recovery from fields, not intended use but by using CFD you
CFD modelling is not anything new; can take what already exists, and
just daily but over the entire field life.
many industries including, the optimise your wells to the best of
aerospace industry, and Formula their capacity. Transforming your
One have been using CFD to fields from great to extraordinary.
Many of the existing methods, such
optimise performance for decades.
as; conventional well and reservoir
The application of CFD is also
models overlook the real cross flow However, now with even more
proven in oil and gas, and is already
between reservoir layers, and the advanced improvement in
used in areas such as design
flow of fluids through the entire well computational fluid dynamic
modelling.
length. Instead they rely on trying to modelling software this can now
fit core, physical layer and well data - also be used to better analyse and
gathered from tests and logs – into optimise your well completions.
general analytical solutions.
Well Fluid Flow Performance
One of the key challenges of well Modelling
completion and well design is
understanding what wells can deliver Measuring well flow is an essential
in terms of injectivity and productivity element to assess well performance,
to the field. Therefore, well design has and indicate the production
traditionally been optimised on the behaviour. The accurate
cost of the 3D View of Velocity Profile into the base pipe predication of well performance
helps with appraisal of