A Review of Water Detection Method and Plugging Technology for Horizontal Wells

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-6535.2023.02.002

Abstract

Abstract: Horizontal wells have obvious advantages in increasing the productioncapacity of oil and gas wells, but influenced by the non-homogeneity of the reservoir, the water breakthrough from horizontal wells is more common during the development of edge and bottom water reservoirs or water drive reservoirs, which brings great challenges to the efficient development of oil fields. Therefore, effective water detection and water plugging technology is one of the important means to improve the development effect of horizontal wells. To address the problem of difficult water breakthrough identification in horizontal wells, the characteristics and field applications of horizontal well water detection methods such as dynamic verification, mechanical water detection, water detection by logging and water detection with tracers were comprehensively summarized, and the problems and development directions of horizontal well water detection and water plugging methods were analyzed. This study can provide a reference for water detection and water plugging in high water-bearing inefficient horizontal wells.

Key words: horizontal well, water detection, water plugging, tracers, plugging system, review

CLC Number:

TE35

Shen Zhenzhen, Wang Mingwei, Gao Yong, Wu Wen, Cheng Xin, Feng Xiaowei, Deng Shengxue. A Review of Water Detection Method and Plugging Technology for Horizontal Wells[J]. Special Oil & Gas Reservoirs, 2023, 30(2): 10-19.

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