
Waterflood Optimisation
Waterflood Optimisation Through Advanced Data Analytics

The key to optimising oil recovery and determining production potential of waterflooded fields is through reservoir surveillance.
The Challenges
One of the key challenges of reservoir management is pinpointing the source of excess water or EOR fluids in production wells
The Solution
Waterflood optimisation workflow communication analysis uses production data to quickly identify reservoir flow pathways between wells
The Analysis
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The analysis uses flow energy fluctuations and similarities in the injectors and producers production history along with PLT, perforation etc. to determine communication
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The analysis translates into directional and magnitude rose map plots on a well location map
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The rose map enables quick determination of injector flow patterns, injector and producer short-circuits and the magnitude of connections between injectors and producers

The Benefits
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Very quick method to select wells which require reservoir flow conformance treatments
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Helps to identify infill drilling targets
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Identify high permeability layers and independent of initial geological work
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Very visual and easy to communicate across all subsurface disciplines