A novel analytical approach to design horizontal well completion using ICDs to eliminate heel-toe effect
Abstract Nowadays, horizontal wells are one of the most common methods in the development of oil and gas fields. But Heel-Toe Effect phenomenon and non-uniform production influx along the well have caused early unwanted fluid production and reduced the performance of these. Application of inflow con...
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| description | Abstract Nowadays, horizontal wells are one of the most common methods in the development of oil and gas fields. But Heel-Toe Effect phenomenon and non-uniform production influx along the well have caused early unwanted fluid production and reduced the performance of these. Application of inflow control devices (ICDs) is one of the most appropriate ways to solve these problems, which can ultimately improve the efficiency of horizontal wells both in production and injection. But some of the crucial questions in designing horizontal well completion using ICDs are determining the number of ICDs, identifying their location, and calculating required pressure drop imposed by these ICDs. This research seeks to develop a novel method that uses reliable data with low uncertainty and develops an integrated algorithm to answer these questions rapidly and analytically. This novel method introduces three key parameters in designing horizontal well completion: length of ICD associated well segment, equalized production influx, and the minimum length of ICD associated well segment. Then a novel and fast integrated workflow have been developed that uses the previous key parameters to determine the number of well segments, number of ICDs & AFIs, ICDs & AFIs location, and ICD’s strength. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f5a4150f1db4576a899d361cc2f850a2025-08-20T01:54:22ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-04-0115112010.1038/s41598-024-80347-9A novel analytical approach to design horizontal well completion using ICDs to eliminate heel-toe effectRamin Eivazi0Department of Petroleum Engineering, Amirkabir University of TechnologyAbstract Nowadays, horizontal wells are one of the most common methods in the development of oil and gas fields. But Heel-Toe Effect phenomenon and non-uniform production influx along the well have caused early unwanted fluid production and reduced the performance of these. Application of inflow control devices (ICDs) is one of the most appropriate ways to solve these problems, which can ultimately improve the efficiency of horizontal wells both in production and injection. But some of the crucial questions in designing horizontal well completion using ICDs are determining the number of ICDs, identifying their location, and calculating required pressure drop imposed by these ICDs. This research seeks to develop a novel method that uses reliable data with low uncertainty and develops an integrated algorithm to answer these questions rapidly and analytically. This novel method introduces three key parameters in designing horizontal well completion: length of ICD associated well segment, equalized production influx, and the minimum length of ICD associated well segment. Then a novel and fast integrated workflow have been developed that uses the previous key parameters to determine the number of well segments, number of ICDs & AFIs, ICDs & AFIs location, and ICD’s strength.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80347-9Well completion design using ICDIntelligent horizontal wellWater coning controlOil recovery improvementHorizontal well non-uniform production control |
| spellingShingle | Ramin Eivazi A novel analytical approach to design horizontal well completion using ICDs to eliminate heel-toe effect Scientific Reports Well completion design using ICD Intelligent horizontal well Water coning control Oil recovery improvement Horizontal well non-uniform production control |
| title | A novel analytical approach to design horizontal well completion using ICDs to eliminate heel-toe effect |
| title_full | A novel analytical approach to design horizontal well completion using ICDs to eliminate heel-toe effect |
| title_fullStr | A novel analytical approach to design horizontal well completion using ICDs to eliminate heel-toe effect |
| title_full_unstemmed | A novel analytical approach to design horizontal well completion using ICDs to eliminate heel-toe effect |
| title_short | A novel analytical approach to design horizontal well completion using ICDs to eliminate heel-toe effect |
| title_sort | novel analytical approach to design horizontal well completion using icds to eliminate heel toe effect |
| topic | Well completion design using ICD Intelligent horizontal well Water coning control Oil recovery improvement Horizontal well non-uniform production control |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80347-9 |
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