Application of PNN logging in residual oil evaluation: A case study of the Gaotaizi oil layer in mature oilfields
SU Ke-Jia1,2(), QIN Zhen2(), FENG Min2, AI Han-Bing3, WANG Gang4, GUAN Hua-Ling5, FU Yu6
1. Research Institute No. 270, CNNC, Nanchang 330200, China 2. School of Geophysics and Measurement-Control Technology, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China 3. School of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430075, China 4. Exploration and Development Research Institute, Northwest Oil Field Company, SINOPEC, Urumqi 830011, China 5. Geology Institute of Yingtai Oil Production Plant, Jilin Oilfield, Baicheng 137317, China 6. Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
As mature oilfields are in their middle to late exploitation stage, the Gaotaizi oil layer exhibits significantly increased water saturation, elusive longitudinal stratification, and unknown distribution patterns of regional residual oil. These complicate the potential exploitation, energy conservation, and emission reduction. To ascertain the distribution of residual oil in the Gaotaizi oil layer in order to guide production operations and clarify potential targets, this study identified the longitudinal distribution of residual oil in the study area using the pulsed neutron-neutron (PNN) logging technique. The comparison between the monitoring results and production data of 10 wells revealed a coincidence rate of measures of 80%. The results of this study show that the PNN logging technique can be used to effectively identify the longitudinal distribution of residual oil in reservoirs and yields encouraging application performance in guiding the hole filling and water plugging for single wells in high-water-cut layers, thus increasing oil production. This technique has increased the evaluation accuracy of residual oil saturation in the Gaotaizi oil layer in the mature oilfield. It can provide technical support for formulating and adjusting subsequent oilfield exploitation schemes and offer a scientific basis for further guiding efficient reservoir exploitation, energy conservation, and emission reduction.
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