Horizontal wells have been widely used in oil reservoirs with bottom aquifer. As bottom
water coning occurs, water cut of the production well rises sharply and the output declines …

Horizontal well applications have been predominant since their conception, for reasons
such as effective depletion of oil reservoirs and especially in water cresting, gas cresting or …

Actual coning behavior in a horizontal well is not fully understood. Lacks of knowledge of
fluids distribution within the reservoir and the heterogeneity as well lead to either over …

Many hydrocarbon reservoirs have an oil bearing zone, sandwiched between gas and water
bearing zones. For these reservoirs, considerable studies are conducted to optimize the …

In the field of geological engineering, heat treatment techniques are crucial for optimizing
the mechanical properties of rocks, particularly in soft formations and those with special …

Many hydrocarbon reservoirs have water underlying an oil or gas bearing zone. When
placed on production, if a wellbore draws oil or gas from an area near the water zone, the …

Water coning presents a serious problem in many oil fields, in terms of reducing oil
production rate and increasing production costs. As breakthrough time represents the time …

The study of coning in oil production is important because of huge water production
associated with oil production around the world each year. Estimation of critical coning rate …

Production of associated water from the oil wells is a common but undesirable occurrence
when the reservoir is underlain by a water layer. If the drawdown exerted on the reservoir …

The use of either a permeable or semi-permeable barriers has been proven to be effective in
minimizing cresting effects in oil reservoirs characterized by strong bottom aquifer, with the …