Decision criterion for acid-stimulation method in carbonate reservoirs: Matrix acidizing or acid fracturing?

M Palharini Schwalbert, MS Aljawad, AD Hill, D Zhu - SPE Journal, 2020 - onepetro.org
Most wells in carbonate reservoirs are stimulated. Because of their low cost and simpler
operations, acid‐stimulation methods are usually preferred if they are sufficient. Matrix …

A Comprehensive Model for Acid Stimulation of Lower Completions

K Mogensen, G Edmonstone - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum …, 2020 - onepetro.org
Long horizontal or highly deviated wells require lower completion liners to improve well and
reservoir management of the carbonate reservoirs in ADNOC's portfolio. Optimum well …

A World-First: 3-Legged Lateral with Smart Completion, Smart Liners and Inflow-Tracers across Low-Permeability Multi-Stacked Reservoirs

S Gharbawi, DK Mogensen, A Aissaoui… - Abu Dhabi …, 2021 - onepetro.org
In a giant, mature UAE offshore field, consisting of complex multi-stacked heterogeneous
reservoirs, the western part has been less developed, due to contrasted reservoir properties …

A new up-scaled wormhole model grounded on experimental results and in 2-scale continuum simulations

M Palharini Schwalbert, AD Hill, D Zhu - SPE International Conference …, 2019 - onepetro.org
The optimum design of matrix acidizing treatments in carbonate reservoirs requires accurate
modeling of wormhole propagation. While there are several wormhole correlation models …

First Smart Liner Mono-Bore Completion in Giant Carbonate Reservoir in Abu Dhabi Provides New Opportunities for Tight Reservoirs Development

E Barragan, A Jimenez, S Ramarao… - International …, 2022 - onepetro.org
One of the main challenges in the oil industry is to develop tighter carbonate reservoirs.
There are several methods to improve oil recovery (IOR), the adoption of Novel Lower …

Lessons Learned from Implementing Smart Liners for Improved Matrix-Acid Stimulation of Carbonate Reservoirs

K Mogensen, F Al Hosani - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Smart Liners are based on the limited-entry liner principle, which consist of an uneven
spacing of a limited number of small holes drilled through the liner to mechanically divert …

Unlocking the Potential of Acid Stimulation in Volcanic Rocks: A Successful Case with Integrated Analysis in Minami-Nagaoka Gas Field, Japan

N Yoshida, K Shimoda, K Yamamura, K Fuse… - SPE Production & …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Acid stimulation of volcanic formations is rarely documented in the literature. A recent study
however suggested its potential effectiveness through a comprehensive laboratory/modeling …

Anisotropic-wormhole-network generation in carbonate acidizing and wormhole-model analysis through averaged-continuum simulations

MP Schwalbert, D Zhu, AD Hill - SPE Production & Operations, 2019 - onepetro.org
The optimal design of matrix‐acidizing operations in carbonate reservoirs is a discussion in
progress. Although several models are available to the industry for predicting wormhole …

Permeability anisotropy impact on wormhole propagation in openhole and limited-entry completions: A 3D numerical study

MS Aljawad - Gas Science and Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The permeability in carbonate reservoirs is not the same in all directions (ie, anisotropic), a
property seldom considered in acid stimulation. The study hypothesizes that permeability …

Limited Entry Liner Completion and Acidizing Design with Consideration of Reservoir Heterogeneity for MRC Wells

H Liu, W Jia, L Cui, N Xu, G Yang, P Liqiu… - SPE Asia Pacific …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Abstract MRC (Maximum Reservoir Contact) wells with extra-long laterals (formation contact
length> 5000m) are drilled in many oilfields in the world to develop tight and thin reservoirs …