CASE STUDY Interwell Tracer Study for Fracture Characterization Kongsvang Allé 29 8000 Aarhus C Denmark Phone +45 72 20 20 00 www.dti.dk CASE STUDY Value for Operator The tracer study identified the position of the fracture enabling the operator to con- duct a conformance treatment and improve the sweep efficiency. The study gave cost- effective and unambiguous information not attainable by logging or interference tests. This study provid- ed high-quality data and valuable reservoir knowledge in a simple, cost-effective manner. DTI presented the con- clusions in an excellent and clear report Luke Vagg, Senior Reservoir Engineer, Maersk Oil
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CASE STUDY
Interwell Tracer Study for Fracture Characterization
Kongsvang Allé 29
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
Phone +45 72 20 20 00
www.dti.dk
CASE STUDY
Value for OperatorThe tracer study identified the position of
the fracture enabling the operator to con-
duct a conformance treatment and improve
the sweep efficiency. The study gave cost-
effective and unambiguous information not
attainable by logging or interference tests.
This study provid-ed high-quality data and valuable reservoir knowledge in a simple, cost-effective manner. DTI presented the con-clusions in an excellent and clear reportLuke Vagg, Senior Reservoir Engineer, Maersk Oil
The Tracer Operation DTI has developed a technology using D2O as a chemical tracer. The tracer is detectable at low concentration levels and can be detected at site using DTI´s analytical equipment. The tracer was pumped into the in-jection well via a portable, hydraulic pump. Sampling was performed from the two producers and analyzed im-mediately by the offshore DTI con-sultant. This enabled DTI to identify the tracer breakthrough at site, thus saving the operator for unnecessary sampling. The position of a fracture between the injector and Producer A was determined. Data analysis proved that 19% of the injection water was circulating through the fracture.
BackgroundInduced or natural fractures in tight chalk reservoirs can have significant impact on oil recovery since the injec-tion water is passing through the frac-ture instead of sweeping the matrix. An oilfield operator wished to char-acterize a high-conductivity fracture between an injector and producer. The objective was to optimize injection water management and, optimally, close the fracture via a conformance treatment.Prior to the tracer study it was un-known whether the injector was con-nected to Producer A or B. The exact position of the fracture was also un-known.
Figur 1. Tracer responses in the two monitored producers. Only Producer A is connected to the injector via a fracture. There are no secondary fractures as only one signal is ob-served
Figure 2. Illustration of an injector-producer pair. The tracer is injected along with the injection water, flows through the fracture and is detected at the production well.
t = 15 h
t = 13 h
t = 0 h: Injection
t = 2 h
t = 5 h
t = 9 h
t = 18 h: Detection, analysis and results
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Time
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Producer A
Producer B
Trac
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onc. Figur 1. Tracer responses in the two
monitored producers. Only Producer A is connected to the injector via a fracture. There are no secondary fractures as only one signal is ob-served.