June 2019

Optimizing oil recovery using new inflow-control devices (ICDs) skin equation

Inflow-control devices (ICDs) were developed to avoid coning problems in long horizontal wells mainly in heterogenous formations, but cause some additional drawdown which does not contribute to rate increase. This rate reduction is seen to be impairment to the productivity of horizontal wells. Therefore, horizontal wells that are equipped with ICDs require a pre-quantification of their productivity by determining skin...

Author(s): Uche C., Obah B., Onwukwe S. and Anyadiegwu C.