A Comprehensive Approach for Assessing and Prioritizing EOR Risks: a Case Study of Water based EOR in an Oil Field in Southwest Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

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EOR Study Center, Petroleum Engineering Research Division, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, Iran

10.22078/pr.2024.5307.3356

Abstract

Due to the necessity and importance of considering risks, attention is generally given to the identification, assessment, and control of risks in EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) studies. The aim of this article is to provide a preliminary and comprehensive research methodology for EOR risk assessment using the FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) method. In addition, the results of its application for EOR risk assessment and prioritization in an oil field located in southwest Iran are presented step by step. Due to the variations in the fracture network distribution and, consequently, the divergent performance of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) scenarios in different parts of the reservoir, the study focused on three sectors: western, central, and eastern. The critical risks identified across all three sectors include the “Insufficient number of valid laboratory data related to the physical properties and fluid phase behavior in relation to the samples taken,” “Weakness of the fluid phase behavior prediction model,” “Weakness in matching the history of simulation of the base model of the reservoir,” and “Weakness in analyzing the data gathered from performance monitoring of EOR.” In conclusion, control actions necessary for eliminating the root causes or mitigating the effects of these critical risks were outlined.

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