A Novel Quantitative Water Channeling Identification Method of Offshore Oil Reservoirs

Offshore oilfields are characterized by loose sandstone reservoirs, strong heterogeneity and high injection and production intensity. Water channeling gradually develops after entering the high water cut stage, which weakens production performance. Current identification methods usually have high computational costs and low efficiency. A quantitative identification model of water channeling based on inter-well connection units has been established by simplifying the complex reservoir system into a connection network between injectors and producers, which can quickly and accurately obtain strength characteristic parameters for waterflow channels. In addition, a comprehensive evaluation factor M and classification standard for water channeling suitable for offshore heterogeneous reservoirs have been proposed. It indicates a thief zone when M is larger than 0.65, a predominant waterflow channel when M is between 0.55 and 0.65, and no water channeling when M is smaller than 0.55. The application of (an) offshore S oilfield demonstrates that the new method successfully identifies 18 segments of the thief zone and 19 segments of the predominant waterflow channel and improves computational speed by 100 times compared with the conventional numerical modeling method. This novel method allows for rapid and accurate identification and prediction of water channeling, including location, directions, and strengths, thereby providing timely and practical guidance for inefficient water channel treatment.