RESEARCH ARTICLE


Endpoint Mobility Ratios for Vertical and Horizontal Wells with Incidence of Scale Deposition



A. Olufemi Bamidele*, 1, A.S. Fadairo2, O.A. Falode1
1 Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
2 Department of Petroleum Engineering, Covenant University, Otta, Nigeria

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Identifiers and Pagination:

Year: 2009
Volume: 2
First Page: 17
Last Page: 23
Publisher Id: TOPEJ-2-17
DOI: 10.2174/1874834101002010017

Article History:

Received Date: 12/06/2009
Revision Received Date: 26/6/2009
Acceptance Date: 29/6/2009
Electronic publication date: 20/8/2009
Collection year: 2009

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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; E-mails: ofemidele@yahoo.com, ofemidele@gmail.com


Abstract

One of the most difficult and profit hurting problems found in the oil field is the build-up of scale deposits in the well bore, production string, flow lines and even in storage tanks. These deposits act as a restriction during build-up in the wellbore causing a gradual decrease in production and, in many cases, as a solid barrier for wellbore fluid flow.

This paper presents an analytical model based on the existing thermodynamic model showing the endpoint mobility ratios for both vertical and horizontal wells with the incidence of scale precipitation and deposition at the near wellbore region during water flooding.

The results revealed that Endpoint mobility ratio for a vertical well with radial flow approaches unity “1” faster than for the horizontal well with elliptical flow. And horizontal wells are good candidates for managing scale precipitation and deposition during waterflooding.