Field Implementation of "Squeeze Matrix-Access Reservoir-Targeting" WaterReduction System (2006)

Field Implementation of "Squeeze Matrix-Access Reservoir-Targeting" Water Reduction System Dwyann Dalrymple; Dwyann Dalrymple Halliburton Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Larry Eoff; Larry Eoff Halliburton Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Julio Vasquez Julio Vasquez Halliburton Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Paper presented at the SPE Russian Oil and Gas Technical Conference and Exhibition, Moscow, Russia, October 2006. Paper Number: SPE-101977-MS https://doi.org/10.2118/101977-MS Published: October 03 2006 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Get Permissions Search Site Citation Dalrymple, Dwyann, Eoff, Larry, and Julio Vasquez. "Field Implementation of "Squeeze Matrix-Access Reservoir-Targeting" Water Reduction System." Paper presented at the SPE Russian Oil and Gas Technical Conference and Exhibition, Moscow, Russia, October 2006. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/101977-MS Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll ProceedingsSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference Search Advanced Search Abstract For many years, bullhead systems to reduce water production have received a great deal of attention from the oil- and gas-production industry. Water production becomes a major problem as fields mature, leading to higher levels of scale, greater lift requirements, more load on fluid-handling facilities, and increased environmental concerns. Because of the completion techniques used in many wells, protecting the hydrocarbon producing interval effectively during a water-control treatment is not always practical or cost-effective. Bullhead systems offer treatments that do not require zonal isolation and are designed to reduce water production with little or no reduction in oil or gas production.Previous papers have discussed the laboratory development of a new water reduction system based on the use of a hydrophobically modified polymer. This paper will outline the field implementation of this squeeze-matrix access reservoir-targeting (SMART) water reduction system and will describe some of the successes (and failures) in its implementation. Even though bullhead systems such as this do not seal off water zones and, therefore, do not have the capability to completely stop water production, it will be demonstrated that SMART treatments can be economically attractive. While field-wide, multiwell treatments are attractive from the viewpoint of fully assessing system capabilities, single-well treatments can be beneficial to small and large operators alike. Keywords: enhanced recovery, polymer, Upstream Oil & Gas, Hydrophobically, Field Implementation, modification, polymer chain, flowpath, produced water management and control, squeeze matrix-access reservoir-targeting Subjects: Improved and Enhanced Recovery, Formation Evaluation & Management, Produced water management and control, Well Operations and Optimization, Well Operations, Optimization and Stimulation Copyright 2006, Society of Petroleum Engineers You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.