Desarrollo de un simulador para la toma de decisiones en la implementación de recuperación secundaria en campos maduros

Abstract

The present work presents the development of a software that allows the analysis for the implementation of secondary recovery projects in the mature fields of Ecuador. In the first chapter of this work, we describe the basic definitions to understand the characteristics of a mature field and the necessary conditions to implement a water injection project; the problem and methodology to be followed for the development of this titling work is described. The theory and equations necessary to develop this software are described in chapter two; a theoretical framework is presented for the development of methods for secondary recovery by water injection, both in homogeneous and heterogeneous reservoirs. The third chapter presents the user manual, which describes the procedure to be followed so that the use of the program is adequate and easy. The results of the wells studied within the sensitivity analysis are shown in chapter four; this chapter shows both the technical and economic feasibility that each project studied resulted; the most common evaluation methods such as NPV and IRR were used and finally the conclusions and recommendations are presented.