Honarpour Gas-Oil Relative Permeability


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A B C D
1 Honarpour Gas-Oil Relative Permeability
2 Reference: JPT Dec 1982, Eq A-4, A-5 (Sand), A-9, A-10 (Carb)
3
4 Input Parameters
5 Swi 0.25 Irreducible water saturation
6 Sorg 0.2 Residual oil saturation to gas
7 Sgc 0.05 Critical gas saturation
8 krgAtSorg 0.85 Gas rel perm endpoint
9
10 Carbonate Only (Eq A-10)
11 Porosity 0.15 fraction
12 Permeability (Ka) 50 mD
13
14 Sandstone (Eq A-4, A-5)
15 Sg So Krog (Sand) Krg (Sand)
16 0.05 0.7 0.6169262323 0
17 0.1 0.65 0.3715177113 0.03568262222
18 0.15 0.6 0.2131209055 0.07973075556
19 0.2 0.55 0.1152094001 0.1321444
20 0.25 0.5 0.05781274564 0.1929235556
21 0.3 0.45 0.02634093223 0.2620682222
22 0.35 0.4 0.01052448916 0.3395784
23 0.4 0.35 0.003470210057 0.4254540889
24 0.45 0.3 0.0008325035372 0.5196952889
25 0.5 0.25 0.0001003693501 0.622302
26
27 Carbonate (Eq A-9, A-10)
28 Sg So Krog (Carb) Krg (Carb)
29 0.05 0.7 0.5879525488 0
30 0.1 0.65 0.3540695368 0.03075151095
31 0.15 0.6 0.203111771 0.07207418856
32 0.2 0.55 0.1097986386 0.1239680328
33 0.25 0.5 0.05509759412 0.1864330438
34 0.3 0.45 0.02510384132 0.2594692214
35 0.35 0.4 0.01003021091 0.3430765657
36 0.4 0.35 0.003307233087 0.4372550766
37 0.45 0.3 0.0007934053554 0.5420047542
38 0.5 0.25 9.565554535E-05 0.6573255985
39
40 Equations
41 Sandstone Krog (A-4) Krog = 0.98372 * (So/(1-Swi))^4 * ((So-Sorg)/(1-Swi-Sorg))^2
42 Sandstone Krg (A-5) Krg = [1.1072*((Sg-Sgc)/(1-Swi))^2 + 2.7794*Sorg*(Sg-Sgc)/(1-Swi)] * krgAtSorg
43 Carbonate Krog (A-9) Krog = 0.93752 * (So/(1-Swi))^4 * ((So-Sorg)/(1-Swi-Sorg))^2
44 Carbonate Krg (A-10) Complex equation with ka/phi term (see JPT 1982)
45
46 Data Ranges (Table 3)
47 Parameter Sandstone Carbonate
48 Porosity 9.0 - 45.0% 6.7 - 29.1%
49 Air Permeability 0.2 - 4,000 mD 0.2 - 2,000 mD
50 Water Saturation 0 - 60% 0 - 40%
51 Critical Gas Sat 0.0001 - 34% 1.0 - 40%
52 Residual Oil Sat 4.0 - 66% 5.0 - 56%
53 R-squared (Krog) 94% 92%
54 R-squared (Krg) 93% 90%

Description

Generate gas-oil relative permeability curves using Honarpour et al. (1982) empirical correlations. Separate equations for sandstone (Eq A-4, A-5) and carbonate (Eq A-9, A-10) rock types.

Reference: Honarpour, M., Koederitz, L.F., and Harvey, A.H. 1982. "Empirical Equations for Estimating Two-Phase Relative Permeability in Consolidated Rock." JPT (December 1982): 2905-2908.

Parameters:

  • Swi: Irreducible water saturation
  • Sorg: Residual oil saturation to gas
  • Sgc: Critical gas saturation
  • krgAtSorg: Gas relative permeability endpoint at residual oil saturation
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  1. In Excel, go to the Petroleum Office ribbon tab and click Blueprint Manager
  2. Search for Honarpour Gas-Oil Relative Permeability
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