Research Article

Theoretical Research on the Movement Law of Water Cone Behavior in Heavy Oil Reservoirs with Bottom Water

Table 1

Similarity criterion.

ClassificationCriterionPhysical meaning

Geometric similarityRatio of length to width of the reservoir
Ratio of reservoir length to thickness
Ratio of reservoir length to horizontal well length
; The ratio of production pressure difference to gravity

Pressure similarityThe ratio of production pressure difference to capillary force
The ratio of reservoir pressure to the average pressure of the bottom layer

Physical similarityOil-water density ratio
Oil to water mobility ratio
, The prototype is similar to the model endpoint
Prototype is similar to model porosity
, The ratio of the comprehensive compression coefficient to the oil and water compression coefficient

Dynamic similarity, Darcy formula
, Ratio of water influx to horizontal well production
Ratio of oil to water production