Coproduction, the simultaneous production of gas and water, is used to control water influx into water-drive gas reservoirs. The coproduction technique can increase gas recovery by as much as 20%. Reservoir selection criteria and study methodology are presented and illustrated with aU. S. gulf coast reservoir.Basic material-balance analysis, tank-model simulation, and a preliminary economic analysis demonstrated the technical and economic feasibility of the process for a case study of the Louisiana gulf coast Eugene Island Block 305 1O,300-ft [3140-m] -sand gas reservoir. This study also shows that the coproduction technique could result in a substantial increase in recovery efficiencies in many other water-drive gas reservoirs under specific economic conditions.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.