Pore-to-Field Scale Modeling of WAG

The paper describes an integrated pore-to-field scale modeling method of multiphase flow in porous media. Although the method is general, we demonstrate its power and versatility by modeling a WAG process in the Etive formation in a North Sea oil field. The method aims at capturing the relevant flow physics at different scales. Pore scale physics (μm-scale) is accounted for through predictive pore scale modeling of relative permeability and capillary pressure. The computed rock curves (cm-scale) are used to populate detailed geological models with a plausible spatial distribution of constitutive relations. Effective flow properties at the heterogeneous facies scale (m-scale) are determined by a steady state upscaling technique. Finally, the effective flow properties are implemented in a field scale (km-scale) simulation model. The simulation results show that the effective flow properties describe the reservoir WAG performance fairly accurately without any adjustment through history matching.