Formula 10.40

Oil breakthrough newly swept zone

Input(s)

$P V$: Pore Volume (dimensionless)

$d E_{a s}$: Areal Sweep Efficiency from New Swept Zone (fraction)

$S_{w b t}$: Water Saturation at Breakthrough in Swept Zone (fraction)

$S_{w i}$: Initial Water Saturation (fraction)

Output(s)

$O_{n s z}$: Oil Volume at Breakthrough in New Swept Zones (bbl)

Formula(s)

$$ \mathrm{O}_{\mathrm{nsz}}=\mathrm{PV} * \mathrm{dE}_{\mathrm{as}} *\left(\mathrm{~S}_{\mathrm{wbt}}-\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{wi}}\right) $$

Reference(s)

Ehrlich Enhanced Oil Recovery, PTE 531, University of Southern California Lecture Notes, 2016.