Integrated Strategies for Controlling Water Cut in Mature Oil Fields in Kazakhstan
Alisheva Z. Nadirov K. Al-Dujaili A.N. Bimbetova G. Nadirova Z. Zhantasov M. Tileuberdi N. Dauletuly A.
April 2025Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Polymers
2025#17Issue 7
This study analyzed the physical and hydrodynamic characteristics of various horizons in the Kumkol and East Kumkol oil fields by special core analysis to integrate strategies for controlling water cuts and well-intervention procedures for a more effective oil flow rate in mature oil fields in Kazakhstan. The results indicated that the recovery factor (RF) for Horizon I is 48.3% (98.7% water cut), while Horizon II has an RF of 45.5% (97.9% water cut). Horizon III has an RF of 52.7% (98.8% water cut), and Horizon IV has an RF of 32.6% (98.6% water cut) in the Kumkol Field. In the East Kumkol Field, Horizon I has an RF of 49.5% (96.7% of water cut), and Horizon II has an RF of 31% (94.9% of water cut). The average increase in oil flow rate from well optimization ranges from 5.3 to 6.4 tons per day in the Kumkol Field and 5.22 tons per day in the East Kumkol Field. The maximum increase in oil flow rate is 10.8 tons/day for Horizon I in the Kumkol Field and 6.9 tons/day for Horizon II in the East Kumkol Field. The well-intervention procedures are more effective in the Kumkol Field than in the East Kumkol Field. Given the high water cut observed in these mature reservoirs, this study also examines polymer flooding as an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique to improve oil displacement efficiency and reduce water production. Polymer flooding has been successfully implemented in high water-cut reservoirs, including the Uzen field in Kazakhstan, demonstrating its ability to modify fluid filtration profiles and enhance oil recovery. The feasibility of applying polymer flooding in the Kumkol and East Kumkol fields is analyzed, along with a comparison of its effectiveness against conventional water shut-off and well-intervention methods. Additional research is needed to assess polymer retention, reservoir compatibility, and the economic feasibility of large-scale implementation.
Kumkol and East Kumkol fields , optimization , polymer flooding , polymer retention , recovery factor , water cut , well-intervention
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Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Avenue 71, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Department of Petroleum Engineering, M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University, Tauke Khan Avenue 5, Shymkent, 160012, Kazakhstan
Petroleum Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 11369, Iran
Department of Hydrogeology, Engineering and Oil and Gas Geology, Satbayev University, Satbayev St. 22a, Almaty, 050013, Kazakhstan
Institute of Geological Sciences of K.I. Satpayev, Kabanbay Batyr Street 69, Almaty, 050013, Kazakhstan
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Engineering Department
Department of Hydrogeology
Institute of Geological Sciences of K.I. Satpayev
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