Tracer Surveys

Contacts

Ahmed Abou-Sayed ahmed@advantekinternational.com Advantek International

Summary

Reservoir tracers are substances added to the injection fluid (normally water) and collected by sampling at production wells (single well tracer tests can also be carried out). Inferences on the fluid path may be obtained by analyzing the tracer output. Directional flow trends, flow barriers and communication between reservoirs are examples of relevant qualitative information, which may be extracted from well-to-well tracer tests. Quantitative information, such as sweep efficiency, may be estimated by matching tracer well data against a mathematical prediction.

Key Issues

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Key Issue 1:Benefits

Concept 1.1:  Why might I consider using tracers in my injectors?
Concept 1.2:  Requirements of an acceptable tracer:
Concept 1.3:  What tracers are available?
Concept 1.4:  Can tracers be used in a single well?


References

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