DOI: https://doi.org/10.36719/2789-6919/57/222-226
Laman Alizadeh
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University
Master's student
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4303-6013
leman.alizadeh03@gmail.com
Evaluation of Hydrodynamic Relationship Between Oil Layers Based on Numerical Modeling Methods and Application Prospects
Abstract
In multilayer oil reservoirs, correct assessment of interlayer hydrodynamic communication is essential for production stability, water breakthrough control, and recoverable reserves. This article systematizes the role of numerical modeling in evaluating such communication and explains how geological and engineering data are integrated into a digital reservoir model. Transmissibility, communication coefficient, pressure behavior, finite-difference logic, and history matching are summarized as key tools for interpretation. Mathematical expressions, comparison tables, a production-pressure graph, and a schematic interlayer-flow model are incorporated to clarify the numerical framework. The study shows that numerical modeling supports not only the detection of communication but also waterflood design, well placement, early water breakthrough prevention, and EOR planning. Reliable digital representation of interlayer interaction therefore improves both technical decisions and economic efficiency in reservoir management.
Keywords: numerical modeling, hydrodynamic communication, oil reservoir layers, reservoir simulation, transmissibility, history matching