Abstract: Water drive type curve is a key method for prediction of oilfield water flooding performance. There are more than 50 types of the curves proposed by domestic and foreign scholars. However, these methods have been restricted for application due to different objects, thoughts and applied fields of studies. This paper presents a novel method, a generalized water drive curve, that just one equation is applied to describe the variety types of water drive curves.

Key words: oilfield development, water drive, curve, equation, recovery percent