Smart Water Flooding of Carbonate Reservoirs: Core Flooding Tests Using a New Approach for Designing Smart Water

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan S. Al-Hashim ◽  
Hasan Y. Al-Yousef ◽  
Aziz Arshad ◽  
A. Mohammadain
Keyword(s):  
Carbonate Reservoirs ◽  
Water Flooding ◽  
Core Flooding ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Smart Water

Optimization of Smart Water Chemical Composition for Carbonate Rocks Through Comparison of Active Cations Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malek Jalilian ◽  
Peyman Pourafshary ◽  
Behnam Sedaee Sola ◽  
Mosayyeb Kamari
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Carbonate Rocks ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Water Flooding ◽  
Core Flooding ◽  
Smart Water ◽  
The Impact

Designing smart water (SW) by optimizing the chemical composition of injected brine is a promising low-cost technique that has been developed for both sandstone and carbonate reservoirs for several decades. In this study, the impact of SW flooding during tertiary oil recovery phase was investigated by core flooding analysis of pure limestone carbonate rocks. Increasing the sulfate ion concentration by using CaSO4 and MgSO4 of NaCl concentration and finally reducing the total salinity were the main manipulations performed to optimize SW. The main objective of this research is to compare active cations including Ca2+ and Mg2+ in the presence of sulfate ions (SO42−) with regard to their efficiency in the enhancement of oil production during SW flooding of carbonate cores. The results revealed a 14.5% increase in the recovery factor by CaSO4 proving its greater effectiveness compared to MgSO4, which led to an 11.5% production enhancement. It was also realized that low-salinity water flooding (LSWF) did not lead to a significant positive effect as it contributed less than 2% in the tertiary stage.

scholarly journals Wettability alteration analysis of smart water/novel functionalized nanocomposites for enhanced oil recovery

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1318-1328
Author(s):  
Sara Habibi ◽  
Arezou Jafari ◽  
Zahra Fakhroueian
Keyword(s):  
Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Ionic Composition ◽  
Water Flooding ◽  
Wettability Alteration ◽  
Core Flooding ◽  
Sulfate Ions ◽  
Smart Water ◽  
Eor Processes ◽  
Co Precipitation

Abstract Smart water flooding, as a popular method to change the wettability of carbonate rocks, is one of the interesting and challenging issues in reservoir engineering. In addition, the recent studies show that nanoparticles have a great potential for application in EOR processes. However, little research has been conducted on the use of smart water with nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery. In this study, stability, contact angle and IFT measurements and multi-step core flooding tests were designed to investigate the effect of the ionic composition of smart water containing SO42− and Ca2+ ions in the presence of nanofluid on EOR processes. The amine/organosiloxane@Al2O3/SiO2 (AOAS) nanocomposite previously synthesized using co-precipitation-hydrothermal method has been used here. However, for the first time the application of this nanocomposite along with smart water has been studied in this research. Results show that by increasing the concentrations of calcium and sulfate ions in smart water, oil recovery is improved by 9% and 10%, respectively, compared to seawater. In addition, the use of smart water and nanofluids simultaneously is very effective on increasing oil recovery. Finally, the best performance was observed in smart water containing two times of sulfate ions concentration (SW2S) with nanofluids, showing increased efficiency of about 7.5%.

THE RESULTS OF PILOT TEST OF CYCLIC WATER-FLOODING IN TERRIGENE AND CARBONATE RESERVOIRS

2019 ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.V. Chertenkov ◽  
◽  
E.A. Mamedov ◽  
I.V. Khain ◽  
A.R. Aubakirov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbonate Reservoirs ◽  
Water Flooding ◽  
Pilot Test

An Investigation on Water Flooding Performance and Pattern of Porous Carbonate Reservoirs with Bottom Water

2021 ◽  
pp. 108353
Author(s):  
Songqi Li ◽  
Yuetian Liu ◽  
Liang Xue ◽  
Wenli Ke ◽  
Changsong Jian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bottom Water ◽  
Carbonate Reservoirs ◽  
Water Flooding

scholarly journals Monitoring geological storage of CO2: a new approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manzar Fawad ◽  
Nazmul Haque Mondol
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Synthetic Data ◽  
Leak Detection ◽  
Hydrocarbon Exploration ◽  
Water Flooding ◽  
Storage Site ◽  
Gas Reservoirs ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Coal Beds ◽  
Spatial Coverage

AbstractGeological CO2 storage can be employed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. Depleted oil and gas reservoirs, deep saline aquifers, and coal beds are considered to be viable subsurface CO2 storage options. Remote monitoring is essential for observing CO2 plume migration and potential leak detection during and after injection. Leak detection is probably the main risk, though overall monitoring for the plume boundaries and verification of stored volumes are also necessary. There are many effective remote CO2 monitoring techniques with various benefits and limitations. We suggest a new approach using a combination of repeated seismic and electromagnetic surveys to delineate CO2 plume and estimate the gas saturation in a saline reservoir during the lifetime of a storage site. This study deals with the CO2 plume delineation and saturation estimation using a combination of seismic and electromagnetic or controlled-source electromagnetic (EM/CSEM) synthetic data. We assumed two scenarios over a period of 40 years; Case 1 was modeled assuming both seismic and EM repeated surveys were acquired, whereas, in Case 2, repeated EM surveys were taken with only before injection (baseline) 3D seismic data available. Our results show that monitoring the CO2 plume in terms of extent and saturation is possible both by (i) using a repeated seismic and electromagnetic, and (ii) using a baseline seismic in combination with repeated electromagnetic data. Due to the nature of the seismic and EM techniques, spatial coverage from the reservoir's base to the surface makes it possible to detect the CO2 plume’s lateral and vertical migration. However, the CSEM low resolution and depth uncertainties are some limitations that need consideration. These results also have implications for monitoring oil production—especially with water flooding, hydrocarbon exploration, and freshwater aquifer identification.

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