Development and Evaluation of Foam-Based Conformance Control for a High Salinity and High Temperature Carbonate

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alhasan B. Fuseni ◽  
Ali H. Julaih ◽  
Abdulrahman A. Al-Aseeri ◽  
Abdulkareem M. AlSofi
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Conformance Control

scholarly journals Development and evaluation of foam-based conformance control for a high-salinity and high-temperature carbonate

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1341-1348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alhasan B. Fuseni ◽  
Abdulkareem M. AlSofi ◽  
Ali H. AlJulaih ◽  
Abdulrahman A. AlAseeri
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Conformance Control

Evaluation of Foam-Gels for Conformance Control in High Temperature High Salinity Carbonates

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyla Almaskeen ◽  
Abdulkareem AlSofi ◽  
Jinxun Wang ◽  
Ziyad Kaidar
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Concentration Ratio ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Fractured Reservoirs ◽  
Gelation Time ◽  
Resistance Factor ◽  
Naturally Fractured Reservoirs ◽  
Conformance Control ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract In naturally fractured reservoirs, conformance control prior to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) application might be essential to ensure optimal contact and sufficient sweep. Recently, few studies investigated combining foams and gels into what is commonly coined as foamed-gels. Foamed-gels have been tested and shown to be potential for some field conditions. Yet, very limited studies were performed for high temperature and high salinity carbonates. Therefore, in this work, we study the potential of foamed-gels for high temperature and high salinity carbonates. The objective is to evaluate the potential of such synergy and to compare its value to the individual processes. For that purpose, in this work, we rely on bulk and core-scale tests. Bulk tests were used for initial screening. Wide range of foam-gel solutions were prepared with different polymer types and polymer concentrations. Test tubes were hand shacked thoroughly to generate foams. Foam heights were then measured from the test tubes. Heights were used to screen foaming agents and to study gelant effects on foamers in terms of foam strength (heights). The effect of foamers on gelation was evaluated through bottle tests. Based on the results, an optimal concentration ratio of gelant to foamer was determined and used in core-scale displacements, to further study the potential of this hybrid foam-gel process. Bulk results suggested that addition of the gelant up to a 4:1 foam to gel concentration ratio resulted in sufficient foam generation in some of the polymer samples. Yet, only two of the foam-gel samples generated a strong gel. Increasing the foamer concentration delayed the gelation time and in some samples, the solution did not gel. Through the coreflooding experiment, resistance factor (RF) and residual resistance factor (RRF) were obtained for different conformance control processes including foam, foam-gel, and gel. Foam-gel injection exhibited higher RF and RRF values than conventional foams. However, conventional gels showed even higher RF and RRF values than foam-gels. Combining two of the most widely used conformance control methods (foams and gels) can strike a balance. Foam-gel may offer a treatment that is deeper and more sustainable than foams and on the other a treatment that is more practical, and lower-cost than gels. Our laboratory results also demonstrate that such synergetic conformance control can be achieved in high salinity and high temperature carbonates with pronounced impact.

Self-assembled microspheres feasibility study for conformance control in high temperature and high salinity reservoirs

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jirui Zou ◽  
Xiangan Yue ◽  
Junbin Zhang ◽  
Joseph Y. Fu ◽  
Jie He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Conformance Control ◽  
Self Assembled

scholarly journals Study on a Novel Gelled Foam for Conformance Control in High Temperature and High Salinity Reservoirs

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Li ◽  
Jichao Fang ◽  
Baolei Jiao ◽  
Long He ◽  
Caili Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Conformance Control

scholarly journals Development of enhanced nanocomposite preformed particle gels for conformance control in high-temperature and high-salinity oil reservoirs

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Durán-Valencia ◽  
Baojun Bai ◽  
Horacio Reyes ◽  
Romina Fajardo-López ◽  
Fernando Barragán-Aroche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Oil Reservoirs ◽  
Conformance Control ◽  
Preformed Particle Gels

A Novel Hydroxylpropyl Sulfobetaine Surfactant for High Temperature and High Salinity Reservoirs

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Zhang ◽  
Desheng Ma ◽  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Youyi Zhu ◽  
Wenli Luo
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Salinity
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