Pilot Test of Surfactant-Polymer Flood with Mixtures of Anionic-Cationic Surfactants for High Temperature Low Permeability Sandstone Reservoir

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingcheng Li ◽  
Weidong Zhang ◽  
Zhiqin Shen ◽  
Jun Jin ◽  
Zhiqing Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Cationic Surfactants ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Polymer Flood ◽  
Sandstone Reservoir

Baseline Establishment for a Polymer Flood Pilot Test in an Unconsolidated Sandstone Reservoir in the South of the Sultanate of Oman

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanaa Al-Sulaimani ◽  
Zainab Al-Rawahi ◽  
Conny Velazco Quesada ◽  
Mohammed Al-Ghannami ◽  
Mervin Frumau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Test ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
The South ◽  
Polymer Flood ◽  
Sandstone Reservoir

In-Situ Microemulsion-Assisted Fluid Recovery with Blend of Anionic-Cationic Surfactants in Super High Temperature-Extra Low Permeability Formations

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingcheng Li ◽  
Qiang Li ◽  
Weidong Zhang ◽  
Yong Meng ◽  
Jun Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Cationic Surfactants ◽  
Low Permeability

scholarly journals Impact of Diagenesis on the Low Permeability Sandstone Reservoir: Case Study of the Lower Jurassic Reservoir in the Niudong Area, Northern Margin of Qaidam Basin

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Wenhuan Li ◽  
Tailiang Fan ◽  
Zhiqian Gao ◽  
Zhixiong Wu ◽  
Ya’nan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Qaidam Basin ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Lower Jurassic ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Hydrocarbon Generation ◽  
Northern Margin ◽  
Pore Evolution ◽  
Sandstone Reservoir

The Lower Jurassic reservoir in the Niudong area of the northern margin of Qaidam Basin is a typical low permeability sandstone reservoir and an important target for oil and gas exploration in the northern margin of the Qaidam Basin. In this paper, casting thin section analysis, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and stable isotope analysis among other methods were used to identify the diagenetic characteristics and evolution as well as the main factors influencing reservoir quality in the study area. The predominant types of sandstone in the study area are mainly feldspathic lithic sandstone and lithic arkose, followed by feldspathic sandstone and lithic sandstone. Reservoir porosity ranges from 0.01% to 19.5% (average of 9.9%), and permeability ranges from 0.01 to 32.4 mD (average of 3.8 mD). The reservoir exhibits robust heterogeneity and its quality is mainly influenced by diagenesis. The Lower Jurassic reservoir in the study area has undergone complex diagenesis and reached the middle diagenesis stage (A–B). The quantitative analysis of pore evolution showed that the porosity loss rate caused by compaction and cementation was 69.0% and 25.7% on average, and the porosity increase via dissolution was 4.8% on average. Compaction was the main cause of the reduction in the physical property of the reservoir in the study area, while cementation and dissolution were the main causes of reservoir heterogeneity. Cementation can reduce reservoir space by filling primary intergranular pores and secondary dissolved pores via cementation such as a calcite and illite/smectite mixed layer, whereas high cement content increased the compaction resistance of particles to preserve certain primary pores. δ13C and δ18O isotopes showed that the carbonate cement in the study area was the product of hydrocarbon generation by organic matter. The study area has conditions that are conductive to strong dissolution and mainly occur in feldspar dissolution, which produces a large number of secondary pores. It is important to improve the physical properties of the reservoir. Structurally, the Niudong area is a large nose uplift structure with developed fractures, which can be used as an effective oil and gas reservoir space and migration channel. In addition, the existence of fractures provides favorable conditions for the uninterrupted entry of acid fluid into the reservoir, promoting the occurrence of dissolution, and ultimately improves the physical properties of reservoirs, which is mainly manifested in improving the reservoir permeability.

Application and Exploration of Early In-Situ Combustion Huff-and-Puff Technology in a Deep Undisturbed Reservoir with Extra Heavy Oil

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Wang Xiaoyan ◽  
Zhao Jian ◽  
Yin Qingguo ◽  
Cao Bao ◽  
Zhang Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Gas Injection ◽  
Thermal Recovery ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
In Situ Combustion ◽  
Coiled Tubing

Summary Achieving effective results using conventional thermal recovery technology is challenging in the deep undisturbed reservoir with extra-heavy oil in the LKQ oil field. Therefore, in this study, a novel approach based on in-situ combustion huff-and-puff technology is proposed. Through physical and numerical simulations of the reservoir, the oil recovery mechanism and key injection and production parameters of early-stage ultraheavy oil were investigated, and a series of key engineering supporting technologies were developed that were confirmed to be feasible via a pilot test. The results revealed that the ultraheavy oil in the LKQ oil field could achieve oxidation combustion under a high ignition temperature of greater than 450°C, where in-situ cracking and upgrading could occur, leading to greatly decreased viscosity of ultraheavy oil and significantly improved mobility. Moreover, it could achieve higher extra-heavy-oil production combined with the energy supplement of flue gas injection. The reasonable cycles of in-situ combustion huff and puff were five cycles, with the first cycle of gas injection of 300 000 m3 and the gas injection volume per cycle increasing in turn. It was predicted that the incremental oil production of a single well would be 500 t in one cycle. In addition, the supporting technologies were developed, such as a coiled-tubing electric ignition system, an integrated temperature and pressure monitoring system in coiled tubing, anticorrosion cementing and completion technology with high-temperature and high-pressure thermal recovery, and anticorrosion injection-production integrated lifting technology. The proposed method was applied to a pilot test in the YS3 well in the LKQ oil field. The high-pressure ignition was achieved in the 2200-m-deep well using the coiled-tubing electric igniter. The maximum temperature tolerance of the integrated monitoring system in coiled tubing reached up to 1200°C, which provided the functions of distributed temperature and multipoint pressure measurement in the entire wellbore. The combination of 13Cr-P110 casing and titanium alloy tubing effectively reduced the high-temperature and high-pressure oxygen corrosion of the wellbore. The successful field test of the comprehensive supporting engineering technologies presents a new approach for effective production in deep extra-heavy-oil reservoirs.

CO2-Foam Field Pilot Test in a Sandstone Reservoir

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (07) ◽  
pp. 70-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Test ◽  
Sandstone Reservoir
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