EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF OIL VISCOSITY IN FIELD CONDITIONS TO ASSESS THE ERROR OF THE MEASUREMENT WHEN USING HOPPLER VISCOSITY GAGE

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
A.A. Isaev ◽  
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V.I. Malykhin ◽  
A.A. Sharifullin ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Oil Viscosity

Expanding Polymer Injectivity Tests on a Second Giant Carbonate UAE Oil Reservoir at High Salinity & High Temperature Conditions.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.A. Baloch ◽  
J.M. Leon ◽  
S.K. Masalmeh ◽  
D. Chappell ◽  
J. Brodie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Polymer Solution ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Carbonate Reservoirs ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Sweep Efficiency ◽  
Tertiary Butyl ◽  
Solution Preparation

Abstract Over the last few years, ADNOC has systematically investigated a new polymer-based EOR scheme to improve sweep efficiency in high temperature and high salinity (HTHS) carbonate reservoirs in Abu Dhabi (Masalmeh et al., 2014). Consequently, ADNOC has developed a thorough de-risking program for the new EOR concept in these carbonate reservoirs. The de-risking program includes extensive laboratory experimental studies and field injectivity tests to ensure that the selected polymer can be propagated in the target reservoirs. A new polymer with high 2-acrylamido-tertiary-butyl sulfonic acid (ATBS) content was identified, based on extensive laboratory studies (Masalmeh, et al., 2019, Dupuis, et al., 2017, Jouenne 2020), and an initial polymer injectivity test (PIT) was conducted in 2019 at 250°F and salinity >200,000 ppm, with low H2S content (Rachapudi, et al., 2020, Leon and Masalmeh, 2021). The next step for ADNOC was to extend polymer application to harsher field conditions, including higher H2S content. Accordingly, a PIT was designed in preparation for a multi-well pilot This paper presents ADNOC's follow-up PIT, which expands the envelope of polymer flooding to dissolve H2S concentrations of 20 - 40 ppm to confirm injectivity at representative field conditions and in situ polymer performance. The PIT was executed over five months, from February 2021 to July 2021, followed by a chase water flood that will run until December 2021. A total of 108,392 barrels of polymer solution were successfully injected during the PIT. The extensive dataset acquired was used to assess injectivity and in-depth mobility reduction associated with the new polymer. Preliminary results from the PIT suggest that all key performance indicators have been achieved, with a predictable viscosity yield and good injectivity at target rates, consistent with the laboratory data. The use of a down-hole shut-in tool (DHSIT) to acquire pressure fall-off (PFO) data clarified the near-wellbore behaviour of the polymer and allowed optimisation of the PIT programme. This paper assesses the importance of water quality on polymer solution preparation and injection performance and reviews operational data acquired during the testing period. Polymer properties determined during the PIT will be used to optimise field and sector models and will facilitate the evaluation of polymer EOR in other giant, heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs, leading to improved recovery in ADNOC and Middle East reservoirs.

Comparison of the Performance of Drag Reducing Agent Between 2.5 cP Oil and 6.0 cP Oil in Multiphase Flow in Horizontal Pipes

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Kang ◽  
W. P. Jepson
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Multiphase Flow ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Annular Flow ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Reducing Agent ◽  
Average Pressure ◽  
Flow Loop ◽  
Oil Viscosity ◽  
Horizontal Pipes

Abstract Experimental studies have been performed in a 10 cm diameter, 36 m long, multiphase flow loop to examine the effect of drag reducing agents using 6 cP oil. Studies were performed for superficial liquid velocities of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 m/s and superficial gas velocities between 2 and 12 m/s. Carbon dioxide was used as the gas phase. The drag reducing agent (DRA) concentrations were 20 and 50 ppm. The system was maintained at a pressure of 0.13 MPa and a temperature of 25 °C. The comparison of the conditioning of flow with DRA between 2.5 cP oil and 6 cP oil is presented. The results show that pressure drop in both 2.5 cP oil and 6 cP oil was reduced significantly in multiphase flow with addition of DRA. A DRA concentration of 50 ppm was more effective than 20 ppm DRA for all cases. As the oil viscosity was increased from 2.5 cP to 6 cP oil, the transition to annular flow was observed to occur at lower superficial gas velocities. For slug flow and lower superficial gas velocities, the effectiveness in 2.5 cP oil was much higher than that in 6 cP oil with addition of DRA. However, for higher superficial gas velocities, the effectiveness in both oils was similar. For annular flow, the effectiveness in 2.5 cP oil was higher than in 6 cP oil with 50 ppm DRA. At low superficial gas velocities, DRA in 2.5 cP oil was more effective in reducing the slug frequency. This led to a higher average pressure drop reduction in 2.5 cP oil. However, at higher superficial gas velocities, the slug frequency decreased in both oils almost the same magnitude.

Dependence of Gas Transportation in Radial Lip Seals on Oil and Gas

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sugimura ◽  
S. Gondo ◽  
Y. Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Gas Flow ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Shaft Speed ◽  
Oil Viscosity ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Mineral Oils ◽  
Pump Rate ◽  
Lip Seals ◽  
Shaft Seals

Experimental studies are made on transportation of gas across radial shaft seals. Gas flow rates are determined with gas chromatography. Gas is pumped in, while gas also leaks at about half of the pump rate. The flow rates increase with shaft speed and oil viscosity, though paraffinic mineral oils allow more gas to move than polyalphaolefin of the same viscosity. The rate also depends on gas. These suggest that gas is conveyed by hydrodynamic flow of oil at the seal lip.

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL MODEL SUSPENSIONS

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (28n29) ◽  
pp. 4967-4973 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEXANDRA-MARIA TRENDLER ◽  
HOLGER BÖSE
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Iron Particle ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Oil Viscosity ◽  
Base Oil ◽  
Sedimentation Behavior ◽  
Mr Fluids ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Magnetorheological model suspensions with different contents of iron particles have been investigated. The results show an increase of the shear stress by increasing the magnetic field and the solid content, which was mathematically modelled. The influence of the solid content is approximately exponential without magnetic field and linear in strong magnetic fields. The effect of the temperature and of the base oil viscosity on the shear stress is negligible in the field but decisive without field. The sedimentation behavior also strongly depends on the iron particle content, where MR fluids with a higher concentration settle with a lower intensity due to the higher sediment height. The response time of the magnetorheological model suspensions could not be clearly determined, but it is less than 10 milliseconds.

scholarly journals RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION OF COMPACTION OF HOPS INTERMEDIARY BY MOTORS OF TRACTORS

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-137
Author(s):  
Петр Смирнов ◽  
Petr Smirnov ◽  
Николай Пушкаренко ◽  
Nikolay Pushkarenko ◽  
Александр Акимов ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Soils ◽  
Humus Content ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Vertical Deformation ◽  
Soil Composition ◽  
Soil Layers ◽  
First Case ◽  
Intensive Use ◽  
Chuvash Republic

Based on experimental studies, a technique was proposed for comparing the areas of compaction by tractor propulsors in field conditions and in the aisle interval, the zones of inefficient and intensive use of the hopper space were determined and the solution of the problem of the optimization of the aisle zones was given. The results of experimental studies of the density of soil composition on hop crops are summarized in caterpillar compaction (LLC “Agrokhmel” of Vournarsky District, Chuvash Republic) and wheeled tractors (KOPKh “Leninskaya iskra” of Yadrinsky District, Chuvash Republic). In the first case, the T-54B tracked tractor was used, and in the second - the MTZ-921 wheeled tractor. The soils under the hops in LLC “Agrokhmel” are predominantly dark gray forest soils with an average humus content of 4.1% at a depth of 0.2 m, in KOPKh “Leninskaya iskra” - gray forest with a humus content of 2.9% (at a depth of 0, 2 m). According to the results of the implementation of soil sections on the hop-growers of the Chuvash Republic, it has been established that at the depth of the arable layer 0 ... 0.3 m there are no completely hop roots between traces of tractor passage. Analyzes of shear vertical deformation under the trail of the tractor’s wheel and its propagation along the depth show that after a threefold passage along the same trail, the displacement of soil layers practically ceases, while at the same time, in modern hone-growing technologies, up to 12 ... 14 passes intercoupling. To improve the conditions for growing hops, a quantitative reduction in the blocked zone of the hop-crop intervals is necessary. The study found that the density of the composition of the soil active hop under the tracks of the tractor T-54B is greater than under the wheel tractor MTZ-921. The resulted analytical decisions have shown that the zone of intensive usage of the hop-crop spacing more than 60% is achieved with the use of tractors T-54B and T-25A with the smallest rim when planting the hop sprocket with a spacing of 3.33 m.

scholarly journals Fractal theory of non-Newtonian oil viscosity based on the mutual interaction of colloidal particles: a review and new results

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-46
Author(s):  
V.I. Lesin
Keyword(s):  
Shear Rate ◽  
Physical Model ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Fractal Structure ◽  
Fractal Theory ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Oil Viscosity ◽  
Shear Rates ◽  
Model Sample ◽  
Individual Particles

To describe the viscosity of oil, the author proposed a theory based on a new physical model, which takes into account the interaction of individual colloidal particles and their aggregates of fractal structure. This process is accompanied by the addition of individual particles to aggregates and by their separation under the action of shear stress, which is reflected in the energy consumption of the fluid movement and manifests itself as a dependence of the viscosity on the shear rate. The purpose of the review is to demonstrate the application of fractal viscosity theory to interpret the results of known experimental studies. The review also contains the results of new experimental studies of a model sample of oil to illustrate a number of statements of the theory. The detailed parameters of the physical model are specified, on the basis of which a fractal theory of viscosity is proposed; a system of two equations is obtained that allows to describe the dependence of viscosity on the shear rate and time. It is demonstrated that the conclusions drawn from the theory correspond to the known and newly obtained experimental data. The regularities of viscosity relaxation predicted experimentally by the theory with increasing and decreasing shear rates are confirmed. A methodology based on the laws of thermodynamics is proposed that allows to select the mode of shear rate action on heavy oil to reduce its viscosity.

Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearings: Theory and Experiment

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 633-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Tieu
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Effects ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Reynolds Equation ◽  
Energy Equation ◽  
Thrust Bearing ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Oil Viscosity ◽  
Thrust Bearings ◽  
Generalized Reynolds Equation

In this paper results from experimental studies and computer simulation of hydro-dynamic tilting thrust bearings are presented. The bearing performance in terms of outlet film thickness, friction coefficient, and bearing temperature was measured in a high speed thrust bearing test rig. The numerical simulation involves the solution of the generalized Reynolds equation and the energy equation, which considers thermal effects on the oil viscosity and the squeezing of the oil film.

scholarly journals Swelling Behavior of Elastomers under Water, Oil, and Acid

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayyad Zahid Qamar ◽  
Maaz Akhtar ◽  
Tasneem Pervez
Keyword(s):  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Swelling Behavior ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Related Material ◽  
Sultan Qaboos University ◽  
Design Improvement ◽  
Petroleum Development

It is very important to determine the behavior of elastomer materials under realistic well conditions in order to select appropriate swelling elastomers for a particular set of field conditions, for successful modeling and simulation of various downhole processes, and for design improvement of swell packers and other sealing applications. In collaboration with national and regional petroleum development and rubber engineering companies, a series of experimental studies were therefore conducted at Sultan Qaboos University for characterization of swelling related material behavior of different elastomers. Results from some of these investigations (studies A, B, and C) are reported and discussed in this chapter.

Friction Reduction in Lubricated Rough Contacts: Numerical and Experimental Studies

2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Liu ◽  
Arup Gangopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Ambient Pressure ◽  
Classical Model ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication ◽  
Contact Problems ◽  
Friction Reduction ◽  
Asperity Contact ◽  
Oil Viscosity ◽  
Lubrication Regimes

Combining the contact model of elastic-layered solid with the concept of asperity contact in elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL), a mixed-lubrication model is presented to predict friction coefficient over rough surfaces with/without an elastic-layered medium under entire lubrication regimes. Solution of contact problems for elastic-layered solids is presented based upon the classical model of Greenwood and Williamson (GW) in conjunction with Chen and Engel's analysis. The effects of the Young's modulus ratio of the layer to substrate and the thickness of the layer on the elastic real area of contact and contact load for a fixed dimensionless separation are studied using the proposed method, which is used for the asperities having contact with an elastic coating. Coefficient of friction with elastic-layered solids in boundary lubrication is calculated in terms of Rabinowicz's findings and elastic-layered solutions of Gupta and Walowit. The effect of rough contacts with an elastic layer on friction coefficient in lubrication regimes has been analyzed. Variations in plasticity index ψ significantly affect friction coefficients in boundary and mixed lubrications. For a large value of ψ, the degree of plastic contact exhibits a stronger dependence of the mean separation or film thickness than the roughness, and for a small value of ψ, the opposite result is true. The effect of governing parameters, such as inlet oil viscosity at ambient pressure, pressure–viscosity coefficient, combined surface roughness, and El/E2 on friction coefficient, has been investigated. Simulations are shown to be in good agreement with the experimental friction data.

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