Nitrogen Foam Anti-Edge Water-Incursion Technology for Heavy Oil Reservoir with Edge Water

2013 ◽  
Vol 827 ◽  
pp. 66-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Xiang Wang ◽  
Teng Fei Wang ◽  
ZeXia Fan
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Oil Reservoir ◽  
Steam Flooding ◽  
Nitrogen Foam ◽  
Single Well ◽  
Heavy Oil Reservoir ◽  
Water Cut ◽  
Steam Stimulation

The steam stimulation is a main method to develop the heavy oil reservoir. However, the huff-puff wells will be water-flooded quickly if the reservoir has edge water, and the oil production level will decrease sharply. An experimental device, which can simulate edge water and steam stimulation process, was designed according to the feature of Henan heavy oil reservoir with edge water on the basis of steam flooding device, and the effect factors and application conditions of nitrogen foam anti-edge water-incursion technology were researched. The results show that the anti-edge water-incursion technology is suitable for the heavy oil reservoir with a medium energy edge water, and a better foam plugging will be got if the technology is applied at the time of serious water-flooded. The optimum injection pattern of the technology is a N2 slug first, followed by a nitrogen foam slug, and then the steam slug. Field tests were proceeded on the basis of experiment results and field experience, the operation success rate is 100%, the average drainage period reduces by 0.7d, the average cycle water cut reduces by 23%, the average cycle oil production increases by 2 times, and the average single-well oil-steam ratio increases by 0.25. So the technology can reduce water cut and increase oil production significantly, and the target of edge water inhibition is achieved.

Superiority of Superheated Steam Flooding in Development of High Water-Cut Heavy Oil Reservoir

2012 ◽  
Vol 616-618 ◽  
pp. 992-995
Author(s):  
An Zhu Xu ◽  
Long Xin Mu ◽  
Xiang Hong Wu ◽  
Zi Fei Fan ◽  
Lun Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Superheated Steam ◽  
High Water ◽  
Viscosity Reduction ◽  
Saturated Steam ◽  
Oil Reservoir ◽  
Heavy Oil Reservoir ◽  
High Water Cut ◽  
Water Cut ◽  
Steam Stimulation

The dryness of superheated steam is 100% and it exists in the form of pure steam whose properties are like ideal gas. When the steam has a large degree of superheat, it may take a relatively long time to cool, during which time the steam is releasing very little energy and transmitted long distances. The heating radius of superheated steam in the formation is 5-10m larger than saturated steam. In the heating area of superheated steam, the comprehensive effects by superheated steam (crude oil viscosity reduction, improved flow environment, changes in rock wettability and improved oil displacement efficiency, etc.) is much higher than that of saturated steam. Superheated steam stimulation in Kenkyak high water cut heavy oil reservoir pilot test results showed that the average daily oil production of single well by superheated steam stimulation was 2-4 times than that of saturated steam stimulation. Superheated steam is more effective to heat water-invaded oil reservoir than saturated steam.

Improvements of Superheated Steam Stimulation in Secondary Development of Heavy Oil Reservoir

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 1450-1455
Author(s):  
An Zhu Xu ◽  
Xiang Hong Wu ◽  
Zi Fei Fan ◽  
Lun Zhao ◽  
Cheng Gang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Superheated Steam ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Saturated Steam ◽  
Oil Reservoir ◽  
Displacement Efficiency ◽  
Oil Displacement ◽  
Oil Displacement Efficiency ◽  
Heavy Oil Reservoir ◽  
Steam Stimulation

With superheated steam, there is no direct relationship between temperature and pressure, Therefore, at a particular pressure it is possible for superheated steam to exist at a wide range of temperatures higher than that of its saturated steam. The heat transfer coefficient is 1/150-1/250 as much as that of saturated steam during heat transferring, and it takes a relatively long time to cool, during which time the steam is releasing very little energy and transmitted long distances. The mechanisms of superheated steam stimulation are mainly pointed to the performance of crude oil viscosity reduced, flow environment improved, rock wettability changed, oil displacement efficiency improved. Physical simulation shows that oil displacement efficiency by superheated steam is 6-12% higher than that of saturated steam at the same temperature, and under the condition of carrying the same heat, superheated steam enlarged the heating radius by about 10m, oil steam ratio increased by 0.7. Superheated steam stimulation was put into Kazakstan’s heavy oil reservoir after two cycles of saturated steam stimulation. The average daily oil production was 2-4 times that of saturated steam stimulation, which improved heavy oil production effectively. The secondary heavy oil thermal recovery by superheated steam stimulation applied in marginal heavy oil reservoirs achieved satisfactory effect.

Pilot Project: Application of Multi-Component Thermal Fluid Stimulation on Shallow Heavy Oil Reservoir in Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leihao Yi ◽  
Xin Hua ◽  
Wenlong Guan ◽  
Shiguo Xu ◽  
Ziyi Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Late Stage ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Combustion Mechanism ◽  
Oil Reservoir ◽  
Heavy Oil Reservoir ◽  
Water Cut

Abstract Cyclic steam simulation (CSS) was widely used to recover heavy oil in shallow reservoirs in Kazakhstan. In the late stage of CSS in M oilfield, the performance of this CSS project was poor with high water cut and low oil steam ratio (OSR), indicating low economic benefit. The multi-component thermal fluid (MTF) stimulation trial has been conducted there since March 2018 to evaluate the feasibility of this technology. This paper introduces the field experience and the production performance of MTF stimulation. Results are from 32 cycles of MTF stimulations in 23 wells, most of which had completed their 4 cycles of CSS before. MTF technology is based on a high-pressure jet combustion mechanism, generating a mixture of nitrogen, carbon dioxide and vapor (MTF) under a sealed combustion condition. The mixture fluid provides a significant enhancement through a synergistic effect in the reservoir. The soaking and recovery process are the same as the conventional steam stimulation, meanwhile the requirements for completion and wellbore structure are the same as well. By the time of statistic, average cyclic OSR reaches 2.19 from 0.49 of last CSS cycle. Average water cut declines from 90% to 40% and daily oil production rises from 22 bbls to 33 bbls. Free water is almost invisible in the produced fluid, instead, a stable quasi-monophasic flow has been presented even at low temperatures. This effectively increases the fluidity and dilatancy of crude oil, and greatly replenishes the elastic energy of the formation. Meanwhile, with all components injected into the formation, MTF stimulation achieves significant reduction in carbon emissions. Although this is a pilot test, considerable economic benefits have been achieved with the increase of oil production efficiency. MTF stimulation brings an additional profit of USD 4.4 million for the first year under conditions of local material's cost. This successful pilot demonstrates that MTF stimulation may play an important role at late stage of CSS, even it has its own prospect in an initial heavy oil reservoir development. In the meantime, this pilot experience can be used as a reference for other similar reservoirs’ development.

The Application of Cyclic Steam Stimulation in Heavy Oil Reservoir with a High Water Cut

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Al Shibli Abdullah ◽  
Al Hinai Suleiman ◽  
Belghache Abdesslam ◽  
Al Habsi Sumaiya
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
High Water ◽  
Oil Reservoir ◽  
Cyclic Steam Stimulation ◽  
Heavy Oil Reservoir ◽  
High Water Cut ◽  
Water Cut ◽  
Steam Stimulation

Research Status and Prospect of Heavy Oil Recovery Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 888 ◽  
pp. 111-117
Author(s):  
Yi Zhao ◽  
De Yin Zhao ◽  
Rong Qiang Zhong ◽  
Li Rong Yao ◽  
Ke Ke Li
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Thermal Recovery ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Water Flooding ◽  
Oil Reservoir ◽  
Heavy Oil Recovery ◽  
Steam Flooding ◽  
Heavy Oil Reservoir

With the continuous exploitation of most reservoirs in China, the proportion of heavy oil reservoirs increases, and the development difficulty is greater than that of conventional reservoirs. In view of the important subject of how to improve the recovery factor of heavy oil reservoir, the thermal recovery technology (hot water flooding, steam flooding, steam assisted gravity drainage SAGD and steam huff and puff) and cold recovery technology (chemical flooding, electromagnetic wave physical flooding and microbial flooding) used in the development of heavy oil reservoir are summarized. The principle of action is analyzed, and the main problems restricting heavy oil recovery are analyzed The main technologies of heavy oil recovery are introduced from the aspects of cold recovery and hot recovery. Based on the study of a large number of literatures, and according to the development trend of heavy oil development, suggestions and prospects for the future development direction are put forward.

Temperature Distribution of Steam Stimulation in Fractured Heavy Oil Reservoir Using Fractal-like Tree Branching Network

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 7250-7254
Author(s):  
Yue Ming ◽  
Zhu Weiyao ◽  
Song Hongqing ◽  
Lou Yu ◽  
Zhang Xueling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Oil Reservoir ◽  
Heavy Oil Reservoir ◽  
Steam Stimulation
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