A novel insight of laboratory investigation and simulation for high pressure air injection in light oil reservoir
| Autor: | Wanfen Pu, Hu Jia, Yi-Bo Li, Bing Wei, Zhe-Zhi Liu, Lingle Kong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Light crude oil
Petroleum engineering Exothermic process Chemistry 020209 energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology 02 engineering and technology Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology law.invention Fuel Technology 020401 chemical engineering Volume (thermodynamics) law Thermal 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Enhanced oil recovery 0204 chemical engineering Spark plug Secondary air injection Spontaneous combustion |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 38:333-344 |
| ISSN: | 1875-5100 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jngse.2017.01.004 |
| Popis: | Due to the precipitous dropping oil price, air injection becomes advantageous to other gas flooding techniques as a result of the low cost. Therefore, this work targeted a light oil reservoir and comprehensively investigated the potential of air injection in this reservoir using experimental and numerical simulation, from which some new insights into high pressure air injection were recognized. Oxidation kinetics of the crude oil were first established using Thermal Gravity Analysis (TG)/Differential Thermal Gravity (DTG), and further validated through a set of history matching. The results indicate that the intense oxidation reaction consumed a great volume of oxygen forming only CO 2 . Temperature peak occurred after reacting 23 h, revealing that the oxidation reaction is an exothermic process under reservoir conditions and spontaneous combustion might take place. Reservoir dip angle is a crucial parameter governing the oil production and updip injection is generally suggested. Earlier air injection leads to more noticeable incremental temperature effect and also higher ultimate recovery. Air injection seems notably appropriate for rhythm reservoirs. Given a mature reservoir, high-permeability zone would cause gas breakthrough and thus considerably detract the air injection performance. Temperature-resistant polymer gel or foam is suggested to plug thief zones promoting oxidation reactions and air sweep efficiency. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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