Analysis of a Single-Well Chemical Tracer Test To Measure the Residual Oil Saturation to a Hydrocarbon Miscible Gas Flood at Prudhoe Bay

Autor:	L.T. Malcolm, C.D. Sitz, R.M. Giordano, P.L. McGuire, A.P. Cockin
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	chemistry.chemical_classification Fuel Technology Hydrocarbon Petroleum engineering Flood myth chemistry TRACER Residual oil saturation Measure (physics) Energy Engineering and Power Technology Geology Bay
Zdroj:	SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 3:544-551
ISSN:	1930-0212 1094-6470
DOI:	10.2118/68051-pa
Popis:	Summary In 1990, a single-well chemical tracer (SWCT) test was performed in Prudhoe Bay to measure the effective waterflood and miscible gasflood residuals over a 12 ft reservoir interval. This is believed to be the first such use of this technology for a hydrocarbon miscible gas. This paper describes how the usual SWCT design was modified to accommodate the miscible gas, the results of the SWCT, which indicate significantly higher residual oil saturation for miscible gasflood than expected from coreflood experiments, and the subsequent simulation of the test which has provided good agreement with the observed results. The paper shows, with compositional simulation support, that the high apparent residual oil saturation was a consequence of incomplete volumetric sweep by the miscible gas and draws on the experiences of this test to make recommendations for the design of future SWCT tests measuring residuals to gasflooding.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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