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Nanopores and Apparent Permeability of Gas Flow in Mudrocks (Shales and Siltstone)
Tập 48 Số 08 - Trang 16-21 - 2009
Abstract Gas-producing mudrock systems are playing an important role in the
volatile energy industry in North America and will soon play an equally
important role in Europe. Mudrocks are composed of very fine grained particles,
and their pores are very small, at the scale of nanometers. Gas production from
these strata is much greater than what is anticipated given their very low Darcy
permeabilit...
Nanoscale Gas Flow in Shale Gas Sediments
Tập 46 Số 10 - 2007
Abstract Production of gas out of low permeability shale packages is very recent
in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB). The process of gas release and
production from shale gas sediments is not well understood. Because of
adsorptive capacity of certain shale constituents, including organic carbon
content, coalbed methane models are sometimes being applied to model and
simulate tight sha...
Status of Polymer-Flooding Technology
Tập 54 Số 02 - Trang 116-126 - 2015
Polymer flooding is the most commonly applied chemical enhanced-oil-recovery
technique. This paper provides an update on the status of polymer-flooding
technology, focusing more on field applications than on theoretical and
laboratory research. It covers the following topics: • Mechanisms of polymer
flooding • Polymers used • Polymer-solution stability • Technical screening
criteria • Laboratory a...
Bacteriogenic Mineral Plugging
Tập 35 Số 08 - 1996
Abstract A novel permeability reduction process has been developed to control
fluid flow in porous media. The procedure generally involves use of bacteria to
actively precipitate calcium carbonate as a mineral plugging and cementing
agent. This process may be suitably employed to enhance the recovery of oil from
oil reservoirs, cement unconsolidated sand underground, or to control the flow
of cont...
Carbon Dioxide Flooding-fundamentals
Tập 20 Số 01 - 1981
Introduction This is the first of two papers dealing with the fundamentals and
application of carbon dioxide flooding. First, the basic mechanism involved is
discussed. Then a laboratory experimental program as well as predictive
techniques to determine the minimum miscibility pressure, swelling of oil,
viscosity reduc tion, PVT properties, solution gas drive effect and increased
injectivity are p...
Advanced Gas Material Balance in Simplified Format
Tập 50 Số 01 - Trang 90-98 - 2011
Summary Material balance has long been used in reservoir engineering practice as
a simple yet powerful tool to determine the original gas in place (G). The
conventional format of the gas material balance equation is the simple straight
line plot of p/Z vs. cumulative gas production (Gp), which can be extrapolated
to zero p/Z to obtain G. The graphical simplicity of this method makes it
popular. Th...
Prediction of Bottom-hole Conditions For Wet Steam Injection Wells
Tập 21 Số 02 - 1982
Abstract The design of steam injection projects requires a knowledge of the
quality and pressure of steam at the sandface before it enters the formation. In
order to make such predictions, the multiphase flow and energy balance equations
must be solved simultaneously. There are very few multiphase correlations in the
literature that could be applied to the down flow of steam. A mathematical model
...
Investigating the Effect of Improved Fracture Conductivity on Production Performance of Hydraulically Fractured Wells: Field-Case Studies and Numerical Simulations
Tập 54 Số 06 - Trang 442-449 - 2015
Summary Unconventional reservoirs require extensive hydraulic-fracturing
treatments to produce fluids economically and efficiently. The main purpose of
such treatments is to create complex fracture networks with high-conductivity
paths deeper into the nonstimulated reservoir regions. Proppants play an
important role in maintaining good-quality fracture conductivities, which then
greatly affect lon...
Gas Injection EOR- A New Meaning in the New Millennium
Tập 40 Số 02 - 2001
Abstract Although the idea of injecting gases to improve oil recovery has been
known for over three-quarters of the past century, it appears to be taking on a
new meaning as we step into the new millennium. The oil price scenario remains
consistently loyal to its rollercoaster past; the long awaited jump in the
natural gas price has become a reality; the oil industry has made new strides in
horizo...
Laboratory Investigation of Weyburn CO2 Miscible Flooding
Tập 39 Số 02 - 2000
Abstract Weyburn reservoir, located in southeast Saskatchewan and operated by
PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd., has reached its economic limit of production by
waterflooding. The reservoir is a target for tertiary CO2 miscible flooding to
enhance oil recovery and extend its production life. A comprehensive study has
been conducted by the Saskatchewan Research Council and PanCanadian to assess
the suitab...