Download or read book Performance Evaluation of Ionic Liquids in Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Numerical Simulation written by Mostafa Elaghoury and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the rise in oil productivity from conventional and unconventional resources in Canada and North America, using enhanced oil recovery technique, the need to understand and characterize these techniques, for the purpose of recovery optimization, has taken a prominent role in resource management. Chemical flooding has proved to be one of the most efficient EOR techniques. This study investigated the potential of employing Ionic Liquids (ILs) as alternative chemical agents for improving oil recovery. There is very little attention paid to employing this technique as well as few experimental and simulation studies. Consequently, very limited data is available. Since pilot and field studies are relatively expensive and time consuming, a numerical simulation study using CMG-STARS simulator was utilized to explore the efficiency of employing 1-Ethyl-3-Methyl-Imidazolium Acetate ([EMIM][Ac]) and 1-Benzyl-3- methlimidazolium chloride ([BenzMIM][Cl]) with respect to improving medium oil recovery. Eight different lab-scale core flooding experiments were selected with the objective to develop a numerical model to obtain the history matching of the experimental flooding results. To fulfill this objective; mainly, two-phase relative permeability curves were tuned. In this dissertation, the simulation results are presented in the form of oil recovery factor (RF), well bottom-hole pressure, oil cut, water cut and two-phase relative permeability curves. A sensitivity analysis was performed for the chemical injection rate, the chemical concentration, the slug size, and the initiation time while studying the effects of changing the oil viscosity, the polymer viscosity, and the reservoir temperature on oil recovery. In addition, the effect of changing the chemical adsorption and combining IL with low salinity water were considered. The results have shown a noticeable increase in the oil RF when injecting IL compared to conventional waterflooding. Furthermore, combining IL with alkaline and polymer led to higher oil recovery than injecting IL alone. Finally, the numerical model was upscaled to qualitatively examine the sustainability and efficiency of this technique in a field scale. The results emphasize the potential of applying IL flooding in a field scale. The increase in oil recovery is also consistent with the lab-scale model.

Download or read book Evaluation of Ionic Liquids Performance in Improving Medium Oil Recovery Factor written by Ali Mahmud Alarbah and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Saskatchewan, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques were applied in many light and medium oil reservoirs in order to improve oil recovery. One of the most efficient EOR methods is chemical flooding. This research studied the efficiency of introducing various types of Ionic Liquids (ILs), 1-Ethyl-3-Methyl-Imidazolium Acetate ([EMIM][Ac]), 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIM][Cl]), 1-Benzyl-3- methylimidazolium chloride ([BenzMIM][Cl]), and Trihexyltetradecylphosphonium chloride ([THTDPh][Cl]), on the recovery factor (RF) of medium oil, (Weyburn oil, 30.25 oAPI),at room conditions. The main focus of this research was to investigate the effects of IL concentration, Slug Size (SS), and IL + brine slug initiation time on the (RF). The runs carried out demonstrated that oil recovery cannot economically increase beyond using the optimum concentration of IL in the mixture of displacing fluid and that the most efficient injection time of the chemical slug was at the beginning of the flooding procedure (as secondary flooding mode). In addition, the effect of ILs concentrations on the Surface Tension (SFT), pH, wettability alteration, and viscosity of the displacing phases were also investigated. Finally, it was shown that the potential of injecting a slug of IL + brine is much better than that of introducing a slug of alkali + brine. Moreover, the combination of IL and alkali (AIL) resulted in better RF than injecting either of them alone. On the other hand, introducing a slug of polymer + brine was more efficient than the others in terms of developing the recovery factor, but the combination of an IL slug and polymer slug resulted in a better RF , 91.68%OOIP, than injecting either of them alone.

Download or read book Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery written by Patrizio Raffa and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims at presenting, describing, and summarizing the latest advances in polymer flooding regarding the chemical synthesis of the EOR agents and the numerical simulation of compositional models in porous media, including a description of the possible applications of nanotechnology acting as a booster of traditional chemical EOR processes. A large part of the world economy depends nowadays on non-renewable energy sources, most of them of fossil origin. Though the search for and the development of newer, greener, and more sustainable sources have been going on for the last decades, humanity is still fossil-fuel dependent. Primary and secondary oil recovery techniques merely produce up to a half of the Original Oil In Place. Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) processes are aimed at further increasing this value. Among these, chemical EOR techniques (including polymer flooding) present a great potential in low- and medium-viscosity oilfields. • Describes recent advances in chemical enhanced oil recovery. • Contains detailed description of polymer flooding and nanotechnology as promising boosting tools for EOR. • Includes both experimental and theoretical studies. About the Authors Patrizio Raffa is Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen. He focuses on design and synthesis of new polymeric materials optimized for industrial applications such as EOR, coatings and smart materials. He (co)authored about 40 articles in peer reviewed journals. Pablo Druetta works as lecturer at the University of Groningen (RUG) and as engineering consultant. He received his Ph.D. from RUG in 2018 and has been teaching at a graduate level for 15 years. His research focus lies on computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

Download or read book Innovations in Enhanced and Improved Oil Recovery New Advances written by Mansoor Zoveidavianpoor and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-24 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book navigates the evolving landscape of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Improved Oil Recovery (IOR), covering diverse topics such as lithological dynamics in CO2-EOR, the impact of asphaltene precipitation in WAG implementation, progress in CO2-EOR and storage technology, in situ foam generation for unconventional fractured reservoirs, electromagnetic radiation effects on heavy oil upgrading, advancements in hydraulic fracturing, in situ synthesis of nanoparticles, and operational insights in the Bakken Shale. This comprehensive volume serves as an indispensable resource for professionals and researchers in the ever-changing field of enhanced and improved oil recovery.

Download or read book Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery written by Patrizio Raffa and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims at presenting, describing, and summarizing the latest advances in polymer flooding regarding the chemical synthesis of the EOR agents and the numerical simulation of compositional models in porous media, including a description of the possible applications of nanotechnology acting as a booster of traditional chemical EOR processes. A large part of the world economy depends nowadays on non-renewable energy sources, most of them of fossil origin. Though the search for and the development of newer, greener, and more sustainable sources have been going on for the last decades, humanity is still fossil-fuel dependent. Primary and secondary oil recovery techniques merely produce up to a half of the Original Oil In Place. Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) processes are aimed at further increasing this value. Among these, chemical EOR techniques (including polymer flooding) present a great potential in low- and medium-viscosity oilfields. • Describes recent advances in chemical enhanced oil recovery. • Contains detailed description of polymer flooding and nanotechnology as promising boosting tools for EOR. • Includes both experimental and theoretical studies. About the Authors Patrizio Raffa is Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen. He focuses on design and synthesis of new polymeric materials optimized for industrial applications such as EOR, coatings and smart materials. He (co)authored about 40 articles in peer reviewed journals. Pablo Druetta works as lecturer at the University of Groningen (RUG) and as engineering consultant. He received his Ph.D. from RUG in 2018 and has been teaching at a graduate level for 15 years. His research focus lies on computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

Download or read book Performance Evaluation of an Enhanced Cyclic Solvent Process ECSP for Thin Heavy Oil Reservoirs written by Ping Yang and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Enhanced Oil Recovery Field Case Studies written by James J.Sheng and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhanced Oil Recovery Field Case Studies bridges the gap between theory and practice in a range of real-world EOR settings. Areas covered include steam and polymer flooding, use of foam, in situ combustion, microorganisms, "smart water"-based EOR in carbonates and sandstones, and many more. Oil industry professionals know that the key to a successful enhanced oil recovery project lies in anticipating the differences between plans and the realities found in the field. This book aids that effort, providing valuable case studies from more than 250 EOR pilot and field applications in a variety of oil fields. The case studies cover practical problems, underlying theoretical and modeling methods, operational parameters, solutions and sensitivity studies, and performance optimization strategies, benefitting academicians and oil company practitioners alike. Strikes an ideal balance between theory and practice Focuses on practical problems, underlying theoretical and modeling methods, and operational parameters Designed for technical professionals, covering the fundamental as well as the advanced aspects of EOR

Download or read book Hybrid Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Smart Waterflooding written by Kun Sang Lee and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-03 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hybrid Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Smart Waterflooding explains the latest technologies used in the integration of low-salinity and smart waterflooding in other EOR processes to reduce risks attributed to numerous difficulties in existing technologies, also introducing the synergetic effects. Covering both lab and field work and the challenges ahead, the book delivers a cutting-edge product for today’s reservoir engineers. Explains how smart waterflooding is beneficial to each EOR process, such as miscible, chemical and thermal technologies Discusses the mechanics and modeling involved using geochemistry Provides extensive tools, such as reservoir simulations through experiments and field tests, establishing a bridge between theory and practice

Download or read book Improved Oil Recovery by Surfactant and Polymer Flooding written by D.O. Shah and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improved Oil Recovery by Surfactant and Polymer Flooding contains papers presented at the 1976 AIChE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery by Surfactant and Polymer Flooding held in Kansas City. Organized into 18 chapters, the book includes papers that introduce petroleum reservoirs and discuss interfacial tension; molecular forces; molecular aspects of ultralow interfacial tension; the structure, formation, and phase inversion of microemulsions; and thermodynamics of micellization and related phenomena. Papers on adsorption phenomena at solid/liquid interfaces and reservoir rocks, as well as on flow through porous media studies on polymer solutions, microemulsions, and soluble oils are also provided. Significant topics on molecular, microscopic, and macroscopic aspects of oil displacement in porous media by surfactant and polymer solutions and related phenomena are also discussed. The literature cited in this book forms a comprehensive list of references in relation to improved oil recovery by surfactant and polymer flooding. This book will be useful to experts and non-experts in this field of research.

Download or read book Ionic Liquids in Flow Assurance written by Bhajan Lal and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the application of ionic liquids in flow assurance in the oil and gas industry. It discusses their physiochemical properties, and considers the role of ionic liquids as gas hydrate inhibitors in offshore pipelines. Gas hydrate occurrence can pose a major threat to pipeline integrity. Therefore, different categories of gas hydrate inhibitors and the main factors influencing ionic liquids during gas hydrate inhibition are examined thoroughly. The use of ionic liquids as corrosion inhibitors, their application in flow assurance industry to mitigate corrosion, and factors affecting their performance are discussed. Finally, the applications of ionic liquids in wax, scale and asphaltenes deposition control is explored. The extensive discussion of ionic liquids in flow assurance mean that this book will be of use to researchers, engineers, and industry professionals in upstream processing of the oil and gas sector.

Download or read book Numerical Simulation in Oil Recovery written by Mary E Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1987-12-08 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Study of Ionic Liquids as Effective Solvents for Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery written by Ahmed Tunnish and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Injecting chemicals in reservoirs is an efficient technique to improve oil recovery. In this study, several types of Ionic Liquids (ILs) were initially screened using the Conductorlike Screening Model for Realistic Solvents (COSMO-RS) model. COSMO-RS, in particular, is capable of providing predictions of the thermodynamics properties of ILs. A comprehensive screening study of 148 probable cations and 46 anions was performed in order to shed some light on the interaction of ILs with hydrocarbons via the calculation of the capacity of the screened ILs to hydrocarbons fractions and water. The most suitable ILs for our purposes were chosen, and employed for improving heavy oil (14o API) recovery from sand pack at room conditions taking the cost, physical and chemical properties of the ILs into consideration. The selected ILs were 1-Dodecyl-3- methylimidazolium chloride [DMIM][Cl], 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate [EMIM][Ac], 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methyl sulfate [EMIM][MS], 1-Hexyl-3- methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [HMIM][Bf4], 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [BMIM][Tf2N], 1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [MOIM][Bf4], 1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate [MOIM][PF6], 1,3-Dimethylimidazolium tosylate [dMIM][TOS], 1-Benzyl-3- methylimidazolium tosylate [BenzMIM][TOS], N-methylpyridinium tosylate [MPyr][TOS], 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride [EMIM][Cl], 1-Benzyl-3- methylimidazolium chloride [BenzMIM][Cl], and Trihexyltetradecylphosphonium chloride [THTDPh][Cl].

Download or read book Modern Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery written by James J.Sheng and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-25 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crude oil development and production in U.S. oil reservoirs can include up to three distinct phases: primary, secondary, and tertiary (or enhanced) recovery. During primary recovery, the natural pressure of the reservoir or gravity drive oil into the wellbore, combined with artificial lift techniques (such as pumps) which bring the oil to the surface. But only about 10 percent of a reservoir's original oil in place is typically produced during primary recovery. Secondary recovery techniques to the field's productive life generally by injecting water or gas to displace oil and drive it to a production wellbore, resulting in the recovery of 20 to 40 percent of the original oil in place. In the past two decades, major oil companies and research organizations have conducted extensive theoretical and laboratory EOR (enhanced oil recovery) researches, to include validating pilot and field trials relevant to much needed domestic commercial application, while western countries had terminated such endeavours almost completely due to low oil prices. In recent years, oil demand has soared and now these operations have become more desirable. This book is about the recent developments in the area as well as the technology for enhancing oil recovery. The book provides important case studies related to over one hundred EOR pilot and field applications in a variety of oil fields. These case studies focus on practical problems, underlying theoretical and modelling methods, operational parameters (e.g., injected chemical concentration, slug sizes, flooding schemes and well spacing), solutions and sensitivity studies, and performance optimization strategies. The book strikes an ideal balance between theory and practice, and would be invaluable to academicians and oil company practitioners alike. Updated chemical EOR fundamentals providing clear picture of fundamental concepts Practical cases with problems and solutions providing practical analogues and experiences Actual data regarding ranges of operation parameters providing initial design parameters Step-by-step calculation examples providing practical engineers with convenient procedures

Download or read book Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Bio surfactants written by Saikrishna Maudgalya and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Advancements in Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery written by Tushar Sharma and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-09-06 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book presents the latest advances in chemical EOR, considered to be an efficient technique to recover bypassed oil and residual oil trapped in reservoirs. The volume first provides an introduction to chemical EOR and discusses its viability. From there, it delves in the various EOR methods, including low-salinity water flooding, polymer and surfactant flooding, foam flooding, nanofluid flooding, hybrid methods, ionic liquid applications, and others. The book covers chemical synthesis of EOR agents and numerical simulation of compositional models in porous media, including a description of possible application of nanotechnology acting as a booster of traditional chemical EOR processes.

Download or read book Properties and Uses of Microemulsions written by Desiree Nedra Karunaratne and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-05-24 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Properties and Uses of Microemulsions is intended to provide the reader with some important applications and features of these systems. The intricate composition of microemulsions has made them applicable in many areas such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, agriculture, oil recovery, chemical synthesis of nanoparticles, and catalysts. An introductory chapter starts off with the description of these applications followed by methods of characterization. Thereafter, a few practical applications of microemulsions focusing on drug delivery, oil recovery, and formation of nanocatalysts are described followed by the third section discussing the theoretical and physical parameters predicting microemulsion properties. The use of spin-polarized paramagnetic probes, bending energetics, and study of self-propelled motion are some of the physical parameters employed to characterize the microemulsions.

Download or read book Hybrid Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes for Heavy Oil Reservoirs written by Xiaohu Dong and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hybrid Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes for Heavy Oil Reservoirs, Volume 73 systematically introduces these technologies. As the development of heavy oil reservoirs is emphasized, the petroleum industry is faced with the challenges of selecting cost-effective and environmentally friendly recovery processes. This book tackles these challenges with the introduction and investigation of a variety of hybrid EOR processes. In addition, it addresses the application of these hybrid EOR processes in onshore and offshore heavy oil reservoirs, including theoretical, experimental and simulation approaches. This book will be very useful for petroleum engineers, technicians, academics and students who need to study the hybrid EOR processes, In addition, it will provide an excellent reference for field operations by the petroleum industry. Introduces emerging hybrid EOR processes and their technical details Includes case studies to help readers understand the application potential of hybrid EOR processes from different points-of-view Features theoretical, experimental and simulation studies to help readers understand the advantages and challenges of each process