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Comparison of Solvents
Selecting an appropriate solvent for a given
reservoir is generally based on:
- Availability and relative cost
- Physical properties and phase behavior data
- Miscibility conditions
- Reservoir characteristics
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Comparison of Solvents
At 93C and 3000 psia
Solvent
Density, kg/m3
FVF, RCF/SCF
Viscosity, Cp
CO2
525
0.0035
0.042
Air
186
0.0064
0.027
Nitrogen
178
0.0064
0.025
Methane
117
0.0056
0.018
Natural gas
173
0.0051
0.02
Comparison of Solvents
Light component
CO2
CH4
Heavy
component
N2
Intermediate
component
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Comparison of Solvents
Among various gases, Carbon dioxide is
preferred, due to:
- Higher viscosity
- Low formation volume factor
- High density
- Low miscibility pressures with reservoir oils
- Easy to handling
- Relatively low cost
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Sources of CO2
Natural CO2 deposits
By-product from amonia plants, other chemical plants, and
oil field acid gas separation facilities
By-product from coal gasification and SNG (synthetic natural
gas) plants
Flue gas from cement plants
CO2 Sequestration:
When a CO2 pipeline is not nearby but CO 2 is available from
plants in a nearly pure form, it can be injected into light-oil
reservoirs where the CO2 and oil could become miscible.
In the few instances where these conditions exist, carbon
dioxide is the best choice for recovering oil for decades from
a low-permeability, deeper reservoir where gas will not
override the reservoir fluids.
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Sources of CO2
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miscibility
oil
Reduces
viscosity
- Immiscible
Two
phase
Some
Gravity override
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CO2
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Wasson Field, US
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Water-Alternating-Gas Processes
Known as WAG miscible floods
Volumetric sweep efficiency with solvents is usually low
due to unfavorable mobility ratio
Water is injected (alternating with solvent) to improve the
displacement mobility ratio
Typical water-gas ratio is about 1:1
Water may shield the solvent from contacting the
reservoir oil
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Displacement
Efficiency, %
Water-wet
Low rate
Water-wet
0
100
% Water in WAG
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A group of producer wellheads are linked together to a larger field preprocessing unit as shown in the photograph. Here the collecting manifold
from the producer wells is observed to the left in the image, while the
three pressure tanks coarsely separate the water, oil, and gas with CO2,
before pumping to a centralized processing plant.
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is 8% -11%
OOIP. Immiscible CO2 50% of miscible.
2
recycle.
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Reservoir Characteristics of 29
Successful Carbonate CO2 Floods
Average
Porosity
Permeability
Depth
API
BHT
Viscosity
10.9%
10.2 Md
7,500 feet
33 degrees (28-41)
38.7 degrees
201 degrees F
1.54 cp
Reservoir Parameters of
Carbonate CO2 Floods
Well Spacing for 38 Successful CO2 Floods:
1 Field at 130 acres
2 Fields at 75 acres
2 Fields at 50 acres
32 Fields < 40 acres
38 Well average was 27.6 acres
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