Development, Testing, and Field Application of a Heavy-Oil Pipeline-Cleaning Chemical: A Cradle-to-Grave Case History

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
pp. 22-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan J. Wylde ◽  
Jubal J.L. Slayer
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Case History ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Oil Pipeline

Research on Viscosity Reduction and the Transportation at Atmospheric Temperature for Heavy Oil with Microwave Radiation Technique

2011 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 557-560
Author(s):  
Hua Yi Jiang ◽  
Yi Nan Zhang ◽  
Ai Jun Wei ◽  
Xu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Thermal Effects ◽  
Atmospheric Temperature ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Viscosity Reduction ◽  
Heating Chamber ◽  
Oil Pipeline ◽  
Microwave Effect ◽  
Before And After

Paper analysises active regulation of microwave to heavy oil by experiment and theory. Determine heavy oil’ rheological indicators before and after . test the composition and structure of heavy oil by the chemical analysis tools, before and after the role of the microwave, analysis the cause of rheological change. Based on the theories of electromagnetic field and the thermodynamic, Establish the mathematical model of microwave effect on heavy oil, determine the experimental temperature distribution inside the heating chamber, and further analysis the mechanism of microwave on heavy oil. Also introduced field application of single-well oil pipeline microwave heater which was development by experiments and theory research. Experimental and theoretical analysis shows that the microwave effect on heavy oil, both have thermal effects and non-thermal effects. Field application shows that microwave is feasible used in heating pipeline in theory, field trials are successful.

The Evolution of the Heavy-Oil-Exploratory-Well Testing Methodology - A Case History from Block 39 in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Prioletta ◽  
Jaime Cadena ◽  
Rafael Cachutt ◽  
Mateo R. Sersen ◽  
Jose Gonzalo Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Case History ◽  
Amazon Rainforest ◽  
Well Testing ◽  
Testing Methodology

Successful Field Application of a HPWBM with Added Sealing Polymer Technology to Seal Microfractures: A Case History in North Kuwait

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Al-Mulaify ◽  
Ibrahim AbdelRahman ◽  
Anish Sekhri ◽  
Haya AlMatar ◽  
Hussain Al-Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case History ◽  
Field Application

Field Application of Polymer Microspheres Flooding: A Pilot Test in Offshore Heavy Oil Reservoir

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Liu ◽  
Xinwu Liao ◽  
Yunlai Zhang ◽  
Ming-Ming Chang ◽  
Chunrong Mu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Oil Reservoir ◽  
Polymer Microspheres ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Heavy Oil Reservoir

Scaling Criteria for Waterflooding and Immiscible CO2 Flooding in Heavy Oil Reservoirs

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deyue Zhou ◽  
Daoyong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Oil Reservoirs ◽  
Viscous Force ◽  
Co2 Flooding ◽  
Vertical Wells ◽  
Heavy Oil Reservoirs ◽  
Displacement Model ◽  
Good Agreement

Scaling criteria have been developed and validated to evaluate performance of waterflooding and immiscible CO2 flooding in heavy oil reservoirs by using a three-dimensional (3D) sandpacked displacement model. Experimentally, the 3D physical model consisting of a pair of horizontal wells together with five vertical wells is used to conduct waterflooding and immiscible CO2 flooding processes, respectively. Theoretically, mathematical formulae have been developed for waterflooding and immiscible CO2 flooding by performing dimensional and inspectional analyses. The scaling group of the gravitational force to viscous force is found to be negligible when scaling up a model to its prototype. The relaxed scaling criteria are validated by comparing the simulation results of a synthetic reservoir with experimental measurements and then extended for a field application. There also exists a reasonably good agreement between the laboratory measurements and the field application with the determined scaling criteria.

An Analysis of the Performance of a Warm-oil Pipeline in Permafrost, Inuvik, N.W.T.

1975 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert R. Morgenstern ◽  
John F. Nixon
Keyword(s):  
Case History ◽  
Natural Variability ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Oil Pipeline ◽  
Documented Case ◽  
Thaw Consolidation ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
History Of ◽  
Thawing Permafrost

The data collected at a warm-oil test pipeline at Inuvik. N.W.T. are analyzed making use of the theory of thaw–consolidation proposed by Morgenstern and Nixon. The observed pore pressures, settlements, and rate of melting in the thawing permafrost foundation have been compared with their corresponding theoretical predictions. Bearing in mind the natural variability of ice-rich permafrost deposits, the agreement between prediction and observation is extremely encouraging. As the data collected at this test facility form the only completely documented case history of a thawing foundation in permafrost published to date, this comparison between theory and actual performance is valuable in establishing a level of confidence in the application of the theory of thaw–consolidation.

scholarly journals Field application of a modular multiple thermal fluid generator for heavy oil recovery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liguo Zhong ◽  
Cheng Wang ◽  
Yigang Liu ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Xiaodong Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Water Injection ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Water Volume ◽  
Oil Viscosity ◽  
Production Platform

AbstractA modular multiple thermal fluid generator is introduced to enhance heavy oil production, which consists of water treatment system, fuel injection system, air compressor, central burning and heat exchanging system, and measuring and controlling system. All the components are mounted in three separated light shelters, which are easy to be lifted and installed, especially on the offshore production platform. It could be operated under 350 ℃ and 20 MPa, and the temperature and GWR (ratio of the volume of gas to the equivalent water volume of steam under standard conditions) could be adjusted by the water injection rate under the given heating capability of the central burning chamber. The temperature of the generated fluid is usually 200–300 ℃ with GWR of 200–300 m3/m3. Compared to conventional steam generator, such compact multiple thermal fluid generator is easy to be installed on the offshore oil production platform, and the generated multiple thermal fluid is potential to enhance heavy oil production in mechanisms of reducing heavy oil viscosity by both heating and injected gas, enlarging the heating reservoir chamber, and pressure by injected gas. In the past 10 years, the multiple thermal fluid generator has been applied to more than 40 wells in Bohai Offshore Oilfield and Xinjiang Oilfield in cyclic multiple thermal fluid stimulation (CMTFS in short) process. As a result, the multiple thermal fluid generators were operated soundly, and the heavy oil production of these wells was enhanced remarkably. (The oil production rate was 2–3 times more than cold production.)

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