Multiphase Flow Meter for Testing Heavy Oil Wells Offshore Brazil

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre David Maizeret ◽  
Paulo Sergio Rocha ◽  
Marcelo Danemberg Marsili ◽  
Igor de Almeida Ferreira ◽  
Tatiana Lipovetsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiphase Flow ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Oil Wells ◽  
Flow Meter

Preventing Proppant and Formation-Sand Production in High Water Cut, Heavy-Oil Wells: A Field Study from Argentina

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Daparo ◽  
Luis Soliz ◽  
Eduardo Roberto Perez ◽  
Carlos Iver Vidal Saravia ◽  
Philip Duke Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
High Water ◽  
Oil Wells ◽  
Sand Production ◽  
High Water Cut ◽  
Water Cut

Rich-Gas Condensate Huff and Puff Process in High-Volume, Watered-Out, and Highly Viscous Heavy Oil Wells, Case Study in Iraq

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueqing Tang ◽  
Ruifeng Wang ◽  
Zhongliang Cheng ◽  
Hui Lu
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Oil Quality ◽  
Oil Wells ◽  
Gas Condensate ◽  
Oil Viscosity ◽  
Foamy Oil ◽  
Artificial Lift ◽  
Water Coning ◽  
The Dead

Abstract Halfaya field in Iraq contains multiple vertically stacked oil and gas accumulations. The major oil horizons at depth of over 10,000 ft are under primary development. The main technical challenges include downdip heavy oil wells (as low as 14.56 °API) became watered-out and ceased flow due to depleted formation pressure. Heavy crude, with surface viscosities of above 10,000 cp, was too viscous to lift inefficiently. The operator applied high-pressure rich-gas/condensate to re-pressurize the dead wells and resumed production. The technical highlights are below: Laboratory studies confirmed that after condensate (45-52ºAPI) mixed with heavy oil, blended oil viscosity can cut by up to 90%; foamy oil formed to ease its flow to the surface during huff-n-puff process.In-situ gas/condensate injection and gas/condensate-lift can be applied in oil wells penetrating both upper high-pressure rich-gas/condensate zones and lower oil zones. High-pressure gas/condensate injected the oil zone, soaked, and then oil flowed from the annulus to allow large-volume well stream flow with minimal pressure drop. Gas/condensate from upper zones can lift the well stream, without additional artificial lift installation.Injection pressure and gas/condensate rate were optimized through optimal perforation interval and shot density to develop more condensate, e.g. initial condensate rate of 1,000 BOPD, for dilution of heavy oil.For multilateral wells, with several drain holes placed toward the bottom of producing interval, operating under gravity drainage or water coning, if longer injection and soaking process (e.g., 2 to 4 weeks), is adopted to broaden the diluted zone in heavy oil horizon, then additional recovery under better gravity-stabilized vertical (downward) drive and limited water coning can be achieved. Field data illustrate that this process can revive the dead wells, well production achieved approximately 3,000 BOPD under flowing wellhead pressure of 800 to 900 psig, with oil gain of over 3-fold compared with previous oil rate; water cut reduction from 30% to zero; better blended oil quality handled to medium crude; and saving artificial-lift cost. This process may be widely applied in the similar hydrocarbon reservoirs as a cost-effective technology in Middle East.

Added Value of a Multiphase Flow Meter in Exploration Well Testing

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.A. Mus ◽  
E.D. Toskey ◽  
S.J.F. Bascoul ◽  
R.J. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Multiphase Flow ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Well Testing ◽  
Flow Meter ◽  
Exploration Well

IMPLEMENTATION OF A MULTIPHASE FLOW METER MODEL AND TESTING IT ON REAL AND MODEL DATA

2021 ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
D.V. Badazhkov ◽  
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D.O. Tailakov ◽  
D.I. Serdyuk ◽  
E.V. Usov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiphase Flow ◽  
Model Data ◽  
Flow Meter

Productivity Enhancement of Horizontal Heavy Oil Wells in the South of Oman

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bassam Zreik ◽  
Ahmed Salim Al-Hattali ◽  
Khalfan Hamoud Al-Busaidi ◽  
Mohamed N. Bushara ◽  
Surendra Kumar Tripathy
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Oil Wells ◽  
The South ◽  
Productivity Enhancement
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