Using Chemicals to Optimize Conformance Control in Fractured Reservoirs

Technical Report · Fri Sep 07 00:00:00 EDT 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/786057· OSTI ID:786057

Seright, Randall; Liang, Jenn-Tai; Schrader, Richard; Hagstrom, II, John; Wang, Ying; Kumar, Anand; Wavrik, Kathryn

The objectives of this project are: (1) to develop a capability to predict and optimize the ability of gels to reduce permeability to water more than that to oil or gas, (2) to develop procedures for optimizing blocking agent placement in wells where hydraulic fractures cause channeling problems, and (3) to develop procedures to optimize blocking agent placement in naturally fractured reservoirs. Work was directed at both injection wells and production wells and at vertical, horizontal, and highly deviated wells.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Tulsa, OK (United States). National Petroleum Technology Office (NPTO)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC26-98BC15110
• OSTI ID: 786057
• Report Number(s): DOE/BC/15110-6; TRN: AH200135%%380
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 7 Sep 2001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
FRACTURED RESERVOIRS
HYDRAULIC FRACTURES
INJECTION WELLS
PERMEABILITY
PRODUCTION
GELS
PLUGGING AGENTS
OIL WELLS
NATURAL GAS WELLS
ORIENTATION