Conformance Improvement Using Gels

Technical Report · Thu Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/801459· OSTI ID:801459

Seright, Randall S; Schrader,; II Hagstrom, John; Wang, Ying; Al-Dahfeeri, Abdullah; Marin, Amaury

This research project had two objectives. The first objective was to identify gel compositions and conditions that substantially reduce flow through fractures that allow direct channeling between wells, while leaving secondary fractures open so that high fluid injection and production rates can be maintained. The second objective was to optimize treatments in fractured production wells, where the gel must reduce permeability to water much more than that to oil.

• 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: FC26-01BC15316
• OSTI ID: 801459
• Report Number(s): DOE/BC/15316-1; TRN: US200302%%347
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 26 Sep 2002
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
GELS
PLUGGING AGENTS
FLUID INJECTION
GEOLOGIC FRACTURES
PERMEABILITY
OIL WELLS
PLUGGING
FRACTURING
WELL STIMULATION