Caustic steam flooding

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5464625

Tiab, D; Okoye, C U; Osman, M M

A laboratory study was undertaken to investigate the potential of improving tertiary oil recovery of intermediate to heavy oils by using caustic soda as a chemical additive in water flooding and steam flooding. Seven aspects of this study were examined. In all the cases, the process was started with a fresh and similarly water and oil saturated sandpack. The results of these experiments show that as a chemical additive for tertiary water flood and steam flood, caustic soda substantially improved oil recovery of mildly acidic 18/degree/ API gravity oil over conventional water flood and steam flood. The performance of cool caustic flood as a tertiary recovery mechanism was good at high residual oil saturation and poor at low residual oil saturation. 18 refs.

• Research Organization: Univ of Okla, Norman, USA
• OSTI ID: 5464625
• Report Number(s): CONF-810321-
• Journal Information: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Vol. SPE 9945; ISSN SEAPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ADDITIVES
CAUSTIC FLOODING
DATA
ENHANCED RECOVERY
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLOW RATE
FLUID INJECTION
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
OIL WELLS
RECOVERY
STEAM INJECTION
STIMULATION
THERMAL RECOVERY
WATERFLOODING
WELL STIMULATION
WELLS