Simplified predictive model for micellar-polymer flooding
A simple, reliable and inexpensive predictive model which allows the economic assessment of micellar-polymer flooding is presented. An oil recovery of numerical simulation. The model contains correlations which relate factors impacting oil recovery to reservoir and process data: capillary number (permeability, depth, spacing), heterogeneity (Dykstra-Parsons coefficinet), crossflow (k/sub v//k/sub h/ ), surfactant sorption (clay fraction) and wettability (relative permeability). Oil breakthrough, peak oil rate and project life are estimated from oil-water fractional flow theory, augmented with an effective mobility ratio represent heterogeneity. The model is validated against the results of numerical simulation and is compared with results of several field projects. 29 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Intercomp Resour Dev and Eng Inc
- OSTI ID:
- 6354595
- Journal Information:
- Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Vol. SPE 10733; ISSN SEAPA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
ALGORITHMS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
EQUATIONS
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
INJECTION WELLS
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MICELLAR SYSTEMS
MICROEMULSION FLOODING
MISCIBLE-PHASE DISPLACEMENT
OIL WELLS
PETROLEUM
POLYMERS
PREDICTION EQUATIONS
RECOVERY
ROCKS
SANDSTONES
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SIMULATION
WELLS