Light-oil steamflooding; A laboratory study

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Reservoir Engineering; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/17447-PA· OSTI ID:6779469

Sarathi, P S; Roark, S D; Stryker, A R ^[1]

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1. National Inst. for Petroleum and Energy Research, Bartlesville, OK (USA)

Experiments have been conducted in a 2D elemental model to determine the response of light crudes to steam injection and to verify reported numerical simulation results. The results show that light-oil steamfloods are typified by an early production response to steam injection and that recovery efficiencies are strongly influenced by the chemical nature of the crude. The data also indicate that gravity override of steam remains a potential problem in light-oil steamflooding and that as much as 65% of oil in place (OIP) can be recovered economically by steamflooding light oils.

• OSTI ID: 6779469
• Journal Information: SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Reservoir Engineering; (USA), Journal Name: SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Reservoir Engineering; (USA) Vol. 5:2; ISSN SREEE; ISSN 0885-9248
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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