Liquid oil production from shale gas condensate reservoirs

Sheng, James J.

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Title: Liquid oil production from shale gas condensate reservoirs

Abstract

A process of producing liquid oil from shale gas condensate reservoirs and, more particularly, to increase liquid oil production by huff-n-puff in shale gas condensate reservoirs. The process includes performing a huff-n-puff gas injection mode and flowing the bottom-hole pressure lower than the dew point pressure.

Inventors:: Sheng, James J.

Issue Date:: 2018-04-03

Research Org.:: Texas Tech University System, Lubbock, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1433317

Patent Number(s):: 9932808

Application Number:: 15/318,281

Assignee:: Texas Tech University System (Lubbock, TX)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING

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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
E21B43/164 - {Injecting CO2 or carbonated water
E21B43/168 - {Injecting a gaseous medium}
E21B43/255 - {including the injection of a gaseous medium as treatment fluid into the formation}

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DOE Contract Number:: DE-FE0024311

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Jun 11

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS

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Title: Liquid oil production from shale gas condensate reservoirs

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Hydrotorting Of Shale To Produce Shale Oil patent, December 1968

Method of displacing fluids within a gas-condensate reservoir patent, October 1985

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Method Of Controlling Water Condensation In A Near Wellbore Region Of A Formation patent-application, October 2009

Methods And Apparatus To Form A Well patent-application, November 2009

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Maximizing Hydrocarbon Production While Controlling Phase Behavior Or Precipitation Of Reservoir Impairing Liquids Or Solids patent-application, January 2012

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Harvesting By-Passed Resource patent-application, November 2012

CO2 Storage In Organic-Rich Rock Formation With Hydrocarbon Recovery patent-application, December 2012

Method And Apparatus For Using Pressure Cycling And Cold Liquid CO2 For Releasing Natural Gas From Coal And Shale Formations patent-application, May 2013

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