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Enhanced Oil Recovery Slides-11
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Oil production=10,400
B/D in 1987, 600 wells
were affected by ISC
It increased to 14.2
Mscf/bbl after 1985
Ultimate recovery
expected = 53 %
OOIP
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Clastic, NW Romania
Drilled first in 1956, heavy viscous oil
First production 1961
1960-1970 most wells drilled
1963-1970 steam and fireflood tested
800 wells
1,200 tones/day production
In 35 years, cumulative oil = 17.8 million tones
RF = 44.6%
Primary expectation was 9% in 80 years
In-situ combustion = 60% recovery in pilot (to improve, water injection, air rate optimization, bette
control of combustion front.
EXPECTATIONS and CONCLUSIONS after the PILOT:
Need well stimulation
40% ISC recovery
Continuous combustion is better than pattern
Sweep from top to bottom (parallel to isobaths)
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60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81 83 85
Years
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
01
03 05
7,000
6,000
120,000
5,000
100,000
4,000
80,000
3,000
60,000
2,000
40,000
1,000
20,000
0
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81 83 85
Years
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
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03 05
10
140,000
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81 83 85
Years
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
01
03 05
7,000
140,000
6,000
Since
1979 : Linear ISC front was propagated down, parallel to isobaths and the process
120,000
5,000
expanded
towards the west.
100,000
4,000
80,000
10 km
E-W air injection wells are included, I-P distance = 100 m.
60,000
RF 40,000
fro the entire pool = 50% estimated
3,000
2,000
1,000
20,000
0
1983: Second linear ISC front, parallel to the main one, was started in the middle portion
and
0
61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05
eastern part.
Years
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Well ignition:
Requirements are saturation with oxygen of the ignition zone and generating T
higher than 400 C
Ignition methods are (a) combustible gases, (b) electrical, (c) chemical,
(d) chemical + electrical
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