Polímeros para aplicación en yacimientos de alta temperatura y alta salinidad – revisión crítica de propiedades y aspectos a considerar para selección en laboratorio
A significant amount of oil resides in deep reservoirs characterized by relatively high temperature and high salinity. In such reservoirs, most available chemicals fluids for EOR have limited applicability. Even though recent effort has been dedicated to the development of high temperature polymers,...
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description | A significant amount of oil resides in deep reservoirs characterized by relatively high temperature and high salinity. In such reservoirs, most available chemicals fluids for EOR have limited applicability. Even though recent effort has been dedicated to the development of high temperature polymers, there is no clear understanding of what would work best in those harsh environments. In addition, the oil and gas community is also evaluating potential applications of chemical EOR to offshore assets where similar conditions are often found. Field applications in harsh reservoirs have shown limited success in the use of polymers for improved oil recovery. Detail analysis reveals that screening of the fluids was done under ‘model’ laboratory conditions, using non-reservoir core samples and non-representative fluids. These facts have motivated research and development work towards understanding the type of polymers that may be suitable for use in high temperature and high salinity reservoirs and to determine the type of tests to use to assess their performance in a field application for use as lab screening criteria. In this paper, we provide a critical review of the available polymers for application in high temperature and high salinity reservoirs and summarize best practices for their laboratory screening though a recommended workflow |
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spelling | doaj.art-c612a925ceff4f8a91fde86cb040039a2022-12-22T03:26:30ZengUniversidad Industrial de SantanderRevista Fuentes El Reventón Energético1657-65272145-85022018-12-011625571http://dx.doi.org/10.18273/revfue.v16n2-2018004Polímeros para aplicación en yacimientos de alta temperatura y alta salinidad – revisión crítica de propiedades y aspectos a considerar para selección en laboratorioMariela AraujoA significant amount of oil resides in deep reservoirs characterized by relatively high temperature and high salinity. In such reservoirs, most available chemicals fluids for EOR have limited applicability. Even though recent effort has been dedicated to the development of high temperature polymers, there is no clear understanding of what would work best in those harsh environments. In addition, the oil and gas community is also evaluating potential applications of chemical EOR to offshore assets where similar conditions are often found. Field applications in harsh reservoirs have shown limited success in the use of polymers for improved oil recovery. Detail analysis reveals that screening of the fluids was done under ‘model’ laboratory conditions, using non-reservoir core samples and non-representative fluids. These facts have motivated research and development work towards understanding the type of polymers that may be suitable for use in high temperature and high salinity reservoirs and to determine the type of tests to use to assess their performance in a field application for use as lab screening criteria. In this paper, we provide a critical review of the available polymers for application in high temperature and high salinity reservoirs and summarize best practices for their laboratory screening though a recommended workflowhttp://dx.doi.org/10.18273/revfue.v16n2-2018004Harsh ReservoirsPolymer FloodingLaboratory ScreeningEnhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) High Temperature and High Salinity Reservoirs. |
spellingShingle | Mariela Araujo Polímeros para aplicación en yacimientos de alta temperatura y alta salinidad – revisión crítica de propiedades y aspectos a considerar para selección en laboratorio Revista Fuentes El Reventón Energético Harsh Reservoirs Polymer Flooding Laboratory Screening Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) High Temperature and High Salinity Reservoirs. |
title | Polímeros para aplicación en yacimientos de alta temperatura y alta salinidad – revisión crítica de propiedades y aspectos a considerar para selección en laboratorio |
title_full | Polímeros para aplicación en yacimientos de alta temperatura y alta salinidad – revisión crítica de propiedades y aspectos a considerar para selección en laboratorio |
title_fullStr | Polímeros para aplicación en yacimientos de alta temperatura y alta salinidad – revisión crítica de propiedades y aspectos a considerar para selección en laboratorio |
title_full_unstemmed | Polímeros para aplicación en yacimientos de alta temperatura y alta salinidad – revisión crítica de propiedades y aspectos a considerar para selección en laboratorio |
title_short | Polímeros para aplicación en yacimientos de alta temperatura y alta salinidad – revisión crítica de propiedades y aspectos a considerar para selección en laboratorio |
title_sort | polimeros para aplicacion en yacimientos de alta temperatura y alta salinidad revision critica de propiedades y aspectos a considerar para seleccion en laboratorio |
topic | Harsh Reservoirs Polymer Flooding Laboratory Screening Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) High Temperature and High Salinity Reservoirs. |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.18273/revfue.v16n2-2018004 |
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