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    Reliance Industries Limited discusses the use of chemical EOR methods like polymer flooding and surfactant flooding to increase oil recovery from oil fields. Chemical EOR became popular in the 1980s but faced limitations that reduced its adoption. Recent research optimizes polymers and develops new polymer types to improve the efficiency and stability of polymer flooding. Surfactant flooding uses surfactants and sometimes alkalis to lower oil-water interfacial tension and can recover 15-25% of original oil left. Several case studies demonstrate successful application of ASP flooding in fields in China and India, recovering additional oil through the use of chemicals.

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    Reliance Industries Limited discusses the use of chemical EOR methods like polymer flooding and surfactant flooding to increase oil recovery from oil fields. Chemical EOR became popular in the 1980s but faced limitations that reduced its adoption. Recent research optimizes polymers and develops new polymer types to improve the efficiency and stability of polymer flooding. Surfactant flooding uses surfactants and sometimes alkalis to lower oil-water interfacial tension and can recover 15-25% of original oil left. Several case studies demonstrate successful application of ASP flooding in fields in China and India, recovering additional oil through the use of chemicals.

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    Reliance Industries Limited discusses the use of chemical EOR methods like polymer flooding and surfactant flooding to increase oil recovery from oil fields. Chemical EOR became popular in the 1980s but faced limitations that reduced its adoption. Recent research optimizes polymers and develops new polymer types to improve the efficiency and stability of polymer flooding. Surfactant flooding uses surfactants and sometimes alkalis to lower oil-water interfacial tension and can recover 15-25% of original oil left. Several case studies demonstrate successful application of ASP flooding in fields in China and India, recovering additional oil through the use of chemicals.

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    Reliance Industries Limited

    Chemical EOR
    Chemical EOR

    1980 2008

    Function of Chemicals
    Chemical EOR
    ADVANTAGES

    LIMITATIONS
    Chemical EOR
    Reasons for Chemical EOR not taking off Changes since 1980’s

    Current Research
    Polymer Flooding

    Optimizing polymer molecular weight not maximizing it, to


    achieve the Highest Efficiency in EOR Polymer Flooding
    Favorable Characteristics for Polymer Flooding
    Degradation of Polymers
    CHEMICAL DEGRADATION MECHANICAL DEGRADATION
    „ The mechanism of chemical degradation is the „ High shear will cut the polymer chains in
    formation of free radicals that cut the chain pieces
    „ Th
    These free
    f radicals
    di l are formed
    f d by
    b redox
    d reaction
    ti „ High
    Hi h MW giving
    i i a certain
    t i viscosity
    i it with
    ith few
    f
    chains will be more sensitive to shear than a
    low MW providing the same viscosity with
    more chains
    „ This shear degradation is amplified by the
    formation of free radicals as a mechanism of
    degradation

    „ The high MW (>15 MM) chains are more sensitive to


    chemical degradation

    THERMAL DEGRADATION
    Polymer Development

    ‰ Thermostable polymers which increase the stability of the HAPM from 75°C to 90°C with new
    monomers
    ¾ FLOPAAM AN 125 125-132
    132

    ‰ Associative polymers with a main HAPM chain and statistical repartition of hydrophobic groups.
    There is an association of these hydrophobic groups in a specific brine to give a high viscosity
    ¾ SUPERPUSHER

    ‰ Star polymers with 3 or more branches on a central polymer group. These polymers are normally
    associative to have a high viscosity
    ¾ ST5030

    ‰ Comb and T shape polymers with a main hydrophobic chain and end hydrophilic chain

    ‰ Block associative polymers with multiple hydrophobic groups inside an hydrophylic chain

    ‰ Structured polymers with hydrophilic branches in a main hydrophilic chain

    ‰ Soft or Movable gels are totally insoluble yet injectable gels mainly used in profile modification but
    with high potential in EOR

    ¾ FLOPERM 2000
    Polymer Development

    The new polymers bring as many questions as they solve problems


    – Size of associative polymers compared with the permeability of the reservoir
    – Association with oil
    – Absorption on the oil wetted parts
    – Very high variation viscosity against the salinity of the reservoir with possibility of plugging with
    salinity increase
    – Very quick loss of viscosity by dilution
    – Sensitivity to Calcium, Magnesium and precipitation
    – Thermal stability
    – Mechanical stability
    – Dissolution problems
    – Very high viscosities before dilution
    Case Study – Sanand Polymer Flood

    Source: SPE Paper 114878 & 113552, Oct., 2008


    Use of Surfactants in EOR

    100

    % Oil Recoverred
    80
    60
    40
    20
    0
    1 E 06
    1.E-06 1 E 05
    1.E-05 1 E 04
    1.E-04 1 E 03
    1.E-03 1 E 02
    1.E-02
    Capillary Number
    Surfactant –Oil Phase Behavior
    Micellar Polymer Flooding

    Favourable Characteristics Historical Perspective

    Surfactant
    Sales
    ASP & LASP Flooding
    Advantages of adding Alkali to Surfactant Common ASP: 0.1% surf. / 1.0% NaOH
    Common LASP: 0.1% surf. / 0.2% NaOH
    ‰ Improves wetting characteristics of the rock ASP LASP
    ‰ Reduces the adsorption of surfactants thus reduces
    surfactant retention „ Combines the advantages of ASP and SP
    ‰ Produces natural surfactant if crude is acidic „ Use 0.1 – 0.6% alkali
    „ Reduces surfactant adsorption
    „ Reduces polymer degradation
    S l ti off Alk
    Selection Alkali
    li „ Reduce the maintenance cost
    „ Reduce the scale formation
    ‰ Depends upon the type of formation, clay type and
    „ Reduces the total cost of the treatment
    bivalent cations.
    ‰ In carbonate reservoirs
    reservoirs, NA-
    NA metaborate is used.
    used
    ‰ If reservoir contains clays NAHCO3 is preferred.
    ‰ Na2CO3 is the most commonly used alkali (cheap
    &good mobility)

    Problems with ASP


    0.1
    „ Alkali causes corrosion of the equipment
    „ Scale forms in the formation
    IFT, mN/m

    „ Produced wells plugged and require fracturing 0.01

    t t
    treatment t to
    t produce
    d oilil again
    i
    „ Alkali is detrimental to polymer viscosity 0.001
    „ Extra polymer, alkali and maintenance costs 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2
    % NaOH
    SP / ASP Projects

    Source: Oilchem Technologies 2009


    Case Study – Daqing, China

    ASP PILOT TESTS

    Oil Vis. = 9 cp; RF = 15-25% OOIP


    TR = 113 0C;
    0C Salinity
    S li i = 5-7000
    000 ppm

    Source: JPT • FEBRUARY 2006


    Case Study – Daqing, China

    35
    30
    25

    So, %PV
    V
    20
    15
    10
    5
    0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40
    (SURFACTANT CONC, %)(ASP SLUG SIZE)

    Source: JPT • FEBRUARY 2006


    Case Study – Viraj, India
    Based on the low primary recovery
    and mobility contrast and high acid
    number of the crude,, ASP p
    pilot was
    decided in the Field
    Other Projects
    Successful Chemical EOR Projects
    Thank You

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