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A numerical comparative study of various flooding techniques in hydrocarbon reservoirs

Naderan, H ; Sharif University of Technology | 2012

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v15.i2.10
  3. Publisher: 2012
  4. Abstract:
  5. This paper investigates the efficiency and performance of several of the fiooding techniques popular in secondary and enhanced oil recovery. These processes include water fiooding, immiscible and miscible gas fiooding, and several forms of water-alternating-gas (WAG) injection. The study is carried out numerically on a typical one-dimensional domain using an advanced high-resolution central scheme. Some performance indices such as oil cut drop, breakthrough time, and sweep efficiency were employed to evaluate the appropriateness of each injection strategy
  6. Keywords:
  7. Black-oil model ; Gas flooding ; High-resolution central scheme ; Hysteresis ; Porous media ; WAG ; Water flooding ; Black-oil models ; Breakthrough time ; Central scheme ; Comparative studies ; Enhanced oil recovery ; Flooding techniques ; High resolution ; Hydrocarbon reservoir ; Performance indices ; Sweep efficiency ; Water-alternating-gas injection ; Enhanced recovery ; Hydrocarbons ; Porous materials ; Water injection ; Well flooding ; Reservoirs (water)
  8. Source: Journal of Porous Media ; Volume 15, Issue 2 , 2012 , Pages 101-112 ; 1091028X (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/49dcde6d4c0809db,4556baa703e923d7,0aaefbda0577029b.html