Enhanced oil recovery through water imbibition in fractured reservoirs using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance /

(isolated and multiple) rock samples. Rock properties such

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hervas Ordonez, Rafael Alejandro, 1958-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Summary:(isolated and multiple) rock samples. Rock properties such
an alternative oil recovery method. This research was
and images were recorded to visualize and quantify changes in
as porosity, permeability, and initial oil saturation of the
carbonated water imbibition in homogeneous and fractured
carbonated water imbibition significantly reduced the
conducted to evaluate oil recovery using unadulterated or
Conventional waterflooding methods of oil recovery are
difficult to apply when reservoirs show evidence of natural
dramatic changes in oil saturation took place close to the
exponential relationship between time and recovery, until
fluid saturation inside the rock samples during the
fractured systems.
fractures, because injected water advances through paths of
hand, carbonated water imbibition is more efficient in macro-
high permeability, and oil trapped in the rock matrix system
imbibition cumulative oil recovery curves exhibited an
imbibition displacement tests. NMR oil saturation profiles
imbibition faces. Unadulterated and carbonated water
insensitive. Carbonated water imbibition increased oil
is more effective than carbonated water imbibition to enhance
is not displaced. Oil existing in these reservoirs could be
Limestone rock samples. Homogeneous rock samples had a
maximum oil production was reached and oil recovery became
oil recovery from micro-fractured systems. On the other
oil recovery from the matrix-fracture system is directly
or two additional longitudinal symmetrical induced fractures
out in homogeneous and longitudinal fractured, Indiana
percent of oil by unadulterated water imbibition. Ultimate
proportional to the area available for water imbibition.
recovered by the imbibition displacement technique which is
recovered from the rock matrix system was not always uniform
recovery especially at earlier times. Additionally,
recovery time when compared with the time to recover the same
Resonance (NNM) sets of longitudinal and transverse profiles
rock samples were measured. Experimental work was carried
show that the percent of original oil in place (OOIP)
simulated transverse fracture (macro-fracture) in front of
the imbibition face, while the fractured rock samples had one
the oil production potential. Unadulterated water imbibition
Therefore, the presence of macro-and microfractures increases
throughout the rock samples. As would be expected, the
to simulate a n-iicro-fracture system. Nuclear Magnetic
Item Description:"Major subject: Petroleum Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xv, 86 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.