학술논문

Experimental Assessment of Oil Displacement Efficiency by Flue Gases for a Developed Reservoir in Carbonnate Formation of Urals-Volga Region
Document Type
article
Source
Georesursy, Vol 26, Iss 1, Pp 127-135 (2024)
Subject
flue gases
improved oil recovery
oil displacement
displacement efficiency
laboratory experiment
carbonate reservoir
Geology
QE1-996.5
Language
English
Russian
ISSN
1608-5043
1608-5078
Abstract
The paper presents the results of experimental evaluation of oil displacement efficiency by flue gas of a thermal power plant, compared to water, for a carbonate reservoir in the Ural-Volga region. The experiments were performed under two different injection schemes using an original laboratory complex for coreflood studies, with recombined reservoir oil, model of formation water, reservoir core material, and under reservoir thermobaric conditions. It has been confirmed that due to the prevailing nitrogen content and low values of reservoir pressure and temperature, flue gas is ineffective as an independent displacement agent either for injection from the beginning of reservoir development or as a tertiary method after waterflooding. Taking into account the relevance of synergy between increasing oil recovery and sequestration of industrial emissions, evaluation of flue gas injection as part of water-gas mixtures (SWAG) is recommended.