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Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery II

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (18 July 2024) | Viewed by 6111

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Dr. Marcin Kremieniewski

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Department of Drilling Technology, Oil and Gas Institute, National Research Institute, 31-503 Krakow, Poland
Interests: well drilling technology; wellbore stability; cement sheet microstructure; enhanced oil and gas recovery; solid waste management; environmental science; unconventional resources; renewable energy
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Dear Colleagues,

For many years, there has been a clear trend of increasing energy demand. Despite the search for alternative energy sources, it is estimated that oil and natural gas will be the main source of energy in transport for the next several dozen years. However, the reserves of renewable raw materials are limited in volume. Along with the degree of depletion, oil recovery becomes increasingly difficult, even though the deposits are not yet completely empty. Therefore, it is essential to find new methods to increase oil and gas recovery. Actions aimed at intensifying oil recovery are a very rational use of energy that has not yet been fully used.

Usually, an increase in oil recovery can be achieved by using extraction intensification methods. However, measures to increase oil recovery can be implemented and carried out at any stage of the borehole implementation—starting from the well design stage, through drilling, and ending with the exploitation of oil and gas. Therefore, in order to further disseminate technologies and methods related to increasing oil recovery, this Special Issue, entitled “Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery”, has been proposed for the international journal Energies, which is indexed by SSCI and SCIE. This Special Issue will mainly cover original research and studies on the above-mentioned topics, including but not limited to improving the efficiency of oil recovery, improving the correct selection of drilling fluids, secondary methods of intensifying production, appropriate energy management in the oil industry, and so on. Papers selected for this Special Issue will be subject to a rigorous peer-review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

I am writing to invite you to submit your original work to this Special Issue. I look forward to receiving your outstanding research.

Dr. Marcin Kremieniewski
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Keywords

  • increasing the efficiency of oil recovery
  • improved borehole sealing
  • correct selection of drilling fluids
  • reducing energy consumption
  • appropriate energy management in the oil industry
  • new technologies supporting the efficiency of recovery
  • technical and technological challenges
  • operational challenges
  • Innovative technologies in oil drilling

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Enhancing Injectivity in Lithuanian Hydrocarbon Reservoirs through Wettability-Altering Surfactant Injection
by Shankar Lal Dangi and Mayur Pal
Energies 2024, 17(11), 2726; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17112726 - 3 Jun 2024
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Improved and efficient recovery methods are investigated as possible candidates to arrest the production decline and to improve the injection capacity in hydrocarbon fields in Lithuania. The data show that the Cambrian reservoirs in Lithuania are mixed to oil-wet in nature, which results [...] Read more.
Improved and efficient recovery methods are investigated as possible candidates to arrest the production decline and to improve the injection capacity in hydrocarbon fields in Lithuania. The data show that the Cambrian reservoirs in Lithuania are mixed to oil-wet in nature, which results in poor water-flooding efficiency. Wettability alteration could help in improved water injection and, at the same time, it could help recover additional oil from the residual oil saturation zone of the reservoir. In this paper, a screening exercise is conducted to help alter reservoir wettability, improve water injection efficiency, and to improve oil recovery. Analytical and machine-learning supported methods are used for screening. Based on the screening results, dilute surfactant-based injection techniques are suggested as a potential method to improve injectivity and, thereby, recovery from the field. An initial experimental analysis targets the wettability of the rock from the field, followed by testing for wettability-altering surfactants. Based on the findings of the screening study and experimental analysis, it is recommended that we initiate a core flooding experimental program to investigate wettability changes and enhance injection and recovery from the field. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery II)
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Experimental Study on Improving Oil Recovery Mechanism of Injection–Production Coupling in Complex Fault-Block Reservoirs
by Zhe Zhang, Hongjun Gan, Chao Zhang, Shengbin Jia, Xianzheng Yu, Kejian Zhang, Xinyu Zhong, Xiaolei Zheng, Tao Shen, Le Qu and Rongjun Zhang
Energies 2024, 17(6), 1505; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17061505 - 21 Mar 2024
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In order to improve the effect of injection–production coupling development to improve crude oil recovery in complex fault-block reservoirs, we carried out a physical simulation experiment based on a sandpack model of transforming water-driven development into injection–production coupling development and quantitatively evaluated the [...] Read more.
In order to improve the effect of injection–production coupling development to improve crude oil recovery in complex fault-block reservoirs, we carried out a physical simulation experiment based on a sandpack model of transforming water-driven development into injection–production coupling development and quantitatively evaluated the influence of rounds of injection pressure coupling on the crude oil mobilization in reservoirs with different permeability levels and on oil recovery. Meanwhile, the characteristics of residual oil were studied via a numerical simulation method. The mechanism of increased oil production via injection–production coupling development was revealed by analyzing the water and oil contents, formation pressure, and streamline fields through the establishment of mechanism models. The results of the physical experiment show that injection–production coupling can improve the recovery effect of medium- and low-permeability reservoirs by 55.66%. With an increase in the injection pressure, the oil recovery percentage of the low-permeability sandpack model at 20 MPa is 100%, and this study finds that injection–production coupling is the main way to develop the recoverable oil in a low-permeability reservoir. The numerical simulation results show that among the four remaining oil distribution types (interwell-enriched, low-permeability zone-enriched, well network imperfection, and mismatch between injection and production), the interwell-enriched type of the remaining oil reserves accounts for the highest proportion (48.52%). The simulation results of the mechanism model show that water-driven development easily leads to streamline solidification, resulting in ineffective circulation of the injected water. Compared with conventional water-driven development, the pressure propagation range is significantly increased in injection–production coupling development. The reservoir streamline distribution is more continuous and uniform, and the flooding wave is wider in volume and range. This research provides a theoretical basis for the injection–production coupling technology policy in complex fault-block reservoirs. Full article
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Monitoring and Preventing Failures of Transmission Pipelines at Oil and Natural Gas Plants
by Dariusz Bęben and Teresa Steliga
Energies 2023, 16(18), 6640; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16186640 - 15 Sep 2023
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In recent years, the increase in energy prices and demand has been driven by the post-pandemic economic recovery. Of the various energy sources, oil and natural gas remain the most important source of energy production and consumption after coal. Oil and gas pipelines [...] Read more.
In recent years, the increase in energy prices and demand has been driven by the post-pandemic economic recovery. Of the various energy sources, oil and natural gas remain the most important source of energy production and consumption after coal. Oil and gas pipelines are a key component of the overall energy infrastructure, transporting oil and gas from mines to end users, so the reliability and safety of these pipelines is critical. The oil and gas industry incurs large expenses for the removal of failures related to, among others, corrosion of pipelines caused by the presence of Hg, CO2 H2S, carbonates and chlorides in reservoir waters. Therefore, pipeline operators must constantly monitor and prevent corrosion. Corrosion failure losses are a major motivation for the oil and gas industry to develop accurate monitoring models using non-destructive NDT methods based on test results and failure frequency observations. Observing the locations of frequent pipeline failures and monitoring and applying corrosion protection to pipelines play an important role in reducing failure rates and ultimately increasing the economic and safety performance of pipelines. Monitoring and prevention efforts support the decision-making process in the oil and gas industry by predicting failures and determining the timing of maintenance or replacement of corroded pipelines. We have presented methods of prevention through the use of corrosion inhibitors in crude oil and natural gas transmission pipelines, as well as various factors that influence their application. In this article, a review of corrosion rate monitoring systems is conducted, and a range of control and monitoring scenarios is proposed. This knowledge will aid scientists and practitioners in prioritizing their policies, not only to choose the appropriate monitoring technique but also to enhance corrosion protection effectiveness. Full article
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Forecasting Strength Parameters of Hardened Geopolymer Slurries Applied to Seal Casing Columns in Boreholes
by Stanisław Stryczek, Andrzej Gonet, Marcin Kremieniewski and Tomasz Kowalski
Energies 2023, 16(11), 4458; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16114458 - 31 May 2023
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Ensuring effective sealing of casing columns in boreholes requires the use of the appropriate technology of cement slurry injection into the annular space and the use of a properly designed cement slurry recipe. Very often, when selecting the technological parameters of the cement [...] Read more.
Ensuring effective sealing of casing columns in boreholes requires the use of the appropriate technology of cement slurry injection into the annular space and the use of a properly designed cement slurry recipe. Very often, when selecting the technological parameters of the cement slurry, special attention is paid to the technological parameters of the fresh cement slurry, but little attention is paid to the mechanical parameters of the cement sheath that is being formed (the cement slurry after setting). In order to improve the parameters of the hardened cement slurry in the annular space, the cement slurry of a new generation with increased durability (so-called geopolymers) is used. Slurries based on geopolymers are obtained by modifying slurries based on common-use cements with mineral additives with pozzolanic or hydraulic properties. Most often, these additives are fly ashes from the combustion of hard coal or ground granulated blast furnace slags. The article presents the results of testing the mechanical parameters of hardened cement slurries prepared on the basis of CEM V multi-component cement. It was found that the increase in the amount of silica fly ash in the slurry causes a delay in the strength growth rate; such slurries have lower values of early strength. The water–cement coefficient has the strongest influence on the mechanical parameters. The test results are also statistically developed, thanks to which it is possible to select the appropriate mathematical model, and this enables the prediction of mechanical parameters for slurries as a function of their hardening time. Such a mathematical solution can save some labor-intensive research, which, however, cannot be omitted in the final stage of slurry design. Full article
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