ENHANCED OIL

RECOVERY
I.N PARIMALA
201630363
DATE :30/7/19
 Distribution of OIP & Production

Heavy, extra-heavy oil Conventional Crude produced 16%

& bitumen
45%

55%
Conventional Crude
Heavy crude produced 1%
Comparison Between Different Regions’ Oil
Production
 Primary Recovery
• around 10% Recovery
Natural flow of energy of reservoir

• The primary recovery depends on the conditions

encountered in the fields.

• Water Drive (70 to 80%)

DRILL RIG
Definition of EOR
• will make unmovable Oil moveable

• all recovery methods other than natural

production

• improving displacement on sweep efficiency at

the very beginning of the first injection of a
displacing fluid .
Types of EOR
• Chemical Processes Thermal Methods
• Polymer Steam Injection
• Surfactant In Situ Combustion
• Alkaline
• Immiscible
• Water Injection
• Gas Injection
• CO2
Surfactant/Polymer Flooding
 Description
• injecting a slug that contains water ,surfactant, electrolyte (salt),
usually a co-solvent (alcohol), followed by polymer-thickened water.

Mechanism
• Interfacial tension reduction (improves displacement sweep
efficiency)

Limitations
• An areal sweep of more than 50% for waterflood is desired.
• Relatively homogeneous formation.
• High amounts of anhydrite, gypsum, or clays are undesirable.
• Available systems provide optimum behavior within a narrow set
of conditions.
CO2 FLOODING

Purchased CO2 Recycled

Anthropogenic and/or
Injected CO2
Natural Sources CO2 from
Production Well

Zone of
Efficient Sweep

Immobile Oil

CO2 Dissolved (Sequestered) CO2

in the Immobile Stored
Oil and Gas Phases in Pore Miscible Additional
Space Driver CO2 Water CO2 Oil Oil
Water Zone Bank Recovery

Immobile Oil
JAF01981.CDR
 CO2 flooding
Description
• injecting large quantities of CO2(15% or more
hydrocarbon pore volume) to form a miscible flood.

Mechanism
• the pressure is high enough, develops miscibility to
displace oil from the reservoir
• Viscosity reduction/oil swelling.

Limitations

• Very low viscosity of CO2 results in poor mobility

control
• Availability of CO2
Thermal (Steam flooding
Cyclic Steam Stimulation
steam assisted gravity drainage