LAPSE:2024.1298
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LAPSE:2024.1298
Numerical Reservoir Simulation of Supercritical Multi-Source and Multi-Component Steam Injection for Offshore Heavy Oil Development
June 21, 2024
We present the workflow for numerical reservoir simulation of supercritical multi-source and multi-component steam injection for offshore heavy oil development. We have developed unique techniques in a commercial reservoir simulator to implement the thermal properties of supercritical multi-source and multi-component steam, the pyrolysis chemical reactions, the temperature-dependent relative permeability, and the process of partially dissolving the sandstone rock to enhance the matrix permeability in a commercial reservoir simulator. Simulations are conducted on the type pattern reservoir model, which represents one of the heavy oil fields in CNOOC’s Bohai Bay oil field. Simulation input parameters are calibrated based on laboratory experiments conducted for supercritical multi-source and multi-component steam injection. Simulation results have shown clear improvements in injecting supercritical multi-source and multi-component steam in offshore heavy oil reservoirs compared to the normal steam injection process using subcritical steam. This serves as a workflow for implementing a numerical simulation of the novel supercritical multi-source and multi-component steam injection recovery process.
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mineral dissolution, offshore heavy oil development, pyrolysis reaction, supercritical multi-source and multi-component steam, thermal reservoir simulation
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Fu Q, Zhu Z, Li J, Jiao H, Wang S, Wen H, Liu Y. Numerical Reservoir Simulation of Supercritical Multi-Source and Multi-Component Steam Injection for Offshore Heavy Oil Development. (2024). LAPSE:2024.1298
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Fu Q: State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, CNOOC Research Institute Ltd., Beijing 100027, China
Zhu Z: College of Safety and Ocean Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China [ORCID]
Li J: School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Jiao H: State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, CNOOC Research Institute Ltd., Beijing 100027, China
Wang S: School of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Wen H: State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, CNOOC Research Institute Ltd., Beijing 100027, China
Liu Y: State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, CNOOC Research Institute Ltd., Beijing 100027, China
Zhu Z: College of Safety and Ocean Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China [ORCID]
Li J: School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Jiao H: State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, CNOOC Research Institute Ltd., Beijing 100027, China
Wang S: School of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Wen H: State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, CNOOC Research Institute Ltd., Beijing 100027, China
Liu Y: State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, CNOOC Research Institute Ltd., Beijing 100027, China
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Processes
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12
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1
First Page
216
Year
2024
Publication Date
2024-01-18
ISSN
2227-9717
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