Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies for Arctic and Siberian Regions

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
• Main Authors: Altunina, L K, Kuvshinov, V A, Kuvshinov, I V, Stasieva, L A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2019
• Subjects: Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/696/1/012001; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/696/1/012001/pdf; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/696/1/012001

Abstract The results of laboratory research, field testing and industrial use of physicochemical and integrated enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies for fields of Arctic and Siberian regions are presented. The EOR technologies are based on the concept of using reservoir energy to generate gels, sols and surfactant systems preserving in the reservoir a complex of properties that are optimal for the purposes of oil displacement. The technologies using gel-forming compositions and surfactant-based oil-displacing systems are applicable in extreme climatic conditions, effective in a wide range of geological and physical conditions and stages of field development, cost-effective and environmentally friendly.