Phase Behavior, Solid Organic Precipitation, and Mobility Characterization Studies in Support of Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery on the Alaska North Slope
The medium-heavy oil (viscous oil) resources in the Alaska North Slope are estimated at 20 to 25 billion barrels. These oils are viscous, flow sluggishly in the formations, and are difficult to recover. Recovery of this viscous oil requires carefully designed enhanced oil recovery processes. Success...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:963365 2023-07-30T03:55:35+02:00 Phase Behavior, Solid Organic Precipitation, and Mobility Characterization Studies in Support of Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery on the Alaska North Slope Shirish Patil Abhijit Dandekar Santanu Khataniar 2014-10-10 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/963365 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/963365 https://doi.org/10.2172/963365 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/963365 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/963365 https://doi.org/10.2172/963365 doi:10.2172/963365 02 PETROLEUM DECISION MAKING DISTILLATION EQUATIONS OF STATE GAS INJECTION MODIFICATIONS OIL FIELDS PERFORMANCE PETROLEUM PHYSICAL PROPERTIES PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION RESERVOIR FLUIDS SIMULATION VISCOSITY ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE 2014 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/963365 2023-07-11T08:47:38Z The medium-heavy oil (viscous oil) resources in the Alaska North Slope are estimated at 20 to 25 billion barrels. These oils are viscous, flow sluggishly in the formations, and are difficult to recover. Recovery of this viscous oil requires carefully designed enhanced oil recovery processes. Success of these recovery processes is critically dependent on accurate knowledge of the phase behavior and fluid properties, especially viscosity, of these oils under variety of pressure and temperature conditions. This project focused on predicting phase behavior and viscosity of viscous oils using equations of state and semi-empirical correlations. An experimental study was conducted to quantify the phase behavior and physical properties of viscous oils from the Alaska North Slope oil field. The oil samples were compositionally characterized by the simulated distillation technique. Constant composition expansion and differential liberation tests were conducted on viscous oil samples. Experiment results for phase behavior and reservoir fluid properties were used to tune the Peng-Robinson equation of state and predict the phase behavior accurately. A comprehensive literature search was carried out to compile available compositional viscosity models and their modifications, for application to heavy or viscous oils. With the help of meticulously amassed new medium-heavy oil viscosity data from experiments, a comparative study was conducted to evaluate the potential of various models. The widely used corresponding state viscosity model predictions deteriorate when applied to heavy oil systems. Hence, a semi-empirical approach (the Lindeloff model) was adopted for modeling the viscosity behavior. Based on the analysis, appropriate adjustments have been suggested: the major one is the division of the pressure-viscosity profile into three distinct regions. New modifications have improved the overall fit, including the saturated viscosities at low pressures. However, with the limited amount of geographically diverse data, it is ... Other/Unknown Material Alaska North Slope north slope Alaska SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) |
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02 PETROLEUM DECISION MAKING DISTILLATION EQUATIONS OF STATE GAS INJECTION MODIFICATIONS OIL FIELDS PERFORMANCE PETROLEUM PHYSICAL PROPERTIES PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION RESERVOIR FLUIDS SIMULATION VISCOSITY ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE |
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02 PETROLEUM DECISION MAKING DISTILLATION EQUATIONS OF STATE GAS INJECTION MODIFICATIONS OIL FIELDS PERFORMANCE PETROLEUM PHYSICAL PROPERTIES PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION RESERVOIR FLUIDS SIMULATION VISCOSITY ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE Shirish Patil Abhijit Dandekar Santanu Khataniar Phase Behavior, Solid Organic Precipitation, and Mobility Characterization Studies in Support of Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery on the Alaska North Slope |
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02 PETROLEUM DECISION MAKING DISTILLATION EQUATIONS OF STATE GAS INJECTION MODIFICATIONS OIL FIELDS PERFORMANCE PETROLEUM PHYSICAL PROPERTIES PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION RESERVOIR FLUIDS SIMULATION VISCOSITY ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE |
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The medium-heavy oil (viscous oil) resources in the Alaska North Slope are estimated at 20 to 25 billion barrels. These oils are viscous, flow sluggishly in the formations, and are difficult to recover. Recovery of this viscous oil requires carefully designed enhanced oil recovery processes. Success of these recovery processes is critically dependent on accurate knowledge of the phase behavior and fluid properties, especially viscosity, of these oils under variety of pressure and temperature conditions. This project focused on predicting phase behavior and viscosity of viscous oils using equations of state and semi-empirical correlations. An experimental study was conducted to quantify the phase behavior and physical properties of viscous oils from the Alaska North Slope oil field. The oil samples were compositionally characterized by the simulated distillation technique. Constant composition expansion and differential liberation tests were conducted on viscous oil samples. Experiment results for phase behavior and reservoir fluid properties were used to tune the Peng-Robinson equation of state and predict the phase behavior accurately. A comprehensive literature search was carried out to compile available compositional viscosity models and their modifications, for application to heavy or viscous oils. With the help of meticulously amassed new medium-heavy oil viscosity data from experiments, a comparative study was conducted to evaluate the potential of various models. The widely used corresponding state viscosity model predictions deteriorate when applied to heavy oil systems. Hence, a semi-empirical approach (the Lindeloff model) was adopted for modeling the viscosity behavior. Based on the analysis, appropriate adjustments have been suggested: the major one is the division of the pressure-viscosity profile into three distinct regions. New modifications have improved the overall fit, including the saturated viscosities at low pressures. However, with the limited amount of geographically diverse data, it is ... |
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Shirish Patil Abhijit Dandekar Santanu Khataniar |
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Shirish Patil Abhijit Dandekar Santanu Khataniar |
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Shirish Patil |
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Phase Behavior, Solid Organic Precipitation, and Mobility Characterization Studies in Support of Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery on the Alaska North Slope |
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Phase Behavior, Solid Organic Precipitation, and Mobility Characterization Studies in Support of Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery on the Alaska North Slope |
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Phase Behavior, Solid Organic Precipitation, and Mobility Characterization Studies in Support of Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery on the Alaska North Slope |
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Phase Behavior, Solid Organic Precipitation, and Mobility Characterization Studies in Support of Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery on the Alaska North Slope |
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Phase Behavior, Solid Organic Precipitation, and Mobility Characterization Studies in Support of Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery on the Alaska North Slope |
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phase behavior, solid organic precipitation, and mobility characterization studies in support of enhanced heavy oil recovery on the alaska north slope |
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2014 |
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Alaska North Slope north slope Alaska |
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Alaska North Slope north slope Alaska |
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