Use of nanotechnology for the EOR technique of water alternated with gas
Use of nanotechnology for the EOR technique of water alternated with gas
eWAG – Use of nanotechnology to improve the technique of enhanced oil recovery of water alternated with gas (WAG)
eWAG – Use of nanotechnology to improve the technique of enhanced oil recovery of water alternated with gas (WAG) project aims to increase the production in oil fields in Colombia by improving the traditional EOR technique of alternated injection of water and gas with nanotechnology. The development of a gas-alternating nanofluid injection technology (eWAG) is proposed, through the synthesis of custom-made nanoparticles to improve the performance of the aqueous phase of traditional WAG technology, allowing to increase the recovery factor associated with this practice. Additionally, it is expected to modify the relationships of compounds (such as polymers and surfactants) that are usually used in the liquid phase of WAG technology, promoting, in addition to technical improvements, improvements in the cost-benefit ratio of the process.
Objectives
1.
Synthesise and characterise the nano-particulate material that will be used in the elaboration of the nano fluids.
2.
Perform dynamic tests on sand packs and / or cores on a laboratory scale, thus comparing the results obtained for the proposed eWAG technology with the traditional WAG technique.
3.
Simulate oil and gas reservoir-scale interactions of nano-technology enhanced fluid with rock and production fluids.
Partners
Outcomes
The main outcomes related to my contribution in the project are :
- Simulation tool of an extended black oil model for the evaluation of the injection of water enhanced with polymers and nanoparticles alternated with gas in oil and gas reservoirs.
Contibution
I contributed to the definition of the mathematical model, numerical model and computational implementation in Fortran of the multiphase / multicomponent system of the technology of alternate water injection with gas enhanced with nano particles and polymers.
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