Affiliation:
1. State Key Lab of Enhanced Oil Recovery, PetroChina Exploration & Development, Research Institute, Beijing 100083, China
2. School of Mining & Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
Abstract
AbstractWe summarize the major recovery mechanisms of both steam-based recovery process and steam-chemical-based recovery process. Next, we review the previous lab-scale/field-scale studies examining the applications of surfactants, alkali, and novel chemicals in the steam-based oil recovery process. Among the different surfactants studied, alpha-olefin sulfonate (AOS) and linear toluene sulfonate are the recommended chemicals for their foam control/detergency effect. In particular, AOS was observed to perform especially well in residual oil saturation (ROS) reduction and sweep efficiency improvement when being co-injected with alkali. Application of organic alkali (alone or with a co-surfactant) has also drawn wide attention recently, but its efficacy in the field requires further investigation and the consumption of alkali by sands/clay is often an inevitable issue and, therefore, how to control the alkali loss requires further investigation. Novel chemical additives tested in the past five years include fatty acids (such as tail oil acid, TOA-Na+), biodiesel (o/w emulsion), along with other types of chemical additives including switchable hydrophilicity tertiary amines, chelating agents, deep eutectic solvents, graphite and SiO2 particles, ionic liquids, and urea. High thermal stability of some of the novel chemicals and their potential in increasing displacement efficiency and ROS reduction efficiency in the lab studies require further investigation for their optimized application in the field settings to minimize the use of steam while improving the recovery effectively.
Funder
China National Petroleum Corporation
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Subject
Geochemistry and Petrology,Mechanical Engineering,Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Fuel Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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