Assessing the application of miscible CO2 flooding in oil reservoirs: a case study from Pakistan
Miscible carbon dioxide (CO2) flooding has been recognized as a promising approach to enhance the recovery of oil reservoirs. However, depending on the injection strategy and rock/fluid characteristics, efficiency of the miscible CO2flooding varies from reservoir to reservoir. Although, many studies...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Published: |
SpringerOpen
2018
|
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69248 |
| _version_ | 1848762007532077056 |
|---|---|
| author | Bhatti, A. Raza, A. Mahmood, S. Gholami, Raoof |
| author_facet | Bhatti, A. Raza, A. Mahmood, S. Gholami, Raoof |
| author_sort | Bhatti, A. |
| building | Curtin Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Miscible carbon dioxide (CO2) flooding has been recognized as a promising approach to enhance the recovery of oil reservoirs. However, depending on the injection strategy and rock/fluid characteristics, efficiency of the miscible CO2flooding varies from reservoir to reservoir. Although, many studies have been carried out to evaluate the performance of the miscible CO2flooding, a specific strategy which can be strictly followed for a hydrocarbon reservoir has not been established yet. The aim of this study is to assess one of Pakistan’s oil reservoirs for miscible CO2flooding by applying a modified screening criterion and numerical modeling. As such, the most recent miscible CO2screening criteria were modified, and a numerical modeling was applied on the prospective reservoir. Based on the results obtained, South oil reservoir (S3) is chosen for a detailed assessment of miscible CO2flooding. It was also found that implementation of CO2water-alternating gas (CO2-WAG) injection at early stages of production can increase the production life of the reservoir. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T10:40:43Z |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | curtin-20.500.11937-69248 |
| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T10:40:43Z |
| publishDate | 2018 |
| publisher | SpringerOpen |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-692482019-04-15T03:52:32Z Assessing the application of miscible CO2 flooding in oil reservoirs: a case study from Pakistan Bhatti, A. Raza, A. Mahmood, S. Gholami, Raoof Miscible carbon dioxide (CO2) flooding has been recognized as a promising approach to enhance the recovery of oil reservoirs. However, depending on the injection strategy and rock/fluid characteristics, efficiency of the miscible CO2flooding varies from reservoir to reservoir. Although, many studies have been carried out to evaluate the performance of the miscible CO2flooding, a specific strategy which can be strictly followed for a hydrocarbon reservoir has not been established yet. The aim of this study is to assess one of Pakistan’s oil reservoirs for miscible CO2flooding by applying a modified screening criterion and numerical modeling. As such, the most recent miscible CO2screening criteria were modified, and a numerical modeling was applied on the prospective reservoir. Based on the results obtained, South oil reservoir (S3) is chosen for a detailed assessment of miscible CO2flooding. It was also found that implementation of CO2water-alternating gas (CO2-WAG) injection at early stages of production can increase the production life of the reservoir. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69248 10.1007/s13202-018-0504-x http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SpringerOpen fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Bhatti, A. Raza, A. Mahmood, S. Gholami, Raoof Assessing the application of miscible CO2 flooding in oil reservoirs: a case study from Pakistan |
| title | Assessing the application of miscible CO2 flooding in oil reservoirs: a case study from Pakistan |
| title_full | Assessing the application of miscible CO2 flooding in oil reservoirs: a case study from Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the application of miscible CO2 flooding in oil reservoirs: a case study from Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the application of miscible CO2 flooding in oil reservoirs: a case study from Pakistan |
| title_short | Assessing the application of miscible CO2 flooding in oil reservoirs: a case study from Pakistan |
| title_sort | assessing the application of miscible co2 flooding in oil reservoirs: a case study from pakistan |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69248 |