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Pilot Test for Nitrogen Foam Flooding in Low Permeability Reservoir

Xinyu Zhou1,2, Jia Huang1,2, Yuchen Qian1,2, Wenli Luo1,2, Lisha Qi3, Jie Wang3, Zhibin Jiang3, Hao Kang4,*

1 State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, CNPC, Beijing, 100083, China
2 Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, CNPC, Beijing, 100083, China
3 Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay, 834000, China
4 Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China

* Corresponding Author: Hao Kang. Email: email

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Simulation of Flow and Transport Problems in Petroleum Engineering)

Energy Engineering 2023, 120(3), 763-774. https://doi.org/10.32604/ee.2023.025893

Abstract

Due to the characteristics of reservoir formation, the producing level of low permeability reservoir is relatively very low. It is hard to obtain high recovery through conventional development schemes. Considering the tight matrix, complex fracture system, low production level of producers, and low recovery factor of M block in Xinjiang oilfield, it is selected for on-site pilot test of nitrogen foam flooding. Detailed flooding scheme is made and the test results are evaluated respectively both for producers and injectors. The pressure index, filling degree, and fluid injection profile are found to be all improved in injectors after injection of nitrogen foam. The oil production, water cut and liquid production file are also improved in most of the producers, with the natural decline rate in the test area become slow. Results show that nitrogen foam flooding technology can be good technical storage for enhanced oil recovery in low permeability reservoir.


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APA Style
Zhou, X., Huang, J., Qian, Y., Luo, W., Qi, L. et al. (2023). Pilot test for nitrogen foam flooding in low permeability reservoir. Energy Engineering, 120(3), 763-774. https://doi.org/10.32604/ee.2023.025893
Vancouver Style
Zhou X, Huang J, Qian Y, Luo W, Qi L, Wang J, et al. Pilot test for nitrogen foam flooding in low permeability reservoir. Energ Eng. 2023;120(3):763-774 https://doi.org/10.32604/ee.2023.025893
IEEE Style
X. Zhou et al., “Pilot Test for Nitrogen Foam Flooding in Low Permeability Reservoir,” Energ. Eng., vol. 120, no. 3, pp. 763-774, 2023. https://doi.org/10.32604/ee.2023.025893



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