| Título: | A Case Study on Foamy Oil Characteristics of the Orinoco Belt, Venezuela |
| Autores: |
Xiaofei, Sun; College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong Yanyu, Zhang; College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong Xingmin, Li; Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, PetroChina, Beijing Guoliang, CUI; College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong Jianwei, Gu; College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong |
| Fecha: | 2013-03-31 |
| Publicador: | Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Development |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
| Tema: |
Foamy oil; Unconventional tests; The Orinoco Belt; PVT; Pressure depletion tests |
| Descripción: | With a current recovery of less than 11%, the Orinoco Belt in Venezuela still contains potentially more than 1.3 trillion barrels of reserves of “three highs, one low” oil at a depth of 100 to 1500 m. 5 joint projects and one project of Petroleos de Venezuela SA are making plans to improve oil recovery in the area. So it is important for them to have a thorough knowledge of foamy oil characteristics. This reservoir has a peculiar behavior called as a foamy phenomenon. In order to characterize the properties of the foamy oil, this paper discussed unconventional test methodology and the detailed suite of laboratory procedures including PVT and pressure depletion tests used to examine the Orinoco heavy oil. The results showed substantial differences in characteristics of foamy oil and conventional oil studied, not only in terms of PVT behavior but also in terms of the production performance during pressure depletion tests. The foamy oil compressibility was between 10-120×10-4 mPa-1, which was obviously higher than that of conventional oil. Differential liberation experiments of the oil, with obvious high formation volume factor, stable GOR, and low density showed a strong tendency to foam below the bubble point. Other notable observations were that more efficient oil recovery was achieved at high depletion rates while less free gas was produced.Key words: Foamy oil; Unconventional tests; The Orinoco Belt; PVT; Pressure depletion tests |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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