CA2299790A1 - Method and apparatus for stimulating heavy oil production - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for stimulating heavy oil production Download PDF

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CA2299790A1
CA2299790A1 CA002299790A CA2299790A CA2299790A1 CA 2299790 A1 CA2299790 A1 CA 2299790A1 CA 002299790 A CA002299790 A CA 002299790A CA 2299790 A CA2299790 A CA 2299790A CA 2299790 A1 CA2299790 A1 CA 2299790A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimizing the spacing of wells
    • E21B43/305—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimizing the spacing of wells comprising at least one inclined or horizontal well
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/34—Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well
    • E21B43/40—Separation associated with re-injection of separated materials
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/25—Methods for stimulating production
    • E21B43/255—Methods for stimulating production including the injection of a gaseous medium as treatment fluid into the formation

Abstract

A method of enhanced oil recovery having a number of steps. One step is to establish a flow path between an injection well and a production well. Then a solvent is heated, under pressure, until the condensation temperature of the solvent vapour is above the naturally occurring formation temperature. Then, the solvent is injected, under pressure, into the formation where it is permitted to condense. Then, the latent heat of condensation, together with warm solvent reduce the viscosity of the insitu hydrocarbon, while precipitating out asphaltenes. The reduced viscosity solvent/heavy oil blend is then recovered.
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