CA2367712A1 - Method and system for increasing oil production from an oil well producing a mixture of oil and gas - Google Patents

Method and system for increasing oil production from an oil well producing a mixture of oil and gas Download PDF

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CA2367712A1
CA2367712A1 CA002367712A CA2367712A CA2367712A1 CA 2367712 A1 CA2367712 A1 CA 2367712A1 CA 002367712 A CA002367712 A CA 002367712A CA 2367712 A CA2367712 A CA 2367712A CA 2367712 A1 CA2367712 A1 CA 2367712A1
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Jerry L. Brady
Mark D. Stevenson
John M. Klein
James L. Cawvey
David D. Hearn
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK 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 OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK 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
    • E21B43/38—Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well in the well

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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Separating Particles In Gases By Inertia (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
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Abstract

A method and system for increasing oil production from an oil well producing a mixture of oil and gas at an elevated pressure through a wellbore penetrating an oil-bearing formation containing an oil-bearing zone and an injection zone, by separating at least a portion of the gas from the mixture of oil and gas to produce a separated gas and an oil-enriched mixture; utilizing energy from at least a portion of the mixture of oil and gas to compress at a surface at least a portion of the separated gas to produce a compressed gas having sufficient pressure to be injected into the injection zone; injecting the compressed gas into the injection zone; and recovering at least a major portion of the oil-enriched mixture
CA002367712A 1999-04-22 1999-04-22 Method and system for increasing oil production from an oil well producing a mixture of oil and gas Expired - Lifetime CA2367712C (en)

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PCT/GB1999/001224 WO2000065197A1 (en) 1999-04-22 1999-04-22 Method and system for increasing oil production from an oil well producing a mixture of oil and gas

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CA (1) CA2367712C (en)
DE (1) DE69924763T2 (en)
DK (1) DK1171687T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2238832T3 (en)
NO (1) NO330142B1 (en)
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US7370701B2 (en) 2004-06-30 2008-05-13 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Wellbore completion design to naturally separate water and solids from oil and gas
US7429332B2 (en) 2004-06-30 2008-09-30 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Separating constituents of a fluid mixture
US7462274B2 (en) 2004-07-01 2008-12-09 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Fluid separator with smart surface
US7823635B2 (en) 2004-08-23 2010-11-02 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Downhole oil and water separator and method
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EP1171687B1 (en) 2005-04-13
ES2238832T3 (en) 2005-09-01
CA2367712C (en) 2008-02-26
DE69924763T2 (en) 2006-03-02
DK1171687T3 (en) 2005-06-27
DE69924763D1 (en) 2005-05-19
EP1171687A1 (en) 2002-01-16
PT1171687E (en) 2005-07-29
NO330142B1 (en) 2011-02-21
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