CA2899805C - Deshydratation de zones pauvres par injection de gnc dans les puits de production et d'injection - Google Patents
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Abstract
La récupération du bitume peut inclure la déshydratation dune zone pauvre en hydrocarbures saturée en eau et la production dhydrocarbures à partir dun réservoir riche en bitume sous-jacent. La déshydratation peut comprendre la production deau via des puits de production deau et linjection de gaz non condensables (GNC) via un puits dinjection, de sorte que le GNC soit injecté pour repressuriser la zone pauvre en hydrocarbures tout en évitant une canalisation substantielle du GNC vers les puits de production deau. Après avoir atteint une réduction de saturation en eau cible dans la zone pauvre et formé une zone enrichie en gaz, les puits de production deau peuvent être convertis en puits dinjection de GNC correspondants pour inhiber la migration de leau dans la zone enrichie en gaz. Les puits in situ, tels que les puits SAGD, situés dans le réservoir riche en bitume au-dessous de la zone enrichie en gaz peuvent être utilisés pour former une chambre, telle quune chambre de vapeur, et la zone enrichie en gaz est maintenue à une pression proche de la pression de la chambre sous-jacente, fournissant une isolation NCG sus-jacente et une mise sous pression pour lopération de récupération de la chambre et des hydrocarbures.
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| CA2899805A CA2899805C (fr) | 2015-08-04 | 2015-08-04 | Deshydratation de zones pauvres par injection de gnc dans les puits de production et d'injection |
| CA2998423A CA2998423C (fr) | 2015-08-04 | 2015-08-04 | Mise sous pression de zones pauvres au moyen d'injection de gaz non condensable |
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| CA2899805A CA2899805C (fr) | 2015-08-04 | 2015-08-04 | Deshydratation de zones pauvres par injection de gnc dans les puits de production et d'injection |
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Cited By (4)
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| US10487636B2 (en) | 2017-07-27 | 2019-11-26 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Enhanced methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation as a follow-up to thermal recovery processes |
| US11002123B2 (en) | 2017-08-31 | 2021-05-11 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Thermal recovery methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation |
| US11142681B2 (en) | 2017-06-29 | 2021-10-12 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Chasing solvent for enhanced recovery processes |
| US11261725B2 (en) | 2017-10-24 | 2022-03-01 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Systems and methods for estimating and controlling liquid level using periodic shut-ins |
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Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US11142681B2 (en) | 2017-06-29 | 2021-10-12 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Chasing solvent for enhanced recovery processes |
| US10487636B2 (en) | 2017-07-27 | 2019-11-26 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Enhanced methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation as a follow-up to thermal recovery processes |
| US11002123B2 (en) | 2017-08-31 | 2021-05-11 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Thermal recovery methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation |
| US11261725B2 (en) | 2017-10-24 | 2022-03-01 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Systems and methods for estimating and controlling liquid level using periodic shut-ins |
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| CA2998423C (fr) | 2019-12-31 |
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| CA2899805A1 (fr) | 2017-02-04 |
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