EP2431567A3 - Methods for producing oil and/or gas - Google Patents

Methods for producing oil and/or gas Download PDF

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EP2431567A3
EP2431567A3 EP11181541A EP11181541A EP2431567A3 EP 2431567 A3 EP2431567 A3 EP 2431567A3 EP 11181541 A EP11181541 A EP 11181541A EP 11181541 A EP11181541 A EP 11181541A EP 2431567 A3 EP2431567 A3 EP 2431567A3
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producing oil
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Rouhollah Frajzadeh
Leonardus Bartholomeus Maria Wassing
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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
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/166—Injecting a gaseous medium; Injecting a gaseous medium and a liquid medium
    • E21B43/168—Injecting a gaseous medium

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  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
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Abstract

A method for producing oil from an underground formation (406) comprising injecting an enhanced oil recovery formulation into a first well (432) in the formation, the enhanced oil recovery formulation comprising a foam; floating the foam on top of the oil, in order to force the oil towards a second well (412) in the formation; and producing the oil and/or gas from the second well.
EP11181541A 2010-09-17 2011-09-16 Methods for producing oil and/or gas Withdrawn EP2431567A3 (en)

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