ES355490A1 - Hydrocarbon production by secondary recovery - Google Patents
Hydrocarbon production by secondary recoveryInfo
- Publication number
- ES355490A1 ES355490A1 ES355490A ES355490A ES355490A1 ES 355490 A1 ES355490 A1 ES 355490A1 ES 355490 A ES355490 A ES 355490A ES 355490 A ES355490 A ES 355490A ES 355490 A1 ES355490 A1 ES 355490A1
- Authority
- ES
- Spain
- Prior art keywords
- well
- air
- break
- water injection
- wells
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- 229930195733 hydrocarbon Natural products 0.000 title abstract 2
- 150000002430 hydrocarbons Chemical class 0.000 title abstract 2
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 title abstract 2
- 238000011084 recovery Methods 0.000 title abstract 2
- 239000004215 Carbon black (E152) Substances 0.000 title 1
- 238000002347 injection Methods 0.000 abstract 7
- 239000007924 injection Substances 0.000 abstract 7
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 4
- 238000002485 combustion reaction Methods 0.000 abstract 3
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 abstract 3
- 241000184339 Nemophila maculata Species 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000011065 in-situ storage Methods 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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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
- E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
- E21B43/243—Combustion in situ
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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
- E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells
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- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Geology (AREA)
- Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
- Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
Abstract
In a method of secondary recovery a production well overtaken by a thermal reaction is converted to become an air or water injection well to maintain or direct the reaction. Air is injected into the central well of a fivespot well pattern in a larger field, in situ combustion of the underground hydrocarbons adjacent the central well is started, and the four outer wells are produced. When the combustion front breaks through at a well this well is converted an air injection well, the remaining outer wells are shut in, the initial air injection well is converted to water injection and a well adjacent the five-spot pattern is produced. The process may be continued following break through in the last mentioned well by keeping one well as an air injection well and converting the other wells to water injection according to which well in the field is required to produce next. If the initial break through is at the wrong well this or adjacent producing wells may be used for water injection to induce the combustion front to break through a desired well so that the process may be continued by injecting air into the desired well after break through.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US64992467A | 1967-06-29 | 1967-06-29 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| ES355490A1 true ES355490A1 (en) | 1970-03-01 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES355490A Expired ES355490A1 (en) | 1967-06-29 | 1968-06-26 | Hydrocarbon production by secondary recovery |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US3472318A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE1758570B1 (en) |
| ES (1) | ES355490A1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1226009A (en) |
Families Citing this family (10)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3905422A (en) * | 1974-09-23 | 1975-09-16 | Texaco Inc | Method for recovering viscous petroleum |
| US4031956A (en) * | 1976-02-12 | 1977-06-28 | In Situ Technology, Inc. | Method of recovering energy from subsurface petroleum reservoirs |
| US4120357A (en) * | 1977-10-11 | 1978-10-17 | Chevron Research Company | Method and apparatus for recovering viscous petroleum from thick tar sand |
| US4166501A (en) * | 1978-08-24 | 1979-09-04 | Texaco Inc. | High vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method |
| US4166503A (en) * | 1978-08-24 | 1979-09-04 | Texaco Inc. | High vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method |
| US4177752A (en) * | 1978-08-24 | 1979-12-11 | Texaco Inc. | High vertical conformance steam drive oil recovery method |
| US4194562A (en) * | 1978-12-21 | 1980-03-25 | Texaco Inc. | Method for preconditioning a subterranean oil-bearing formation prior to in-situ combustion |
| CA1295547C (en) * | 1988-10-11 | 1992-02-11 | David J. Stephens | Overburn process for recovery of heavy bitumens |
| CO6310134A1 (en) * | 2010-08-31 | 2011-08-22 | Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp | SYNCHRONIZED CRUDE PRODUCTION SYSTEM BY COMBUSTION IN SITU |
| CN111350485B (en) * | 2018-12-20 | 2022-05-10 | 中国石油天然气股份有限公司 | Well pattern adjusting method and device |
Family Cites Families (13)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2798556A (en) * | 1953-06-08 | 1957-07-09 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Secondary recovery process |
| US2841375A (en) * | 1954-03-03 | 1958-07-01 | Svenska Skifferolje Ab | Method for in-situ utilization of fuels by combustion |
| US3143169A (en) * | 1959-08-20 | 1964-08-04 | Socony Mobil Oil Co Inc | Secondary recovery method for petroleum by fluid displacement |
| US3153448A (en) * | 1959-09-17 | 1964-10-20 | Continental Oil Co | Combination in situ combustion-aqueous medium drive oil recovery method |
| US3150715A (en) * | 1959-09-30 | 1964-09-29 | Shell Oil Co | Oil recovery by in situ combustion with water injection |
| US3109487A (en) * | 1959-12-29 | 1963-11-05 | Texaco Inc | Petroleum production by secondary recovery |
| US3113617A (en) * | 1960-09-21 | 1963-12-10 | Monsanto Chemicals | Secondary recovery technique |
| US3208519A (en) * | 1961-07-17 | 1965-09-28 | Exxon Production Research Co | Combined in situ combustion-water injection oil recovery process |
| US3113618A (en) * | 1962-09-26 | 1963-12-10 | Monsanto Chemicals | Secondary recovery technique |
| US3256934A (en) * | 1963-03-21 | 1966-06-21 | Socony Mobil Oil Co Inc | Petroleum secondary recovery method for oil-bearing reservoirs exhibiting uniform anisotropic permeability |
| US3253652A (en) * | 1963-06-24 | 1966-05-31 | Socony Mobil Oil Co Inc | Recovery method for petroleum oil |
| US3270809A (en) * | 1963-09-11 | 1966-09-06 | Mobil Oil Corp | Miscible displacement procedure using a water bank |
| US3232345A (en) * | 1964-07-17 | 1966-02-01 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Thermal recovery of heavy crude oil |
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1967
- 1967-06-29 US US649924A patent/US3472318A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1968
- 1968-06-21 GB GB1226009D patent/GB1226009A/en not_active Expired
- 1968-06-26 ES ES355490A patent/ES355490A1/en not_active Expired
- 1968-06-28 DE DE19681758570 patent/DE1758570B1/en not_active Withdrawn
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| US3472318A (en) | 1969-10-14 |
| GB1226009A (en) | 1971-03-24 |
| DE1758570B1 (en) | 1971-07-15 |
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