WO2010090889A2 - Polymer recovery and recycle - Google Patents
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- Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to apparatuses and methods used for enhanced oil recovery operations with a polymer. Background of the Invention
- Chinese Patent number CN101164920 A 20080423 discloses the deep treatment of waste-water from an oil-field and the method for reutilization of the water as resource.
- the waste-water, after being pre-treated, is mixed with KMnO 4 for oxidation to remove its reductive substances, after that is subjected to an ultra- filtration to remove its precipitate and suspended impurities.
- the water after being treated can be used for preparing polymer solution with to increase the viscosity of the solution.
- the solution can be fed back into an oil-well for tertiary oil recovery, to increasing the yield and obtain an economic benefit.
- Chinese Patent number CN101 164920 is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. Accordingly, there exists a need for reduced cost systems and methods for polymer flooding operations.
- One aspect of the invention provides a system for recovering hydrocarbons from a formation, comprising a first well in the formation to produce a mixture comprising one or more hydrocarbons and an aqueous solution; a separator to divide the mixture into one or more hydrocarbon streams and an aqueous solution stream; a membrane to separate the aqueous solution into a first stream comprising a high concentration of polymer and a second stream comprising a low concentration of polymer; a second well in the formation to inject an aqueous polymer solution, wherein the aqueous polymer solution comprises at least a portion of the first stream.
- Another aspect of the invention provides a method comprising producing a mixture comprising one or more hydrocarbons and an aqueous solution from a formation; separating the mixture into one or more hydrocarbon streams and an aqueous solution stream; separating the aqueous solution into a first stream comprising a high concentration of polymer and a second stream comprising a low concentration of polymer; injecting an aqueous polymer solution into the formation, wherein the aqueous polymer solution comprises at least a portion of the first stream
- FIG. 1 shows a flowchart in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to apparatuses and methods used for recovering polymer from oil field produced water. Specifically, embodiments disclosed herein relate to a system for filtering polymer additives from produced water using a membrane.
- the terms 'feed' and 'produced water' refer to a stream of production fluid generated from a wellbore during production, containing any combination of oil, gas, water, brine, polymers, salts, sulfites, and other additives or components that comprise an aqueous injection fluid used to flood/sweep subterranean hydrocarbon-containing formations.
- Hydrocarbons are extracted from subterranean hydrocarbon-containing formations that are located in various environments. Some reserves have been discovered around the globe where it is not possible to produce oil economically using conventional oil recovery processes such as primary pressure depletion and secondary water floods. Thus, alternative recovery processes for such formations have been developed.
- One such method is enhanced oil recovery (“EOR”), which uses an injection well to inject a treatment or injection fluid, such as a gas or an aqueous chemical solution, down-hole into an oil producing formation to force oil toward a production well.
- EOR enhanced oil recovery
- 'polymer injection which falls under the umbrella of "chemical flooding” refers to a viscous aqueous polymer solution used to flood subterranean hydrocarbon-containing formations and enhance oil recovery from those formations.
- the mechanism responsible for enhanced oil recovery with polymer injection is the increased viscosity of the injected solution, which results in effective mobility control of fluids (oil and water) displaced in the reservoir.
- energy for hydrocarbon production from subterranean hydrocarbon-containing formations is supplied by injecting aqueous chemical fluids or gases through at least one injection well into the formation under pressure such that the chemical fluids and/or gases drive the hydrocarbons to at least one production well.
- the most commonly used chemical EOR technique is 'polymer flooding,' which, as used herein, refers to the injection of an aqueous fluid containing polymer into a formation under pressure such that it provides the required mobility to force hydrocarbons in a formation to at least one production well.
- polymer additives are typically mixed with injection water to increase the viscosity of the injected water to be comparable to or greater than the viscosity of the hydrocarbons to be displaced from the formation.
- the polymer-containing injection water is able to effectively provide piston-like displacement of the oil ahead of it while minimizing fingering of water through the oil, resulting in more efficient hydrocarbon recovery.
- Controlling the viscosity of the injection water is important because such fluids tend to follow the course of least resistance within a formation, e.g., flow through highly permeable zones in the formation and effectively bypass less permeable zones that may contain hydrocarbons.
- a process occurs in heavy oil reservoirs or formations containing high viscosity hydrocarbons, where the aqueous injection fluid has a viscosity less than that of the high viscosity hydrocarbons in the formation.
- large quantities of polymer additives are required to achieve the increased target viscosity based on the high viscosity hydrocarbons sought to be removed from the formation.
- embodiments described herein may improve the project economics in heavy oil applications by allowing for recovery - rather than disposal - of the polymer from the oil field produced water.
- at least a portion of polymer may be recovered from the oil field produced water using a membrane; the recovered polymer may then be reused in subsequent EOR mechanisms by adding the recovered polymer back into the injection water.
- removal of polymer for reuse may enable overboard disposal of produced water into the ocean or another water disposal location where disposal of large quantities of polymer may be discouraged or illegal.
- FIG. 1 shows a flow chart in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure. More specifically, Figure 1 shows a method for recovering a filtrate from the oil field produced water using a membrane.
- an injection fluid is prepared for injection into a formation (Step 100).
- injection fluids may be prepared depending on the properties of the formation into which they will be injected.
- Subterranean oil recovery operations may involve injection of an aqueous solution into the formation to help move oil through the formation and maintain pressure in the reservoir as fluids are removed.
- injection fluids may contain soluble salts such as sulfates and carbonates in addition to water.
- injection fluids may contain various other components, such as, surfactants and/or polymer additives.
- at least one polymer additive may be used to prepare the injection fluid for injection into a formation.
- addition of polymer to the injection fluid may increase the viscosity of the injection fluid, which may aid in the displacement of high-viscosity oil from the formation.
- the injection fluid may be injected into a formation (Step 102).
- the injection fluid may be injected into an injection well to push hydrocarbons in the formation toward a production well.
- the injection fluid may then be recovered from the formation in the form of produced water or fluid (Step 104).
- Step 104 may also include a separation step to separate produced aqueous fluids from other produced fluids such as crude oil and from produced gases, such as natural gas, carbon dioxide, and/or hydrogen sulfide.
- the 'feed' or 'produced water' may contain, for example, any combination of water, brine, polymers, salts, sulfites, and any other additives or components contained in the initial injection fluid as well as additional components which may have combined with the fluid while in the reservoir or producing wellbore, including dissolved and dispersed crude oil components.
- the produced water may then be passed through a membrane (Step 106) to recover any of the above-mentioned components of the produced water or fluid in the form of a concentrate (Step 108).
- Membranes of the present disclosure may include ultrafiltration (UF) and/or microfiltration (MF) membranes as well as other commercially available membranes suitable for concentrating filtrate from produced water or fluid.
- UF ultrafiltration
- MF microfiltration
- 'microfiltration' means the filtration of particles suspended in solution, which are > 0.1 ⁇ m or 500,000 Daltons in size or weight.
- 'Ultrafiltration,' as used herein, means the filtration of particles suspended in solution, which are 0.01 to 0.1 ⁇ m or 1000 to 500,000 Daltons in size or weight.
- Selecting a membrane according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include evaluating a variety of membranes on the sample material to determine the best membrane in terms of flux and/or permeate quality.
- 'flux' is a measurement of the volume of fluid, which passes through the membrane during a certain time interval for a set area of membrane; 'average flux' is the time weighted average flux measured over a particular concentration range.
- VSEP vibratory shear enhanced process
- GFD Gallons of permeate produced per square foot of membrane per day.
- the membrane area needed may be equal to the gallons per day divided by the actual average flux.
- Equation 1 Given a Process Flow Rate of 2042 GPM, an Actual Average Flux of 34.1 GFD, and a Percent of Recovered Filtrate of 88.63%, the gallons per day may be determined using Equation 1 :
- the membrane area needed may then be determined by Equation 2:
- Equation 4 The number of required membrane units may then be determined by Equation 4:
- the membrane used to filter the produced water may include a microfiltration type membrane suitable for concentrating at least a portion of the polymer and separating it from at least a portion of the filtrate.
- the microfiltration type membrane may have a pore size greater than or equal to about 0.1 ⁇ m or 500,000 Daltons. In one embodiment, the microfiltration type membrane may have a pore size of about 250,000 Daltons.
- the membrane may be capable of concentrating polymer to about 11 volume percent of that present in the feed.
- the membrane may be capable of concentrating polymer from about 1 ,800 ppm in the feed to about 11 ,500 ppm in the concentrate.
- the membrane may be capable of concentrating polymer to an amount greater than about 11 ,000 ppm concentration. In another embodiment, the membrane may concentrate polymer to an amount greater than about 5,000 ppm concentration.
- the membrane may concentrate polymer in the concentrate to a level from about 3 to about 20 times greater than a level in the feed, for example from about 5 to about 15 times greater, or from about 8 to about 10 times greater.
- embodiments of the present disclosure may include subjecting the selected membrane to a vibratory shear process to induce shear and enhance separation while reducing fouling of the membrane which may occur when production water or fluid is passed through it.
- 'fouling means the accumulation of materials on the membrane surface or structure, which results in a decrease in flux.
- the concentrate may be tested (Step 110) to obtain information regarding, for example, its composition and/or concentration. Testing the recovered concentrate for such information is important, as the recovered concentrate may then be treated (Step 112), if necessary, for use in preparation of injection fluid for subsequent injections (Step 114).
- treating the concentrate for re-use in injection fluid may include, for example, dilution or saturation of the concentrate, concentration and/or adjustment to the pH of the concentrate .
- the recovered concentrate may be at least one polymer additive initially added to the injection fluid prior to injection. Further, the polymer additive may have been used to increase the viscosity of the initial injection fluid such that upon injection the fluid may have viscosity comparable to or greater than the viscosity of the hydrocarbons to be displaced from the formation.
- dilution of the recovered concentrate may be necessary due to the concentrated nature of the recovered polymer.
- the recovered concentrate may not require treatment prior to its collection and re-use in preparation of subsequent injection fluids.
- the membrane may be flushed with warm water followed by at least one chemical cleaner.
- chemical cleaners may include, for example, an acidic cleaning solution with pH adjusted for optimal cleaning.
- Embodiments of the present disclosure may include one or more of the following advantages: a system that efficiently filters expensive polymer additives from production water, thus minimizing material and preparation costs; and allows for reuse of additives, thereby reducing environmental hazard associated with disposal of certain materials.
- a system for recovering hydrocarbons from a formation comprising a first well in the formation to produce a mixture comprising one or more hydrocarbons and an aqueous solution; a separator to divide the mixture into one or more hydrocarbon streams and an aqueous solution stream; a membrane to separate the aqueous solution into a first stream comprising a high concentration of polymer and a second stream comprising a low concentration of polymer; a second well in the formation to inject an aqueous polymer solution, wherein the aqueous polymer solution comprises at least a portion of the first stream.
- the system also includes a storage vessel adapted to store the first stream prior to being injected.
- the first well comprises a first group of 5 to 100 wells in the formation.
- the second well comprises a second group of 5 to 100 wells in the formation.
- the first well is adapted to produce the mixture for a first time period, and then inject the aqueous polymer solution for a second time period.
- the second well is adapted to inject the aqueous polymer solution for a first time period, and then produce the mixture for a second time period.
- the membrane comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethersulfone, polyvinylidene fluoride, and polyacrylonitrile.
- the membrane comprises an average pore size from 20 to 800 nanometers.
- the membrane comprises an average pore size from 50 to 600 nanometers.
- the membrane comprises an average pore size from 200 to 500 nanometers.
- a method comprising producing a mixture comprising one or more hydrocarbons and an aqueous solution from a formation; separating the mixture into one or more hydrocarbon streams and an aqueous solution stream; separating the aqueous solution into a first stream comprising a high concentration of polymer and a second stream comprising a low concentration of polymer; injecting an aqueous polymer solution into the formation, wherein the aqueous polymer solution comprises at least a portion of the first stream.
- the separating the aqueous solution comprises filtering the aqueous solution.
- the separating the aqueous solution comprises filtering the aqueous solution with a membrane.
- the polymer increases a viscosity measurement of the aqueous polymer solution.
- the polymer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyacrylamides, polyacrylate copolymers, xanthan gums, cellulosics, and mixtures thereof.
- the polymer comprises a polyacrylamide.
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