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1 Enhanced Oil Recovery by CO 2 injection presented by Ph. D. Andrés s E. Moctezuma Berthier Project Leader Oil Recovery Department INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETROLEO DOE, 1986

2 CONTENT EOR concepts Mexican Reservoirs EOR in Mexico IMP projects on EOR- CO 2 -N 2 IMP EOR Future Conclusions 2

3 EOR- Mechanics Forces ROCK Viscous Gravitational Capillary Pressure Density IFT Pores Pressure, %Pi Mechanics 1- Rock and fluids expansión drive 2- Disolution gas drive 3- Gas displacement drive 4- Water displacement drive 5- Gravitational segregation drive F rec Oil recovery factor PRIMARY Recovery Oil Recovery, % 5 20 % Oil recovery 3

4 EOR- process Additional oil Recovery Process IFP, Introduction to EOR, 2003 Additional Energy Secondary Recovery Tertiary Recovery Thermals -Insitu combustion -Hot Water - Steam Pressure maintainance Solvents -CO 2 misc. Inmisc. -N 2 misc. Inmisc. Gas injection Water Injection Chemicals - Polymer -Alkali -Surfactant -Foams EOR Bacterials -Microbial Changing properties No Changing 20-45% Oil recovery 50-65% Oil recovery from combustion Conventional porous media OK Natural Fracture Rocks? 4

5 EOR - CO 2 Increasing F rec MISCIBILITY First contact S or =0 Multiple contact S or ->0 Advantages CO2 - Oil Viscosity reduction - Oil Swelling - Low pressure for miscibility Disadvantages - Availability - GC separation - Corrosion Screening Criteria Oil Viscosity Depth API Temp Width Permeability Conventional porous media OK Natural Fracture Rocks? 5

6 EOR - CO 2 Projects in the world EOR worldwide Process CO 2 N GAS HC STEAM POL IC SAP 2 HW M I M I M I BAC Planning USA CANADA Out Side Total TOTAL 386 EOR report, OGJ, 2008 CO N 2 6 Others 240 Total projects for CO 2 and N 2 (96% CO 2 ) México, Akal 61% in the world are CO 2 and N 2 6

7 Mexican Reservoirs Hydrocarbons Reserves report, PEMEX, 2007 Administration of of Reservoirs 4 Regions Northeastern Marine Southwestern Marine Southern Northern 7

8 Mexican Reservoirs Northeastern Marine Region 8 Reservas de Hidrocarburos, PEMEX, 2007

9 Mexican Reservoirs Southwestern Marine Region 9 Reservas de Hidrocarburos, PEMEX, 2007

10 Mexican Reservoirs Southern Region Reservas de Hidrocarburos, PEMEX,

11 Mexican Reservoirs Talisman - Lerma Soto la Marina Tamaulipas Constituciones Altamira Nayade Golfo de México Ébano Tampico Arenque Lobina Faja de oro Paleocanal Chicontepec Laguna de Tamiahua Tuxpan Isla de Lobos Carpa Bagre Poza Rica Tecolutla Atún Northern Region Nautla Lankahuasa V. de Alatorre Reservas de Hidrocarburos, PEMEX,

12 EOR in México Oil rate on fields submitted to a secondary/enhanced oil recovery process 1200 Qo primary Qo Total Np primary Np Total Qo (mbpd) N 2 CO Np (mmb) NFR Ene-30 Ene-50 Ene-70 Ene-90 Ene-10 Ene-30 N 2 Water, HC gas CO 2 Injection Artesa Sitio Grande CO 2 Anuario estadístico de proyectos de recuperación, 2007 H 2 O HC 12

13 IMP Projects on EOR Project Year Natural sources of CO Study of the use of CO2 from Oxiacaque plant 1980 Sources of CO 2 CO2 injection in Southern Region fields. Factibility analysis Technical and economical analysis of EOR process in national fields. Technical and economical analysis of EOR process in Filo Morado field Technical and economical analysis of EOR process in Cactus, Jiliapa, Sitio Grande Technical and economical analysis of EOR process in Ek Balam Field Technical and economical EOR studies Field characterization of Carmito field 2002 Integral study of Artesa field CO 2 Modeling and simulation NFR Yearly report of the secondary and enhanced oil recovery projects in Mexico, 2006 Yearly report of the secondary and enhanced oil recovery projects in Mexico, Data base on AOR projects Effects of CO2 in PVT properties, well Cuichapa 1981 Experimental studies of oil recovery by CO2 injection in Artesa field Additional recovery by CO2 injection in NFR Experimental studies of gas injection in the field KU Experimental studies of gas injection in the field Cantarell EOR studies in the fields of Northeastern Marine Region Oil characterization in presence of CO 2 and N 2 Oil recovery by CO 2 injection in NFR 13

14 IMP EOR Future Production vs Reserves Oil rate production by region Reserves by region NFR Statistical Yearbook, PEMEX,

15 IMP EOR Future Reserves 1P, 2007 Sandstone Carbonate Carbonate NFR Conventional CO 2 Challenges on NFR for CO 2 Anuario estadístico de proyectos de recuperación, 2007 Water, gas or PM EOR-CO 2 None AOR 15

16 IMP EOR Future Reserves 2P, 2007 F rec rec Jan % 30% 50% 25% 40% 20% 30% 15% 20% 10% 10% 5% 0% RMNE RMSO RN RS 0% RMNE RMSO RN RS Anuario estadístico de proyectos de recuperación, 2007 Proyecto Ku-Maloob-Zaap Antonio J Bermudez Jujo Tecominoacán Abkatun Pol Chuc N 2 + CO 2 New technologies with nonconventional process in NFR Akal, Ku-Maloob-Zaap Northern Zone, conventional but complex reservoirs. 16

17 Conclusions Challenges with NFR CO 2 Implement EOR process with GC CO 2 New technologies with non-conventional process: CO 2 Combustion gas injection (CO 2,N 2,O 2 ) N 2 -CO 2 mix Foams (CO 2 ) CO 2 Sequestration 17

18 Enhanced Oil Recovery by CO 2 injection CO 2 CO 2 DOE, 1986 Thanks for your attention 18

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