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VOL. 9, ISSUE 1 (2023)
An economic and user-friendly EOR screening approach for a given field - A visual basic approach
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Kelvin Xorla Tsagli, Bright Ofori, Boye Eshun, Paa Kow Korsah
Abstract
There are three mechanisms used to recover oil from a reservoir. They are the primary, secondary and tertiary recovery mechanisms. Generally, about 50% of the oil initially in place can be recovered after primary and secondary recoveries. The remaining oil usually has low API gravity and high viscosity which makes it difficult to be recovered by the conventional primary and secondary methods. A portion of this remaining oil can be recovered by applying Enhanced Oil Recovery methods (EOR). However, the main challenge associated with EOR implementation is the selection of an appropriate EOR method to apply. Conventionally, this is time consuming going through these criteria manually to select an appropriate EOR method for a field. Available commercial software packages are relatively expensive. This work therefore uses developed a user-friendly and relatively less expensive visual basic software package to screen to select an optimal EOR method to apply for a given field. The reservoir and fluid properties for Suplacu de Barcau field were used to validate the software. The field had only 9% of its OIIP recovered after primary recovery and currently has a total recovery of 46.6% after the application of in-situ combustion. The developed software validated well. The sensitivity of each screening parameter on a particular EOR method can be analysed and used to improve the software package.
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Pages:7-13
How to cite this article:
Kelvin Xorla Tsagli, Bright Ofori, Boye Eshun, Paa Kow Korsah "An economic and user-friendly EOR screening approach for a given field - A visual basic approach". International Journal of Research in Advanced Engineering and Technology, Vol 9, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 7-13
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