Vibration-stimulated gas pressure cycling (VS-GPC) process with a frequency modulation for optimizing heavy oil recovery
Abstract This research aims to develop a vibration-stimulated gas pressure cycling (VS-GPC) process with frequency modulation to enhance heavy oil recovery. The study examines four types of VS-GPC processes and compares their performance against the conventional gas pressure cycling (GPC) process. T...
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| description | Abstract This research aims to develop a vibration-stimulated gas pressure cycling (VS-GPC) process with frequency modulation to enhance heavy oil recovery. The study examines four types of VS-GPC processes and compares their performance against the conventional gas pressure cycling (GPC) process. The effects of heavy oil viscosity, vibration frequency variation, and the presence of a soaking period on heavy oil recovery and gas production are analyzed. The developed VS-GPC process significantly increases heavy oil production during different production cycles when proper frequency vibrations are applied, demonstrating a major breakthrough in optimizing extraction techniques. Experiments show that low-frequency vibrations facilitate oil recovery in early cycles by mobilizing oil in far-end regions, while high-frequency vibrations enhance recovery in later cycles near the injector region. Additionally, the necessity of incorporating soaking periods is confirmed, as omitting them markedly reduces the recovery factor (RF). This research strengthens the engineering understanding of vibration-assisted techniques for heavy oil extraction, highlighting the importance of frequency modulation combined with soaking periods, and paves the way for efficient design and application of the VS-GPC process in the field. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-89c8da19d51a47d78188bdfa1a4f1d352025-08-20T03:16:46ZengSpringerOpenJournal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology2190-05582190-05662025-04-0115511210.1007/s13202-025-02001-yVibration-stimulated gas pressure cycling (VS-GPC) process with a frequency modulation for optimizing heavy oil recoveryShixuan Lu0Zhengyuan Zhang1Liming Dai2Na Jia3Energy Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of ReginaIndustrial Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of ReginaIndustrial Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of ReginaEnergy Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of ReginaAbstract This research aims to develop a vibration-stimulated gas pressure cycling (VS-GPC) process with frequency modulation to enhance heavy oil recovery. The study examines four types of VS-GPC processes and compares their performance against the conventional gas pressure cycling (GPC) process. The effects of heavy oil viscosity, vibration frequency variation, and the presence of a soaking period on heavy oil recovery and gas production are analyzed. The developed VS-GPC process significantly increases heavy oil production during different production cycles when proper frequency vibrations are applied, demonstrating a major breakthrough in optimizing extraction techniques. Experiments show that low-frequency vibrations facilitate oil recovery in early cycles by mobilizing oil in far-end regions, while high-frequency vibrations enhance recovery in later cycles near the injector region. Additionally, the necessity of incorporating soaking periods is confirmed, as omitting them markedly reduces the recovery factor (RF). This research strengthens the engineering understanding of vibration-assisted techniques for heavy oil extraction, highlighting the importance of frequency modulation combined with soaking periods, and paves the way for efficient design and application of the VS-GPC process in the field.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-025-02001-yEnhanced heavy oil recoveryLow frequency vibrationVibration modulationExperimental studyGas pressure cycling |
| spellingShingle | Shixuan Lu Zhengyuan Zhang Liming Dai Na Jia Vibration-stimulated gas pressure cycling (VS-GPC) process with a frequency modulation for optimizing heavy oil recovery Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology Enhanced heavy oil recovery Low frequency vibration Vibration modulation Experimental study Gas pressure cycling |
| title | Vibration-stimulated gas pressure cycling (VS-GPC) process with a frequency modulation for optimizing heavy oil recovery |
| title_full | Vibration-stimulated gas pressure cycling (VS-GPC) process with a frequency modulation for optimizing heavy oil recovery |
| title_fullStr | Vibration-stimulated gas pressure cycling (VS-GPC) process with a frequency modulation for optimizing heavy oil recovery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vibration-stimulated gas pressure cycling (VS-GPC) process with a frequency modulation for optimizing heavy oil recovery |
| title_short | Vibration-stimulated gas pressure cycling (VS-GPC) process with a frequency modulation for optimizing heavy oil recovery |
| title_sort | vibration stimulated gas pressure cycling vs gpc process with a frequency modulation for optimizing heavy oil recovery |
| topic | Enhanced heavy oil recovery Low frequency vibration Vibration modulation Experimental study Gas pressure cycling |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-025-02001-y |
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