The Empirical and Theoretical Miscible Characterization Method in Gas-Enhanced Oil Recovery

The determination of miscible characteristic is one of the key technologies for enhancing oil recovery of gas flooding. If the miscible characteristic at each development period of gas flooding can be known in real time, it will be helpful to guide gas flooding development scheme. The minimum miscib...

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Main Authors: Wang Chengjun, Li Xiaorui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7841948
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description The determination of miscible characteristic is one of the key technologies for enhancing oil recovery of gas flooding. If the miscible characteristic at each development period of gas flooding can be known in real time, it will be helpful to guide gas flooding development scheme. The minimum miscible pressure (MMP) is mostly used to describe miscible characteristic. Currently, the MMP forecasting methods can be classified into two categories—the empirical method and theoretical calculation method. In this paper, the main controlling factors affecting MMP are analyzed combined with reservoir engineering method, phase equilibrium theory, reservoir numerical simulation technology, and so on. Based on this, new empirical and theoretical MMP forecasting model was built. Meanwhile, new ideas for improving forecasting accuracy through modifying miscible criterion were proposed. The calculation accuracies of the two MMP forecasting models can be improved to over 90% that is more accurate and adapted than other methods. This research result can supply new ideas for gas flooding MMP forecasting.
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spelling doaj-art-a524f323a2a4491ea4865f0067571ced2025-08-20T03:38:12ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81151468-81232018-01-01201810.1155/2018/78419487841948The Empirical and Theoretical Miscible Characterization Method in Gas-Enhanced Oil RecoveryWang Chengjun0Li Xiaorui1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xian, Shaanxi 710021, ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xian, Shaanxi 710021, ChinaThe determination of miscible characteristic is one of the key technologies for enhancing oil recovery of gas flooding. If the miscible characteristic at each development period of gas flooding can be known in real time, it will be helpful to guide gas flooding development scheme. The minimum miscible pressure (MMP) is mostly used to describe miscible characteristic. Currently, the MMP forecasting methods can be classified into two categories—the empirical method and theoretical calculation method. In this paper, the main controlling factors affecting MMP are analyzed combined with reservoir engineering method, phase equilibrium theory, reservoir numerical simulation technology, and so on. Based on this, new empirical and theoretical MMP forecasting model was built. Meanwhile, new ideas for improving forecasting accuracy through modifying miscible criterion were proposed. The calculation accuracies of the two MMP forecasting models can be improved to over 90% that is more accurate and adapted than other methods. This research result can supply new ideas for gas flooding MMP forecasting.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7841948
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title The Empirical and Theoretical Miscible Characterization Method in Gas-Enhanced Oil Recovery
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