Study on the influence of steam state on seepage, production, migration and deposition of offshore heavy oilfields

Yiqi Zhang, Hao Chen, Zuhao Zheng, Shenglai Yang, Xiliang Liu, Mingsheng Zuo and Xinyuan Gao

Energy, 2024, vol. 291, issue C

Abstract: In this paper, the influence of steam state on seepage, production, migration and deposition are refined, and the superiority of superheated steam is confirmed. Firstly, the relative permeability of oil-water and oil-steam in offshore cores was measured to analyze flowing characteristics. Then the cyclic steam stimulation of long core was conducted with supersaturated, saturated and superheated steam, and the recovery capacity was quantified, the difference in composition of produced oil was analyzed. Finally, the CT scanning and digital core 3D reconstruction were performed to visualize the influence of steam state on migration of heavy oil components. The results show that the temperature has a significantly higher effect on seepage capacity than permeability, which can effectively broaden the co-seepage range and reduce residual oil saturation. The total recovery of superheated steam is 12 % and 7 % higher than the other two steam respectively, and the main recovery cycle is the former four rounds, which accounts for over 85 % of total recovery. The retention of heavy components can reduce porosity by 4 %∼7 %, superheated steam can alleviate blockage and increase the porosity by over 2 %. This work is expected to provide valuable insights into the application of superheated steam in offshore heavy oilfields.

Keywords: Superheated steam stimulation; Digital core; High temperature relative permeability; Offshore heavy oilfields; Production performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.130385

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