Experience in the Application of Hydrocarbon Optical Studies in Oil Field Development

Inzir Raupov, Ramis Burkhanov, Azat Lutfullin, Alexander Maksyutin, Andrey Lebedev and Elena Safiullina
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Inzir Raupov: Development and Operation of Oil and Gas Fields, Oil and Gas Faculty, Saint-Petersburg Mining University, St Petersburg 199106, Russia
Ramis Burkhanov: Department of Geology, Almetyevsk State Oil Institute, Almetyevsk 423458, Russia
Azat Lutfullin: Department of Field Development Structural, Division of Tatneft-Production, PJSC Tatneft, Almetyevsk 423450, Russia
Alexander Maksyutin: LLC STC Neftegaz Dynamics, Vsevolozhsk 188642, Russia
Andrey Lebedev: Scientific Center “Problems of Processing of Mineral and Technogenic Resources”, Saint-Petersburg Mining University, St Petersburg 199106, Russia
Elena Safiullina: Development and Operation of Oil and Gas Fields, Oil and Gas Faculty, Saint-Petersburg Mining University, St Petersburg 199106, Russia

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: This article reviews the results of measurement of optical properties of oil, such as polarimetry, refractometric, luminescent-bituminological research, IR-spectrometry and UV-visible-NIR spectrometry used to solve geo-bituminology development of hydrocarbon deposits. The authors pay special attention to optical research in the field of UV-visible-NIR electromagnetic radiation, the results of which allow us to estimate the residual oil reserves, separate production for each formation during the operation of multi-layer objects, determine the producing gas-oil ratio, density and content of hydrocarbons, efficiency of hydraulic fracturing, flow-reducing technologies, and injection of solvents of heavy oil sediments, etc. The published approaches to methods of optical research, which are carried out by laboratories or in-well devices, have been analyzed. This article analyzes the main advantages and disadvantages of current technologies for determining the optical properties of oil. The authors propose wellhead devices for determining the optical properties of oil in UV-visible-NIR radiation (190–1100 nm) and their functional schemes, with a description of the operating principle.

Keywords: optical density; coefficient of light absorbance; UV visible-NIR spectrum; device for measuring optical density; field development control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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