Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation of Removing Water Blocking by Hot-Gas Injection in Tight Cores

Zhao Yang, Hongji Liu and Chaohua Guo ()
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Zhao Yang: School of Petroleum Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163000, China
Hongji Liu: Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology of Petroleum Exploration and Development in Hubei Province, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
Chaohua Guo: Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology of Petroleum Exploration and Development in Hubei Province, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 17, 1-11

Abstract: Compared with oil, natural gas has been the focus of the energy industry in recent years. Renewable energy is the goal and trend of future developments, and it has made considerable progress; however, it has not reached the ideal popularization rate. Therefore, natural gas is still very important so far. In this paper, the influence of thermal gas injection and room temperature gas injection on gas reservoir recovery is analyzed, and the method of water plugging by hot gas injection in tight gas reservoir is put forward. Indoor simulation experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of hot-gas injection in cut pore water and the degree of water blockage. On this basis, the numerical simulation of removing water blockage by hot-gas injection was carried out. The changes in core temperature and remaining water saturation were discussed by using simulation models. Results of this study can provide a theoretical basis for removing water blockage in actual oil and gas reservoirs.

Keywords: tight sandstone gas reservoirs; water block damage; water block release; reservoir numerical simulation (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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