Reliance Industries Limited

Overview of Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods

EOR Target

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Not Really EOR but IOR

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Need for EOR

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Global EOR Potential

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Available Resources vs. Cost

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Can EOR change Global Oil Geopolitics ?

Canada
500 billion
500+ billi
barrels heavy
oil

Venezuela 270
Saudi Arabia
billion barrels
reserve heavy oil
estimates: 250
billion barrels

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Sweep & Displacement Efficiencies

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Mobility Ratio & Capillary No.

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Another way to look at Capillary
Desaturation Curve

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EOR Methods

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Defining EOR Oil

Hypothetical

Actual

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Thermal EOR

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Steam-flooding

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Cyclic Steam Stimulation

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In-Situ Combustion

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Gas Miscible EOR

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Cyclic Immiscible Gas EOR

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Chemical EOR

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Polymer Flooding

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Micellar Polymer Flooding

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Alkaline Flooding

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Microbial EOR

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Cyclic Microbial EOR

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 EOR by Lithology
ects
o. of Proje
No

Source

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EOR Statistics (only USA)

Source

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EOR Production - Worldwide

TOTAL WORLD OIL PRODUCTION = 85 MMBBL /D

TOTAL WORLD EOR PRODUCTION = 2.5 MMBBL /D (3%)
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EOR (Gas / Water Injection) in offshore

Source

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EOR (Gas / Water Injection)
in Shallow & Deepwater
p

S
Source

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Oil Viscosity Range

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Depth Limitations

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Permeability Range

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EOR AT WHAT COST?

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EOR MATURITY & RECOVERY FACTOR

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Depth, Permeability of SAGD Projects

Source

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 Trends in ISC & HPAI

HPAI

Source

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CCS & CO2 EOR

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Fourth Production Phase in Asset Cycle

Source: ARI, 2010

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EOR SCREENING

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EOR SCREENING CRITERIA 1 (1978)

Source: Lake & Walsh, 2008

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EOR SCREENING CRITERIA 2 (1986)

Source: Lake & Walsh, 2008

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EOR SCREENING CRITERIA 3 (1997)

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DATA NEEDED FOR EOR SCREENING

Source: Lake & Walsh, 2008

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EOR SCREENING PROCESS -IFL

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EOR SCREENING TORIS DATABASE

Source : SPE 78332

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EOR SCREENING BASESD ON AI

Source : SPE 78332

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EOR SCREENING PROCESS – MAESTRO
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
„ Preliminary screening using analytical models:
− gravity/viscous balance
− sweep efficiencies
− minimum miscibility pressures
− thermal stability of chemicals
− optimal pressure for gas injection
„ Reservoir represented by layer cake geology
„ Understand expected displacement mechanisms
„ Assess impact of uncertainty
RAPID SIMULATION
„ Eliminate non-viable reservoir/process combinations
„ Uses multi-purpose reservoir simulator driven by Excel for
data input and results analysis
– appropriate representation of
geology and production strategy
– full representation of complex EOR
techniques, including gas injection
– light and viscous oils
– horizontal and vertical wells

„ First pass optimisation of project

design and assessment of key uncertainties

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EOR SCREENING ONTOLOGY DRIVEN
PROCESS – UT AUSTIN
WORKFLOWS

EOR METHODS
CAPABILITIES

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EXAMPLE-- SURFACTANT SCREENING
EXAMPLE

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EXAMPLE-- SURFACTANT SCREENING
EXAMPLE

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EXAMPLE-- SURFACTANT SCREENING
EXAMPLE

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CHEMICAL ONTOLOGY

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CHEMICAL ONTOLOGY

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RECOVERY ESTIMATION ONTOLOGY

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RECOVERY ESTIMATION ONTOLOGY

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RECOVERY ESTIMATION ONTOLOGY

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FACILITIES FOR EOR

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STEAM INJECTION- Equipments

High Temperature Well Completion Equipment

Hi h Temperature
High T X – Mass
M tree /T
/Tubing/Packer
bi /P k etc.

Bottom Hole Temperature Monitor (Fiber Optic)

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 CO2 –EOR Equipments
¾ Gas Production
¾ CO2 Capturing
¾ g
Transportation / Storage
¾ Inject CO2 into well.
CO2 INJECTION
- Well Completion Equipment
- CO2 Capturing Equipment including Boiler / Compressor
- Micro Seismic Surveillance
- Ground Level Gas Measurement
- Injection Well Monitoring
- Reservoir Pressure – Temperature – Monitoring (Fiber Optic)
- Down Hole Shut Off Valve
- CO2 Detectors
CO2 PROCESSING
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 ASP FLOOD Equipments
METERING PUMPS, CHEMICAL STORAGE TANK, MAGNETIC AGITATORS & METERS

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