Journal of Geology & Geophysics
Open Access
ISSN: 2381-8719
ISSN: 2381-8719
Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Xidian, Xidian, China
Research Article
Utilizing water-gas technology to recycle low-pressure associated gas in gas-cap formations and enhance oil recovery.
Author(s): Sudad H Al-Obaidi and Chang WJ*
The study is significant as there are currently numerous oil rim deposits and gas cap layers all over the world with high gas content. These deposits hold a considerable portion of reserves. Utilizing simplistic methods like relying on a rigid water pressure regime for developing those deposits can be extremely challenging. The sharp decrease in reservoir pressure makes it impossible to restore it through these mechanisms, making exploring alternative approaches crucial. Therefore, alternative methods must be considered to access hard-to-recover hydrocarbon reserves for development. For areas with a significant decline in reservoir pressure, water-gas stimulation combined with associated petroleum gas will be investigated and proposed. The article presents a powerful new technique that combines water-gas stimulation with associated petroleum gas, enabling the effective influence of de.. View More»