Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer Flooding

Autores
Presser, Demian Javier; Cafaro, Vanina; Cafaro, Diego Carlos
Año de publicación
2021
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Polymer flooding is one of the most extensively applied techniques for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) that relies on increasing the injected fluid viscosity by adding polymers in different concentrations. The aim is to improve the mobility ratio between the oil and the displacing fluid, reducing channeling effects and boosting sweep efficiency. In this work, a mixed-integer nonlinear optimization approach is developed in order to address production planning decisions, also assessing the convenience of polymer flooding in EOR projects on screening stages. This decision-making tool allows establishing optimal polymer injection strategies, setting fluid injection rates and polymer concentrations, selecting wells, and scheduling slug change operations over the planning horizon, with the aim of maximizing the net present value of the project. We propose a novel formulation combining transport phenomenon models, well productivity forecast, and geometric abstraction of the reservoir in order to address both technical and economic decisions with low computational effort. Results show that optimized strategies may outperform typical operations by up to 17% and can be found in shorter central processing unit times in comparison to traditional reservoir simulation approaches. The model has been used to tackle problems with up to 7 wells and can be tuned to different reservoir conditions.
Fil: Presser, Demian Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; Argentina
Fil: Cafaro, Vanina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; Argentina
Fil: Cafaro, Diego Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; Argentina
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ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR)
OPTIMIZATION
POLYMER FLOODING
PLANNING
MINLP
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spelling Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer FloodingPresser, Demian JavierCafaro, VaninaCafaro, Diego CarlosENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR)OPTIMIZATIONPOLYMER FLOODINGPLANNINGMINLPhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2Polymer flooding is one of the most extensively applied techniques for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) that relies on increasing the injected fluid viscosity by adding polymers in different concentrations. The aim is to improve the mobility ratio between the oil and the displacing fluid, reducing channeling effects and boosting sweep efficiency. In this work, a mixed-integer nonlinear optimization approach is developed in order to address production planning decisions, also assessing the convenience of polymer flooding in EOR projects on screening stages. This decision-making tool allows establishing optimal polymer injection strategies, setting fluid injection rates and polymer concentrations, selecting wells, and scheduling slug change operations over the planning horizon, with the aim of maximizing the net present value of the project. We propose a novel formulation combining transport phenomenon models, well productivity forecast, and geometric abstraction of the reservoir in order to address both technical and economic decisions with low computational effort. Results show that optimized strategies may outperform typical operations by up to 17% and can be found in shorter central processing unit times in comparison to traditional reservoir simulation approaches. The model has been used to tackle problems with up to 7 wells and can be tuned to different reservoir conditions.Fil: Presser, Demian Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; ArgentinaFil: Cafaro, Vanina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; ArgentinaFil: Cafaro, Diego Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; ArgentinaAmerican Chemical Society2021-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/137545Presser, Demian Javier; Cafaro, Vanina; Cafaro, Diego Carlos; Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer Flooding; American Chemical Society; Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research; 60; 28; 7-2021; 10235–102530888-5885CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00803info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00803info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:59:04Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/137545instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:59:05.167CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer Flooding
title Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer Flooding
spellingShingle Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer Flooding
Presser, Demian Javier
ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR)
OPTIMIZATION
POLYMER FLOODING
PLANNING
MINLP
title_short Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer Flooding
title_full Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer Flooding
title_fullStr Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer Flooding
title_full_unstemmed Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer Flooding
title_sort Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer Flooding
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Presser, Demian Javier
Cafaro, Vanina
Cafaro, Diego Carlos
author Presser, Demian Javier
author_facet Presser, Demian Javier
Cafaro, Vanina
Cafaro, Diego Carlos
author_role author
author2 Cafaro, Vanina
Cafaro, Diego Carlos
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR)
OPTIMIZATION
POLYMER FLOODING
PLANNING
MINLP
topic ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR)
OPTIMIZATION
POLYMER FLOODING
PLANNING
MINLP
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Polymer flooding is one of the most extensively applied techniques for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) that relies on increasing the injected fluid viscosity by adding polymers in different concentrations. The aim is to improve the mobility ratio between the oil and the displacing fluid, reducing channeling effects and boosting sweep efficiency. In this work, a mixed-integer nonlinear optimization approach is developed in order to address production planning decisions, also assessing the convenience of polymer flooding in EOR projects on screening stages. This decision-making tool allows establishing optimal polymer injection strategies, setting fluid injection rates and polymer concentrations, selecting wells, and scheduling slug change operations over the planning horizon, with the aim of maximizing the net present value of the project. We propose a novel formulation combining transport phenomenon models, well productivity forecast, and geometric abstraction of the reservoir in order to address both technical and economic decisions with low computational effort. Results show that optimized strategies may outperform typical operations by up to 17% and can be found in shorter central processing unit times in comparison to traditional reservoir simulation approaches. The model has been used to tackle problems with up to 7 wells and can be tuned to different reservoir conditions.
Fil: Presser, Demian Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; Argentina
Fil: Cafaro, Vanina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; Argentina
Fil: Cafaro, Diego Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; Argentina
description Polymer flooding is one of the most extensively applied techniques for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) that relies on increasing the injected fluid viscosity by adding polymers in different concentrations. The aim is to improve the mobility ratio between the oil and the displacing fluid, reducing channeling effects and boosting sweep efficiency. In this work, a mixed-integer nonlinear optimization approach is developed in order to address production planning decisions, also assessing the convenience of polymer flooding in EOR projects on screening stages. This decision-making tool allows establishing optimal polymer injection strategies, setting fluid injection rates and polymer concentrations, selecting wells, and scheduling slug change operations over the planning horizon, with the aim of maximizing the net present value of the project. We propose a novel formulation combining transport phenomenon models, well productivity forecast, and geometric abstraction of the reservoir in order to address both technical and economic decisions with low computational effort. Results show that optimized strategies may outperform typical operations by up to 17% and can be found in shorter central processing unit times in comparison to traditional reservoir simulation approaches. The model has been used to tackle problems with up to 7 wells and can be tuned to different reservoir conditions.
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Presser, Demian Javier; Cafaro, Vanina; Cafaro, Diego Carlos; Optimal Production Strategies for the Development of Mature Oil Fields through Polymer Flooding; American Chemical Society; Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research; 60; 28; 7-2021; 10235–10253
0888-5885
CONICET Digital
CONICET
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/137545
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