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Elsevier Science B.V.
Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering

Elsevier Science B.V.

0920-4105

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    Organic geochemistry of possible Middle Miocene-Pliocene source rocks in the west and northwest Nile Delta, Egypt

    W.Sh. El DiastyJ.M. MoldowanK.E. Peters
    20页
    查看更多>>摘要:An important step for any frontier basin source rock survey is to understand the natural variability of geochemical characteristics within the source intervals. No previous studies addressed the molecular characteristics of organic matter or the source rock potential in the west and northwest onshore/offshore portion of the Nile Delta province. For this reason, the current work used geochemical proxies, including Rock-Eval/TOC screening analyses, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and metastable reaction monitoring mass spectrometry to examine the type and origin of the disseminated organic matter, thermal maturity, and depositional environments of the Miocene-Pliocene sediments in this basin. Results show fair-very good organic content for the Miocene Sidi Salem and Abu Madi rock samples compared to the Pliocene Kafr El Sheikh and El Wastani samples that generally show low TOC with fair-good organic content. The low organic content recoded in the Pliocene rocks may be due to high rates of sedimentation associated with clastic dilution and microbial degradation, typical of deltaic environments. In general, kerogen in the samples has high proportions of gas or non-generating and recycled organic materials and is dominantly of fluvial or deltaic origin. The analyzed source rocks exhibit a wide range of organic matter quality varying from Type-Ill, Type-II/III, to Type-IV kerogens. The molecular findings suggest mixed-source input from planktonic-bacterial and land plants with significant algal contributions to the source rock facies. This is based on high C30 24-n-propylcholestanes, C27 cholestanes and C29 stigmastanes, moderate tetracyclic polyprenoid (TPP) ratios, and low oleanane and gammacerane. The most striking biomarkers are high bicadinane and 24-norcholestane ratios. Local differences related to facies variation in the source depositional environment result in significant variations in biomarker characteristics. Pyrolysis Tmax, sterane isomerizations %20S and %P(3, moretane/hopane ratios, and C32 homohopane %22S suggest immature to maturity near the beginning of the oil window. Five genetic families were identified among the extract samples using hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA) based on 15 source-related biomarker ratios. Some of these families are questionable because of low TOC, significant differences in maturity between the extracts and condensates, and possible contamination by diesel additive. However, five rocks from the Miocene Sidi Salem Formation contain elevated TOC (1.22~(-2).25 wt%) and HI (366-458 mg HC/g TOC) and the extracts show no evidence of significant contamination in the biomarker range of molecular weight and good correlation with four WDDM~(-1)4 (2739, 2854, 2804, and 2870 m) oils in the offshore Rosetta and Abu Qir oilfields.

    Polymeric surfactants for enhanced oil recovery: A review of recent progress

    Funsho AfolabiSyed M. MahmoodNurudeen Yekeen
    18页
    查看更多>>摘要:Chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) is a well-recognized technique for exploiting the original oil in place (OOIP) left behind in subsurface petroleum reservoirs after primary and secondary recovery processes. However, CEOR is not practiced or implemented widely because of project cost, operational and technical complexity, and environmental risks. Polymeric surfactants have emerged as a viable alternative to conventional chemical methods. They offer multifunctional mechanisms such as viscosity increment and interfacial tension (IFT) reduction. Thus, they are thought to be more versatile in enhancing recovery due to mobility control and wettability-induced fluid redistribution. This review presents a summary of recent studies in the literature that provides new insights into the properties, mechanisms, and applications of polymeric surfactants related to improved hydrocarbon recovery. From the published studies, fluid-fluid interactions influencing rheology and IFT, and fluid-rock interactions dictating wettability alteration and adsorption tendencies, are systematically evaluated. Implications of these mechanisms on enhanced hydrocarbon recovery by the polymeric surfactants are analyzed. Recent advances and knowledge gaps are highlighted, and possible directions to improve research methodology are suggested.

    Predicting viscosity of CO2-N2 gaseous mixtures using advanced intelligent schemes

    Arefeh NaghizadehAydin LarestaniMenad Nait Amar
    15页
    查看更多>>摘要:Acquiring accurate knowledge about the viscosity of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and their mixtures as an extremely fundamental thermo-physical property for a broad range of temperatures and pressures is crucial not only for carbon capture and utilization (CCU) or carbon capture and storage (CCS) operations but also in chemical and petroleum industries and engineering design process. The proposed study aims at developing a model to predict the viscosity of carbon dioxide and nitrogen mixtures utilizing the Boosted Regression Tree (BRT) model optimized with the Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithms, the Cascade Feed-Forward Neural Networks (CFNN) and Multilayer Perception (MLP), General Regression Neural Network (GRNN), and the Genetic Programming (GP) techniques. To this end, an extensive dataset consisted of 3036 data points was gathered from the open-source literature in a broad range of pressures (0.001-453.2 MPa) and temperatures (66.5-973.15 K). The consistency of the employed paradigms was assessed based on graphical and statistical error analyses. The results indicated that the developed models provide a high degree of consistency with experimental values compared to the literature correlations. Among the established intelligent models, BRT-ABC model with a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.9993 and root mean square error (RMSE) of 1.80 μPa s achieved the most accurate and reliable predictions of the gaseous mixture viscosity. Meanwhile, the GP technique was used to develop two easy-to-use correlations with regard to gas composition, temperature, and pressure with R2 values of 0.9883 and 0.9900 at temperatures lower and higher than 300 K, respectively.

    Evaluation of the technical and environmental feasibility of adsorption process to remove water soluble organics from produced water;; A review

    Tamires Cristina CostaLetiane Thomas HendgesBruna Temochko
    15页
    查看更多>>摘要:One of the largest wastewater flows generated in the oil and gas industry is produced water (PW), which can come from oil fields, gas fields or a combination of oil and gas fields. This effluent has a complex and variable chemical composition;; it contains a significant amount, sometimes up to 500 mg L~(-1) , of water soluble organic compounds (WSO) that are not easily removed by conventional physical-chemical treatment as coagulation and flotation. With the intensification in worldwide industrial activities, the generation of PW has consequently also increased and, from the environmental point of view, it is of fundamental importance to point out the alternatives for its proper management, in order to comply with legislation around the world and to provide safe subsequent destination (reuse and/or disposal). Furthermore, the treatment of this effluent is challenging and requires a lot of attention from both industry and academy. In this context, adsorption is known as one of the most effective technologies for removing WSO in polishing steps, since it is a technique of simple installation and maintenance, with low cost. Thus, this paper aims to review and highlight in detail (i) the main characteristics of produced water and its different forms of reuse, (ii) the theoretical fundaments of the adsorption technique and (iii) through case studies, critically evaluate the technical feasibility of implementing adsorption towers in PW treatment units.

    Microscopic pore structure changes in coal induced by a CO2-H2O reaction system

    Shasha GaoLilong JiaQunjun Zhou
    11页
    查看更多>>摘要:Geological carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration in deep coal beds is a potential technique for enhancing coal bed methane recovery. Since porosity and connectivity between pores or fractures are the most important parameters affecting mineral dissolution and percolation of coal bed methane, it is crucial to understand the pore structure changes in coal induced by CO2 injection. To investigate the role that mineral reactions play in coal pore structure changes, three groups of CO2-H2O-coal interaction experiments were carried out in parallel at 40 °C and 5 MPa. Based on X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, the mineral compositions of coal samples after interaction exhibit significant changes, notably a marked decrease in calcite and dolomite. The pore type, pore size distribution, effective porosity, and spatial configuration of coal samples before and after interaction were studied through combined low-temperature N2 adsorption and desorption (LTNAD), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), and X-ray computed tomography scanning (CT). The results show that new types of pores were formed and pore shapes became more complex due to mineral reactions. The number of macropores and fractures increased significantly, with the average pore diameter also increasing. Overall, the experiments show that CO2-H20-coal interaction plays a positive role in pore structure modification, which can effectively enhance the coal bed methane recovery.

    A novel triple-porosity model for fractured-vuggy reservoirs based on Maxwell-Garnett mixing rule

    Jie TianLi qiang SimaLiang Wang
    9页
    查看更多>>摘要:Under the new energy pattern, the petrophysical properties of carbonate reservoirs are still the research focus in the petroleum industry. Compared with conventional reservoirs, the calculation of water saturation is more complicated for carbonate reservoirs. One of the main challenges is that the accurate calculation of the porosity exponent of the reservoirs is influenced by the development of fractures and vugs. The existing triple-porosity model provides a way to calculate the porosity exponents;; however, the existing model still has some problems;; (1) The conduction theory adopted to establish the model varies from the actual conductivity process of the reservoir;; (2) The model is deduced from the effective medium theory and regional empirical formula without considering the fracture shapes, thus it is not applicable for the carbonate reservoirs with fractures developed. Therefore, this paper proposed a novel triple-porosity model to calculate the porosity exponents by applying the Maxwell-Garnett mixing rule to the fractured-vuggy reservoir. This novel model can calculate the porosity exponents of reservoirs with the joint development of the vugs (non-connected vugs), fractures (fractures and connected vugs), and matrix pores. From the results of the novel model, the more developed the vugs, the greater the porosity exponents, and the more developed the fractures, the smaller the porosity exponent. Therefore, the porosity exponents of the reservoir can reflect the combined influence of the vugs, fractures and matrix pores. In order to effectively calculate the water saturation through this model, a method based on the binary processing of the Full-bore Formation Micro-Imager (FMI) logs was further proposed to calculate the vug porosity and fracture porosity. The field application demonstrated that the novel triple-porosity model can accurately calculate the water saturation of the fractured-vuggy reservoirs and provide guidance to the actual production.

    Lost circulation prediction based on machine learning

    Huiwen PangHan MengHanqing Wang
    17页
    查看更多>>摘要:Lost circulation, one of the most headache problems in drilling engineering, causes a significant increase in non-productive time and increases the uncertainty of well control risk. There is a tremendous challenge for lost circulation prediction/diagnosis using traditional methods in carbonate formation due to its complex and variable leakage zone. To solve this problem of the Mishrif reservoir in the H oil field, in this paper, we propose a whole practical workflow of lost circulation prediction based on the Mixture Density Network using deep learning. Firstly, we choose 16 comprehensive mudlogging parameters that are the most correlated with the mud loss rate. These parameters are selected from a total of 22 comprehensive mudlogging parameters using three different feature selection approach. Then, combining the parameters and the mud loss rate, we get the relationship between comprehensive mudlogging parameters and the mud loss rate based on the Mixture Density Network including five sub-Gaussian models. Finally, the mud loss rate distribution is obtained according to the relationship with input parameters in real-time. The reliability is also evaluated using the uncertainty information in the model. The results show that the parameters had the highest correlation with the mud loss rate, including Measure Depth, Vertical Depth, Rate of Penetration, Hook load, Pump Pressure, Stroke Per Minute, Flow In, Flow Line, Temperature In, Temperature Out, Mud weight In, Mud weight Out, Conductivity Out, Equivalent Circulating Density, Total Gas and Pit Volume Total. The Mixture Density Network has a solid ability to describe data suitable for mud loss prediction and diagnosis. Improving the quality of training data is very important to improve the prediction accuracy of the model. Due to uncertainty in the weights of the sub-Gaussian model obtained from training, the final probability density distribution curve may be single or multi-peaked. According to the prediction results, lost circulation can be controlled by the corresponding method. Thus, the workflow not only allows for real-time assessment of lost circulation risk during drilling but also provides a reference for optimizing lost circulation control.

    An integrated rock-mechanics tests and numerical modelling of chalk rocks;; An improved integrated workflow for borehole safety

    M.K. MedetbekovaM.R. HajiabadiA. Brovelli
    13页
    查看更多>>摘要:Fluid withdrawal and pore pressure reduction change the effective stresses around a borehole and cause borehole instability associated with progressive localization of the damaged zone as well as potential fines production. Experimentally, chalk exhibits a complex geomechanics behaviour (pore collapse, shear failure, time/rate dependency) and modelling the behaviour of the borehole under in-situ and operational conditions requires the constitutive model to be capable of capturing the observations. This study presents a workflow that integrates rock mechanics testing on cylindrical specimens as well as specimen with a single lateral hole (SLH) and a finite element code, developed for chalk. The code incorporates post-peak softening as well as the rate dependency of the pore collapse stress in order to accurately predict the wellbore stability under in-situ stress conditions. The tested SLH specimen was CT imaged before and after testing for identifying the damaged zone and its extension. Backward numerical simulations of the SLH test data improved the accuracy of the estimated rock mechanics properties (post-peak failure and dilatancy) compared to the properties estimated by back analyses of standard triaxial tests with a single element simulator. The workflow is applied to predict the stability of a small lateral borehole (2 cm) created with Radial Jet Drilling technique with two different geometries;; one with circular geometry created by a rotating nozzle;; another with a circular hole with wing shaped cracks likely to develop when a static nozzle is used. Results of the wellbore stability analyses applying the chalk properties from the back analyses highlighted the importance of using experimentally verified post-peak failure and dilatancy parameters, together with a modelling tool capable of simulating shear strain localization incorporating the Cosserat approach.

    Geochemical investigation of hybrid Surfactant and low salinity/engineered water injections in carbonates;; A numerical study

    Ahmed S. AdilaEmad W. Al-ShalabiWaleed Alameri
    20页
    查看更多>>摘要:Low salinity/engineered water injections (LSWI/EWI) have gained popularity as effective techniques for enhancing oil recovery. Surfactant flooding is also a well-established and commercially-available technique in the oil and gas industry. The hybrid surfactant-EWI technique has been studied experimentally and showed promising results. However, very limited numerical applications on the hybrid surfactant-EWI technique in carbonates have been reported in the literature. In this paper, a numerical 2D simulation model was developed to investigate the effect of hybrid surfactant-LSWI/EWI on oil recovery from carbonate cores under harsh conditions. The developed simulation model was validated by history-matching two recently conducted corefloods from the literature. Oil recovery, pressure drop, and surfactant concentration data were utilized whenever possible. The surfactant flooding model was then coupled with a geochemical model that captures different reactions during LSWI/EWI. The geochemical reactions considered include aqueous, dissolution/precipitation, and ion-exchange reactions. Different simulation scenarios were considered and compared including waterflooding, surfactant flooding, engineered water injection, hybrid surfactant-EWI, and hybrid surfactant-LSWI. Additionally, sensitivity analysis was performed on the hybrid surfactant-EWI process through capturing changes in surfactant injected concentration and adsorption. For the case of LSWI/EWI, wettability alteration was considered as the main mechanism underlying incremental oil recovery. However, both wettability alteration and interfacial tension reduction mechanisms were considered for surfactant flooding depending on the type of surfactant used. The results showed that the hybrid surfactant-EWI altered the wettability and achieved higher oil recovery than that of surfactant-LSWI and other techniques. This highlights the importance of selecting the right combinations of potential ions for a certain reservoir to maximize oil recovery rather than a simple water dilution. The results also highlight the importance of surfactant adsorption and surfactant concentration for the hybrid surfactant-EWI technique. This work provides insights into the application of hybrid surfactant-LSWI/EWI on oil recovery especially in carbonates under harsh conditions. The novelty of this work is further expanded through comparing surfactant-LSWI with surfactant-EWI and understanding the controlling parameters of surfactant-EWI through sensitivity analysis.

    Improved seismic well tie by integrating variable-size window resampling with well-tie net

    Hao WuZhen LiNaihao Liu
    9页
    查看更多>>摘要:Accurate seismic well tie is essential for seismic inversion and reservoir characterization. The procedure of seismic well tie involves shifting, stretching and squeezing the synthetic seismogram computed from well logs to match the seismic traces at or near the borehole location. Numerous methods have been proposed for nonlinear alignment between synthetic and real seismograms. However, most well-tie methods are prone to over-stretching and the alignment result is sensitive to the chosen window size. To solve those problems, we propose a variable-size window resampling (VWR) algorithm and integrate with convolutional neural network (CNN) for automatic seismic well tie. Using VWR algorithm to reconstruct the waveforms in synthetic seismogram can simulate the variety of subsurface velocity. CNN can learn the characteristic of different waveforms and recognize the most correlated waveforms between synthetic and real seismograms for sequence alignment. We first use VWR algorithm to reconstruct a large number of synthetic seismograms for train set generation. We then build an CNN model that named well-tie net for training to learn the feature of different resampled synthetic seismograms. Finally, we use the well trained CNN model to segment the real seismogram and align with the synthetic seismogram for seismic well tie. We apply our method into the synthetic test and real seismic data with well logs and obtain high correlated seismic-well tie. We also compare with the conventional method dynamic time warping (DTW) to illustrate the effectiveness and robustness of our proposed method. Our proposed method can avoid the problem of over-stretching by using the variable-size window resampling algorithm and automatically tying the well to seismic trace using well-tie net. In addition, the train set for our method is generated automatically.