• Title of article

    Experimental and Simulation - Assisted Feasibility Study of Gas Injection to Increase Oil Recovery Using a Combination of Semi-VAPEX and GAGD Techniques

  • Author/Authors

    -، - نويسنده Exploration and Production Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, I.R. IRAN Roodsaz, Jamshid , -، - نويسنده Exploration and Production Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, I.R. IRAN Ahmadi, Mohabbat , -، - نويسنده Exploration and Production Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, I.R. IRAN Sajjadian, Vali Ahmad , -، - نويسنده Exploration and Production Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, I.R. IRAN Abbasi, Saeed

  • Issue Information
    فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 42 سال 2007
  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    77
  • To page
    84
  • Abstract
    -
  • Abstract
    Gas injection into heavy oil reservoirs could result in high ultimate recovery of oil. Experimental studies showed that an application of a combined technology of Gas Assisted Gravity Drainage (GAGD) and Vapor Extraction (VAPEX) could increase final oil recovery of a candidate viscous oil reservoir. In this paper the results of laboratory investigation are presented, including Pressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) studies, physical model experiments and simulation studies to evaluate the gas injection process for heavy oil reservoirs recovery. The study examined the effect of two different gases on viscosity reduction and oil swelling. Physical model tests were carried out to investigate the effect of gas injection on oil recovery. Another study (simulation model) predicted the performance of the reservoir under gas injection in a model. This simulation study was established on a sector of the reservoir.
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (IJCCE)
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (IJCCE)
  • Record number

    2151848