Well activation is one of the most important aspects in the oil and
gas industries and nitrogen gas is predominately used. The gas, being
light, is sent down the producing reservoir which will enhance the
production or improve the flow of crude oil. In addition to the
methods used to increase production there are several problems like
sand production and water production from the producing wells. Sand
production occurs when the destabilizing stresses at the formation
face exceed the strength of the natural arching tendencies and/or
grain-to-grain cementation strength. Ideally, during oil production,
the formation should be porous, permeable and well consolidated
through which hydrocarbons can easily flow into the production wells.
But sometimes, especially during production from unconsolidated
sandstone reservoirs, the produced hydrocarbons may also carry large
amounts of sand into the well bore and sand entering production wells
is one of the oldest problems faced by oil companies and one of the
toughest to solve. These unconsolidated formations may not restrain
grain movement, and produce sand along with the fluids especially at
high rates. Water production is also a problem that many reservoir or
production engineers face in day-to-day life. As engineers we should
be able to decide whether water control solutions should be applied or
not. The excess production of water is caused by the depletion of the
reservoir and simply sweeps away most of the oil that the reservoir
can produce. This book gives an information how well activation using
nitrogen is carried out, and how sand control and water control issues
can be resolved.
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ISBN
9781000791730
Publisert
2022
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
River Publishers
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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