Adaptability Evaluation of Gas Huff-n-Puff in Heavy Oil Reservoirs in Tuha Exploration Area

doi:10.7657/XJPG20230311

Abstract

Abstract:

The performance of gas huff-n-puff in heavy oil reservoirs in the Tuha exploration area are declining. Gas huff-n-puff experiments were conducted by using PVT analysis technology to simulate high-temperature and high-pressure environment in the heavy oil reservoirs. CO₂, natural gas, and nitrogen were injected respectively into the reservoirs, and then evaluated for adaptability in terms of viscosity reduction, swelling effect, foamy oil range, and residual heavy oil properties. The results show that CO₂ huff-n-puff is best performed in viscosity reduction, swelling, and foamy oil range, but the injected CO₂ has a significant impact on the residual heavy oil properties by increasing the residual heavy oil viscosity and decreasing the gas dissolution capacity, which is not conducive to multiple rounds of gas huff-n-puff. The natural gas huff-n-puff effect is slightly inferior to that of CO₂ huff-n-puff, while the nitrogen huff-n-puff exhibits the worst performance but has a little impact on residual heavy oil properties.

Key words: Tuha exploration area, heavy oil reservoir, gas huff-n-puff, viscosity reduction, swelling, foamy oil, adaptability evaluation

CLC Number:

TE345

XIA Zhengchun, ZHAO Jian, LIU Feng, QIN Enpeng, CAI Bijin, WANG Qi. Adaptability Evaluation of Gas Huff-n-Puff in Heavy Oil Reservoirs in Tuha Exploration Area[J]. Xinjiang Petroleum Geology, 2023, 44(3): 341-346.

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