Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Evaluating enhanced oil recovery methods
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Application No.: US16984209Application Date: 2020-08-04
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Publication No.: US11449083B2Publication Date: 2022-09-20
- Inventor: Michael Engel , Rodrigo Neumann Barros Ferreira , Ronaldo Giro , Mathias B Steiner
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent David K. Mattheis; Maeve Carpenter
- Main IPC: G05D7/06
- IPC: G05D7/06 ; G05B15/02 ; E21B49/00 ; G01V1/28

Abstract:
Evaluating enhanced oil recovery methods by identifying a first nanofluidic device associated with a reservoir rock formation and saturated with a target fluid, directing the injection of a secondary recovery fluid into the first nanofluidic device, determining a target fluid secondary recovery saturation level associated with injection of the secondary recovery fluid into the first nanofluidic device, identifying a second nanofluidic device associated with the reservoir rock formation and saturated with the target fluid, directing the injection of a tertiary recovery fluid into the second nanofluidic device, determining a target fluid tertiary recovery saturation level associated with the injection of the tertiary recovery fluid into the second nanofluidic device, determining a target fluid production efficiency associated with the tertiary recovery fluid, and providing the target fluid production efficiency to a user.
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