Decomplexation of chelated hardness at high pH

    公开(公告)号:US11072546B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-27

    申请号:US16368505

    申请日:2019-03-28

    Abstract: A process for removing metals and chelators from SAGD liner flowback that can be implemented at the wellhead using temporary tankage and equipment. In the first step, caustic is added to the flowback until the concentration of hydroxyl ion is high enough for the metals (Fe, Ca, Mg) to dissociate from the metal-chelate complexes and precipitate as hydroxides. In the second step, hydrogen peroxide is added and allowed to react until all of the chelator molecules are oxidized and decomposed. Once treated, the flowback can proceed to the CPF.

    SW-SAGD WITH BETWEEN HEEL AND TOE INJECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20210180437A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US17187479

    申请日:2021-02-26

    Abstract: Single well SAGD is improved by having one or more injection segments and two or more production segments between the toe end and the heel end of a flat, horizontal well. The additional injection points improve the rate of steam chamber development as well as the rate of production, as shown by simulations of a central injection segment bracketed by a pair of production segments (-P-I-P-), and by a pair of injection segments with three production segments (-P-I-P-I-P). Although the completion of the single well costs more, this configuration allows the development of thin plays that cannot be economically developed with traditional SAGD wellpairs.

    Production logging inversion based on DAS/DTS

    公开(公告)号:US11021934B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-01

    申请号:US16401620

    申请日:2019-05-02

    Abstract: A method of optimizing production of a hydrocarbon-containing reservoir by measuring low-frequency Distributed Acoustic Sensing (LFDAS) data in the well during a time period of constant flow and during a time period of no flow and during a time period of perturbation of flow and simultaneously measuring Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) data from the well during a time period of constant flow and during a time period of no flow and during a time period of perturbation of flow. An initial model of reservoir flow is provided using the LFDAS and DTS data; the LFDAS and DTS data inverted using Markov chain Monte Carlo method to provide an optimized reservoir model, and that optimized profile utilized to manage hydrocarbon production from the well and other asset wells.

    Seismic data acquisition using designed non-uniform receiver spacing

    公开(公告)号:US10989826B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-27

    申请号:US15809838

    申请日:2017-11-10

    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for seismic acquisition the spacing between each adjacent pairs of receiver and sources lines is not all the same. Some receiver and/or source lines and/or receiver and/or source spacings are larger and some are smaller to provide a higher quality wavefield reconstruction when covering a larger total area or for a similar total area of seismic data acquisition while providing a wavefield that is optimally sampled by the receivers and sources so that the wavefield reconstruction is suitable for subsurface imaging needs.

    Flow control devices in SW-SAGD
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    公开(公告)号:US10920545B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US15617034

    申请日:2017-06-08

    Abstract: A particularly effective well configuration that can be used for single well steam assisted gravity drainage (SW-SAGD) wherein steam flashing through production slots is prevented by including passive inflow control devices (ICDs) or active interval control valves in the completion. A thermal packer separates the injection and production segments of a horizontal well having a toe and a heel, and the ICDs can be evenly spaced or can decrease towards the heel. The cumulative steam to oil ratio (CSOR) of the SW-SAGD well is thus lowered, as compared to the same well without passive flow control devices or active interval control valves.

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