In Situ heavy oil and bitumen recovery process
    1.
    发明授权
    In Situ heavy oil and bitumen recovery process 有权
    原位重油和沥青回收过程

    公开(公告)号:US08056624B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-15

    申请号:US12374927

    申请日:2007-07-19

    CPC分类号: E21B43/2406 E21B43/305

    摘要: The present invention is directed to an in situ reservoir recovery process that uses a horizontal well located near the top of a reservoir and an inclined production well to extract bitumen or heavy oil from a reservoir. In a first stage, the top well is used for cold production of reservoir fluids to the surface, in which, reservoir fluids are pumped to the surface in the absence of stimulation by steam or other thermal and/or solvent injection. A lower production well is drilled into the formation below the top well. The top well is converted to an injection well or, if no cold production then a top well is drilled as an injector well. A portion of the bottom well is inclined so that one end of the incline is closer to the injector well than the other end of the incline. In the process, steam circulation creates a heated zone at the point of the two wells that are closest together in the reservoir.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及使用位于储层顶部附近的水平井和倾斜生产井的原位储层回收方法,以从储层中提取沥青或重油。 在第一阶段中,顶部井被用于向地表进行储层流体的冷生产,其中在没有通过蒸汽或其它热和/或溶剂注入的刺激的情况下,储层流体被泵送到表面。 井下方的钻井井下钻井较少。 顶井被转化为注入井,或者如果没有冷产生,则将井作为注入井钻井。 底部井的一部分倾斜,使得倾斜的一端比倾斜的另一端更靠近喷射器井。 在此过程中,蒸汽循环在储层中最靠近的两个井的点产生加热区。

    Method for measurement of crude oil and bitumen dead oil viscosity and density
    2.
    发明授权
    Method for measurement of crude oil and bitumen dead oil viscosity and density 有权
    测定原油和沥青死油粘度和密度的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08336370B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-25

    申请号:US12673768

    申请日:2008-08-05

    IPC分类号: G01N11/00 G01N33/26

    摘要: Techniques for determining viscosity of oil in a sample include extracting the oil from the sample using a volatile polar first solvent; using a portion of the extracted oil to determine a concentration factor of oil in the sample; determining a dry weight of the extracted oil using the concentration factor; adding a second solvent to a remaining portion of the extract, where the second solvent is less volatile than the first solvent; removing the first solvent from the remaining portion of the extract; taking a series of sub-samples from the remaining portion of the extract and sequentially removing different amounts of the second solvent from each sub-sample; measuring solvent concentrations and viscosity values of the solvent-oil mixtures of each sub-sample; and based on the measured solvent concentrations and viscosity values of each sub-sample, determining the second-solvent-free viscosity of the oil in the sample.

    摘要翻译: 用于测定样品中油的粘度的技术包括使用挥发性极性第一溶剂从样品中提取油; 使用一部分提取的油来确定样品中油的浓度系数; 使用浓度因子确定提取的油的干重; 向所述提取物的剩余部分中加入第二溶剂,其中所述第二溶剂的挥发性低于所述第一溶剂; 从提取物的剩余部分中除去第一溶剂; 从提取物的剩余部分中取出一系列亚样品,并从每个子样品中依次除去不同量的第二溶剂; 测量每个子样品的溶剂 - 油混合物的溶剂浓度和粘度值; 并且基于每个子样品的测量溶剂浓度和粘度值,确定样品中油的第二无溶剂粘度。

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GAS PRODUCTION FROM A RESERVOIR
    7.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GAS PRODUCTION FROM A RESERVOIR 审中-公开
    从储存气体生产气体的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20110250582A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-13

    申请号:US13056874

    申请日:2009-07-31

    IPC分类号: C12Q3/00 C12M1/36 C12M1/34

    摘要: A method and system for production of biogenerated gas from a zone in a reservoir are described. Microbial conversion of petroleum in the zone to biogenerated gas is stimulated. The biogenerated gas can be, for example, methane, hydrogen or carbon dioxide, or another gas. Gas including the biogenerated gas is produced from the zone to surface. While producing the gas, production parameters are monitored including reservoir pressure and an isotopic composition of the produced gas. Based on the monitored production parameters, at least one of stimulation of the microbial conversion to control the composition of the produced gas or gas saturation in the zone to control mobility of the biogenerated methane is adjusted.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于从贮存器区域生产生物气体的方法和系统。 刺激该区域石油生物生物气体的微生物转化。 生物气体可以是例如甲烷,氢气或二氧化碳,或另一种气体。 包括生物气体在内的气体从区域到地面产生。 在生产气体时,监测生产参数,包括储层压力和产生的气体的同位素组成。 基于监测的生产参数,调节微生物转化的刺激中的至少一个以控制该区域中产生的气体或气体饱和度的组成以控制生物生成的甲烷的迁移率。

    METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF CRUDE OIL AND BITUMEN DEAD OIL VISCOSITY AND DENSITY
    8.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF CRUDE OIL AND BITUMEN DEAD OIL VISCOSITY AND DENSITY 有权
    原油测定方法和石油脱蜡油粘度和密度

    公开(公告)号:US20110056271A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-10

    申请号:US12673768

    申请日:2008-08-05

    IPC分类号: G01N30/72 G01N11/00 G01N9/02

    摘要: A process is described for measuring a property of oil extracted from a sample, for example, the viscosity or density. The oil is extracted from the sample using a volatile polar first solvent. A portion of the extracted oil is used to determine a concentration factor. A dry weight of the oil in the sample is calculated using the concentration factor. A second solvent less volatile than the first solvent is added to the remaining extract. The first solvent is substantially removed from the remaining extract. Different amounts of the second solvent are removed from each of a series of sub-samples taken from the remaining extract. Solvent concentrations and viscosity values and/or density values of the solvent-oil mixtures are measured for each sub-sample. Based on the measured solvent concentrations and viscosity values and/or density values, the second-solvent free viscosity and/or density of the oil in the sample is estimated.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于测量从样品提取的油的性质的方法,例如粘度或密度。 使用挥发性极性第一溶剂从样品中提取油。 提取的油的一部分用于确定浓度因子。 使用浓度因子计算样品中的油的干重。 向剩余的提取物中加入比第一溶剂挥发性低的第二种溶剂。 基本上从剩余的提取物中除去第一种溶剂。 从剩余的提取物中取出不同量的第二溶剂的一系列亚样品中的每一个。 测量每个子样品的溶剂 - 油混合物的溶剂浓度和粘度值和/或密度值。 基于测量的溶剂浓度和粘度值和/或密度值,估计样品中油的第二溶剂自由粘度和/或密度。