ANALYZING HYDROCARBON FLOW INTO MULTI-LATERAL WELLS BY RELEASING TRACERS FROM THE SURFACE

    公开(公告)号:US20240384648A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-21

    申请号:US18317335

    申请日:2023-05-15

    Abstract: Hydrocarbon flow into multi-lateral wells is analyzed by controlled release of tracers from the surface. Hydrocarbons flow into a lateral formed from a wellbore into a subterranean zone. A wellbore production tubing is installed within the wellbore and extends toward the lateral. The wellbore production tubing defines an annulus between an outer surface of the tubing and an inner wall of the wellbore. Hydrocarbons flowing from the lateral into the annulus flow within an internal volume defined by a body attached to the outer surface of the tubing. The hydrocarbons mix with tracers residing within the internal volume. A mixture of the hydrocarbons with the tracers flow out of the internal volume and towards the surface. At the surface, a concentration of the tracers in the mixture flowed to the surface is analyzed. Based on a result of the analyzing, properties of hydrocarbon flow into the lateral are determined.

    Microfluidic chip with mixed porosities for reservoir modeling

    公开(公告)号:US11534759B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US17155619

    申请日:2021-01-22

    Abstract: Spherical grains and sacrificial particles are mixed in a suspension. The sacrificial particles are larger than the spherical grains. The suspension is injected into a channel in a microfluidic chip, and the spherical grains form microporous structures in the channel. The microporous structures are sintered in the channel. A solvent is injected into the channel, and the solvent dissolves the sacrificial particles and forms macropores between at least some of the microporous structures, thereby forming a mixed-porosity microfluidic chip.

    MICROFLUIDIC CHIP WITH MIXED POROSITIES FOR RESERVOIR MODELING

    公开(公告)号:US20220234040A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17155619

    申请日:2021-01-22

    Abstract: Spherical grains and sacrificial particles are mixed in a suspension. The sacrificial particles are larger than the spherical grains. The suspension is injected into a channel in a microfluidic chip, and the spherical grains form microporous structures in the channel. The microporous structures are sintered in the channel. A solvent is injected into the channel, and the solvent dissolves the sacrificial particles and forms macropores between at least some of the microporous structures, thereby forming a mixed-porosity microfluidic chip.

    High temperature treatment fluids with nano-crosslinkers

    公开(公告)号:US11268016B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-08

    申请号:US17098050

    申请日:2020-11-13

    Abstract: A treatment fluid system for reducing permeability of high permeability zones in a subterranean reservoir formation comprising a fluid composition comprising a nano-crosslinker, the nano-crosslinker comprising a nanomaterial, and a crosslinker, wherein the crosslinker comprises a chemical group selected from the group consisting of carbonyl, sulfhydryl, amine and imine, wherein the nano-crosslinker is produced by a method selected from the group consisting of pre-treating the nanomaterial with the crosslinker such that the crosslinker has been functionalized onto the nanomaterial, embedding the crosslinker on the nanoparticle, grafting the crosslinker onto the nanomaterial, and coating the crosslinker on the nanomaterial, a base polymer, and a base fluid, the base fluid operable to suspend the fluid composition, wherein the base fluid comprises water, wherein the treatment fluid system is operable to reduce permeability of a high permeability zone in the subterranean reservoir formation.

    HIGH TEMPERATURE FRACTURING FLUIDS WITH NANO-CROSSLINKERS

    公开(公告)号:US20200325387A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-15

    申请号:US16914146

    申请日:2020-06-26

    Abstract: A fracturing fluid system for increasing hydrocarbon production in a subterranean reservoir formation comprising a fluid composition and a base fluid, the fluid composition comprising a nano-crosslinker, and a base polymer; and the base fluid operable to suspend the fluid composition, the base fluid comprising water; wherein the fluid composition and the base fluid are combined to produce the fracturing fluid system, wherein the fracturing fluid system is operable to stimulate the subterranean reservoir formation. In certain embodiments, the nano-crosslinker is an amine-containing nano-crosslinker and the base polymer is an acrylamide-based polymer. In certain embodiments, the fracturing fluid systems comprise proppants for enhancing hydraulic fracturing stimulation in a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir.

    High temperature fracturing fluids with nano-crosslinkers

    公开(公告)号:US10508230B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-17

    申请号:US16362986

    申请日:2019-03-25

    Abstract: A fracturing fluid system for increasing hydrocarbon production in a subterranean reservoir formation comprising a fluid composition and a base fluid, the fluid composition comprising a nano-crosslinker, and a base polymer; and the base fluid operable to suspend the fluid composition, the base fluid comprising water; wherein the fluid composition and the base fluid are combined to produce the fracturing fluid system, wherein the fracturing fluid system is operable to stimulate the subterranean reservoir formation. In certain embodiments, the nano-crosslinker is an amine-containing nano-crosslinker and the base polymer is an acrylamide-based polymer. In certain embodiments, the fracturing fluid systems comprise proppants for enhancing hydraulic fracturing stimulation in a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir.

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