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Simulation of Immiscible Water-Alternating-CO2 Flooding in the Liuhua Oilfield Offshore Guangdong, China

In this paper, the immiscible water-alternating-CO2 flooding process at the LH11-1 oilfield, offshore Guangdong Province, was firstly evaluated using full-field reservoir simulation models. Based on a 3D geological model and oil production history, 16 scenarios of water-alternating-CO2 injection operations with different water alternating gas (WAG) ratios and slug sizes, as well as continuous CO2 injection (Con-CO2) and primary depletion production (No-CO2) scenarios, have been simulated spanning 20 years. The results represent a significant improvement in oil recovery by CO2 WAG over both Con-CO2 and No-CO2 scenarios. The WAG ratio and slug size of water affect the efficiency of oil recovery and CO2 injection. The optimum operations are those with WAG ratios lower than 1:2, which have the higher ultimate oil recovery factor of 24%. Although WAG reduced the CO2 injection volume, the CO2 storage efficiency is still high, more than 84% of the injected CO2 was sequestered in the reservoir. Results indicate that the immiscible water-alternating-CO2 processes can be optimized to improve significantly the performance of pressure maintenance and oil recovery in offshore reef heavy-oil reservoirs significantly. The simulation results suggest that the LH11-1 field is a good candidate site for immiscible CO2 enhanced oil recovery and storage for the Guangdong carbon capture, utilization and storage (GDCCUS) project.
- University of Edinburgh United Kingdom
- Chengdu University of Technology China (People's Republic of)
- State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering China (People's Republic of)
- Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology China (People's Republic of)
- Chengdu University of Technology China (People's Republic of)
Technology, PROVINCE, Energy & Fuels, water-alternating-CO<sub>2</sub>, heavy crude oil, NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA, reef reservoir, immiscible flooding, CO2 storage, offshore Guangdong province, water-alternating-CO2, SEA, 660, T, 620, CO<sub>2</sub> storage, STORAGE
Technology, PROVINCE, Energy & Fuels, water-alternating-CO<sub>2</sub>, heavy crude oil, NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA, reef reservoir, immiscible flooding, CO2 storage, offshore Guangdong province, water-alternating-CO2, SEA, 660, T, 620, CO<sub>2</sub> storage, STORAGE
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