Upscale methodology for gas huff-n-puff process in shale oil reservoirs

Using Huff n’ Puff with a Recycled Hydrocarbon Gas as a Means for Enhancing Oil Recovery in a Liquid-Rich Shale Reservoir APPROVED BY SUPERVISING COMMITTEE:

An Experimental Investigation of Feasibility of Gas Huff and Puff for Recovering Crude Oil with Different Viscosities

Investigating multi cyclic gas (N2 and CO2) huff and puff have been conducted by long sandpack simulations with four different crude oils from Jiangsu oilfield. According to the production differential pressure and the production regularity during huff and puff, the production process was divided into three sections; the first one is free gas production section; the second section is low viscou...

Production Optimization in Shale Gas Reservoirs

Natural gas from organic rich shales has become an important part of the supply of natural gas in the United States. Modern drilling and stimulation techniques have increased the potential and profitability of shale gas reserves that earlier were regarded as unprofitable resources of natural gas. The most prominent property of shale gas reservoirs is the low permeability. This is also the reaso...

3d Analysis of Huff and Puff and Injection Tests in Geothermal Reservoirs

Heat extraction from deep, hot rocks for energy production is based on water circulation through a man made fracture or natural fractures. As multiple and non-planar fractures in a stress field affect the geothermal reservoir behavior, so the capability to simulate multiple fractures and joints is needed to help reservoir design and operation. A 3D model is developed in this work to simulate an...

Gas Flow Behavior of Nanoscale Pores in Shale Gas Reservoirs

The gas transport in shale nanopores is always one of the major concerns in terms of the development of shale gas reservoirs. In this study, the gas flow regimes in shale nanopores were classified and analyzed according to Knudsen number. Then the gas flow model considering Darcy flow, slip flow, transition flow, molecular free flow and adsorption effect was proposed to evaluate the gas flow be...