A review on wettability alteration in carbonate rocks: Wettability modifiers

X Deng, MS Kamal, S Patil, SMS Hussain… - Energy & Fuels, 2019 - ACS Publications
More than half of the global oil reserves are in carbonate reservoirs. Carbonate rocks,
however, in most cases tend to be mixed-wet or oil-wet. Wettability alteration of carbonate …

Sequential quadratic programming for solving constrained production optimization–case study from Brugge field

V Dehdari, DS Oliver - SPE journal, 2012 - onepetro.org
Normally only approximately 30% of the oil in a reservoir is extracted during primary
production, but using secondary-production methods such as water or gas injection, it is …

Polymer-flood field implementation: Pattern configuration and horizontal vs. vertical wells

M Sieberer, T Clemens, J Peisker… - SPE Reservoir Evaluation …, 2019 - onepetro.org
A polymer pilot in the 8th Torton Horizon (8 TH) Reservoir in Austria showed promising
results. The utility factors were 1.8 kg of polymer injected per incremental bbl of oil produced …

Adjoint-based optimization of polymer flooding

J Van Doren, S Douma, B Wassing… - SPE Asia Pacific …, 2011 - onepetro.org
In this work we consider model-based optimization of polymer flooding. The reservoir
performance is optimized by finding for each injection well optimal values for control …

Ensemble-based optimization of interwell connectivity in heterogeneous waterflooding reservoirs

D Wang, Y Li, B Chen, Y Hu, B Li, D Gao… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2017 - Elsevier
Estimation of interwell connectivity is of great importance to optimization of injection-
production scheme and decision-making of potential-tapping strategies during the later …

Capacity and constraints for carbon dioxide sequestration in aquifers and depleted oil/gas reservoirs in carbonate environment

A Gupta - SPE International Conference on CO2 Capture …, 2010 - onepetro.org
Production of oil/gas to meet the increasing energy needs results in generation of significant
amount of CO2. This study presents results of experimental and simulation work to …

Streamline-Based Robust Rate Allocation Optimization for Polymer Flooding Considering Geological Uncertainty

R Zhang, A Datta-Gupta - SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference?, 2024 - onepetro.org
Optimal injection/production rate allocation is an integral part of effective reservoir
management for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Field-scale rate allocation optimization with …

Polymer flood field implementation-pattern configuration and horizontal versus vertical wells

M Sieberer, T Clemens, J Peisker… - IOR 2019–20th European …, 2019 - earthdoc.org
A polymer pilot in the 8 TH reservoir in Austria showed promising results. The Utility Factors
were below 2 of kg polymer injected/incremental barrel of oil produced (polymer cost are 2 …

Optimization and design of carbon dioxide flooding

U Odi, A Gupta - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and …, 2010 - onepetro.org
Increasing energy demand coupled with public concern for the environment has placed the
oil industry in an awkward position as profit-making energy provider and protector of the …

Sequential quadratic programming (SQP) for solving constrained production optimization—case study from Brugge field

V Dehdari, DS Oliver - SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference?, 2011 - onepetro.org
Normally only about 30% of the oil in a reservoir can be extracted, but using secondary
production methods such as water or gas injection it is often possible to increase that …