Ultrasonic Technology for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Abstract

An ultrasonic technology for enhanced oil recovery is described. For the implementation of this technology, the equipment was specially developed, taking into account the working conditions. The criteria for selections of well candidates were developed. The technology has been tested in two different regions in different geological conditions. The results of these field tests indicate the high efficiency of the proposed technology. The success rate of the method reached 90% and the increase in oil production was in the range of 40%-100%.

Adoption of Innovative Drilling Technologies in Upstream Oil and Gas

“…These technologies are suited for Wells with high porosity and Permeability. Ultrasonic Technology enhances the oil recovery by 30-50% in failing wells (Abramova, et al, 2014). Micro wave oil recovery is considered as the next big thing by Oil ang Gas pundits.…”

Lithium niobate ultrasonic transducer design for Enhanced Oil Recovery

“…This method uses the energy of pressure in the reservoir and increases the oil production by 2-3 times, which corresponds to 5-7 tons production increase per day in Western Siberia and reaches 23 tons/day in the Samara region [5]. Such operation requires the use of 4-8 heavy units near the well, as well as special packers and wellhead equipment.…”

“…Such operation requires the use of 4-8 heavy units near the well, as well as special packers and wellhead equipment. Significant loads on the equipment lead to the necessity of regular maintenance, after 4-5 operations capital repair works are required [5]. All this makes the operation very costly.…”

“…These two methods involve the use of various physical fields instead of matter to affect the oil reservoir. Such technologies are more costly and energy effective compared to hydro fracturing [5].…”

Application of a Novel Ultrasonic Technology to Improve Oil Recovery with an Environmental Viewpoint

“…Implementation of ultrasound waves in EOR methods has a number of advantages including easy and quick application, protection of wellbore formation against damages, low operational costs and high profitability, high compatibility with other EOR methods, and finally having a wide range of applications [12,13].…”