Fuentes, el reventón energético

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2013): Fuentes, el reventón energético
Articles

Enhanced oil recovery by air injection in colombia: selection process and technical evaluation

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  • Claudia Lorena Delgadillo A.,
  • Marta Liliana Trujillo P.
Claudia Lorena Delgadillo A.
ECOPETROL S.A.
Bio
Marta Liliana Trujillo P.
ECOPETROL S.A.
Bio

Published 2013-12-23

Keywords

  • Air injection,
  • binary screening,
  • analogies,
  • experimental evaluation,
  • experimental design,
  • numerical simulation
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Delgadillo A., C. L., & Trujillo P., M. L. (2013). Enhanced oil recovery by air injection in colombia: selection process and technical evaluation. Fuentes, El reventón energético, 11(2). Retrieved from https://revistas.uis.edu.co/index.php/revistafuentes/article/view/3829

Abstract

Considering the Colombian needs to incorporate reserves, enhanced oil recovery methods are proposed as suitable alternatives to implement in the existing fields. However, depending on each field characteristics and the application conditions of each process may consider implementing it.

The air injection is an enhanced oil recovery method which maximizes recovery factor, nevertheless, the technical and economical requirements for its implementation make necessary to evaluate its possible application properly. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a selection process that includes: semi-analytical analysis with methods of binary screening and analogies, experimental evaluation from specialized laboratory tests, analytical study for making the preliminary production approach and finally numerical simulation.

This article shows the selection process of the air injection as enhanced oil recovery method in a Colombian field, describing each of the steps used for its selection and the importance of securing each step due to the complexity of air injection application in the field.

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