Reservoir Evaluation and Development ›› 2020, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (3): 28-32.doi: 10.13809/j.cnki.cn32-1825/te.2020.03.004

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Research on enhancing condensate oil production by CO2 huff-n-puff in South A condensate gas reservoir of Zanarol Oilfield

HE Anle1,ZOU Chunmei1,CUI Yinan2,YAN Jun1,ZHANG Hewen1,TANG Yong2   

  1. 1. PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development-Langfang Branch, Langfang, Hebei 065007, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
  • Received:2020-01-20 Online:2020-06-26 Published:2020-07-03

Abstract:

Serious retrograde condensation has occurred before the development of gas cap in South A condensate gas reservoir of Zanarol Oilfield, resulting in serious loss of condensate oil. It is particularly important to explore the method of improving the production of condensate oil for the further development of oilfield. Therefore, taking a typical well in South A gas reservoir as a example, the phase equilibrium theory and numerical simulation are applied to study the retrograde condensation rule of formation fluid and the distribution of condensate oil in formation. On this basis, the mechanism and effect of condensate oil enhancement by CO2 huff-n-puff are researched. The results show that retrograde condensation in South A gas reservoir has two stages: constant composition expansion(CCE) and constant volume depletion(CVD). Condensate oil distributes mainly within 30 m of wellbore, and its saturation ranges from 22.44 % to 29.51 %. The mechanism of CO2 increasing condensate production is to change the retrograde condensation rule, reduce pressure condition of retrograde condensation, and evaporate condensate oil. However, if the injection volume of CO2 is low, the volume of vaporized condensate oil will be small, which limits the effect of EOR. Therefore, the cumulative injection of CO2 should be more than 500×10 4 m 3 at a cycle to ensure the effect of CO2 huff-n-puff. This study has guiding significance for condensate oil enhancement and plug removal in the middle and later stages of similar condensate gas reservoir development.

Key words: South A condensate gas reservoir, CO2 huff-n-puff, condensate oil, recovery enhancement, evaluation of retrograde condensation, Zanarol Oilfield

CLC Number: 

  • TE372