Analysis of Enhanced Oil Recovery by Micelles in the Oriente Basin of Ecuador

Authors

  • Fidel Vladimir Chuchuca-Aguilar Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena - (EC), Ecuador; Universidad de Oviedo - (ES)
  • Roberto Gonzalo Silva-Zea Universidad de Oviedo - (ES); OPTIMA ENERGY RESOURCES & MINERALS, RROEM S.A.S. B.I.C.
  • Fulton Michael Ordóñez Villamar Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena - (EC), Ecuador
  • Nimia Pilar Parrales-Klinger Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena - (EC), Ecuador
  • Romel Ángel Erazo-Bone Universidad de Oviedo - (ES); Instituto Superior tecnológico Rumiñahui, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2024.1.1.1628

Keywords:

Enhanced Oil Recovery EOR, Chemical Flooding, Micelles, Surfactants

Abstract

The present work includes the evaluation of the technical and economic feasibility of improved oil recovery using micelles in the X-1 sandstone of the Wao Field of the Oriente Basin of Ecuador. To carry out this project, the static and dynamic conditions of the X-1 sandstone of the Wao Field were determined to subject it to a micelle injection pilot, the estimation of the volume of oil reserves recoverable by micelle injection using the EORgui® software and the calculation of the economic factors of implementing the pilot project and its profitability. As a result, it was determined that it is technically and economically feasible to carry out this pilot, which could obtain up to 2.1 MM STB of total oil using 4 well arrays with a ratio of 4 injectors per producing well and a sweep area of 240,000 m2 per pattern.

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Published

2024-07-27

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Vol. 1 No. 10 (2024): LACCEI 2024

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How to Cite

Chuchuca-Aguilar, F. V., Silva-Zea, R. G., Ordóñez Villamar, F. M., Parrales-Klinger, N. P., & Erazo-Bone, R. Ángel. (2024). Analysis of Enhanced Oil Recovery by Micelles in the Oriente Basin of Ecuador. LACCEI, 1(10). https://doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2024.1.1.1628

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