Application of a 3D Reservoir Simulator with Biodegradation Capability to Evaluate Reservoir Souring Predictive Models

Reservoir souring is a process in which a previously sweet oil field starts to produce fluids (oil, gas, or water) that contain H 2 S. It is costly and difficult to address these problems after a field development plan is already in place. In this article, a new reservoir souring model developed and...

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Published in:Petroleum science and technology 2010-01, Vol.28 (4), p.382-392
Main Authors: Farhadinia, M. A., Bryant, S. L., Sepehrnoori, K., Delshad, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
biodegradation
Computational fluid dynamics
Computer simulation
Crude oil
Crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Flooding
Fuels
Natural gas
Oil fields
Petroleum products, gas and fuels. Motor fuels, lubricants and asphalts
prediction
predictive models
Processing of crude oil and oils from shales and tar sands. Processes. Equipment. Refinery and treatment units
reservoir souring
Reservoirs
Three dimensional
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Summary:Reservoir souring is a process in which a previously sweet oil field starts to produce fluids (oil, gas, or water) that contain H 2 S. It is costly and difficult to address these problems after a field development plan is already in place. In this article, a new reservoir souring model developed and implemented in a chemical flooding simulator is used to evaluate the capabilities of the previous models on reservoir souring. This study reveals the limitations of the published models in prediction of reservoir souring in oil fields and advantages of the developed model and simulator.
ISSN:1091-6466
1532-2459
DOI:10.1080/10916460903070561