Acoustic and Vibrational Enhanced Oil Recovery. George V. Chilingar
Table of Contents
1 Cover
6 1 Introduction 1.1 Origin and Migration of Oil 1.2 Seismic Vibration Techniques References and Bibliography
7 2 Wave Spreading Patterns in the Porous Media 2.1 Spread of Vibration in Reservoir 2.2 Effect on the Wave Spread in the Oil Accumulations by the Geologic-Geophysical Conditions 2.3 Wave Spreading From the Vibrating Surface of the Reservoir Matrix Into the Saturated Medium 2.4 Excitation of Vibration in Oil Reservoirs References and Bibliography
8 3 Directional Displacement of a Dispersed Phase 3.1 Simplest Models of the Vibrational Directional Displacement 3.2 Physical Mechanisms and Major Types of Asymmetry Causing Vibratory Displacement 3.3 Directed Motion of the Dispersed Phase in Vibrating Pore Channels 3.4 Directional Motion of the Vibrating Dispersed Phase in Pore Channels References
9 4 Formation Damage Control and Cement Sheath Stability 4.1 Status of the Reservoir 4.2 Vibration Effect on the Reservoir’s Heat Properties 4.3 Decolmatation of the Near-Bottomhole Zone in the Vibration Field 4.4 Cement Sheath Stability Around a Well in the Vibration Field References and Bibliography
10 5 Effect of Vibration on Improving Oil Yield and Various Tertiary Recovery Technologies 5.1 Major Causes of Incomplete Oil Recovery From the Subsurface 5.2 A Study of the Residual Formation Pressure in the Vibration Field 5.3 A Study of the Oil Capillary Displacement in the Vibration Field 5.4 Studies of the Oil and Water Gravity Flow in the Vibration Field References
11 6 Vibration Effect on Properties of Saturating Phases in a Reservoir 6.1 Changes in Interfacial Tensions and Rheological Parameters 6.2 Permeability Changes 6.3 Capillary Pressure Changes 6.4 Interformational Oil Degassing and a Decline in the Formation Water Saturation References
12 7 Energy Criteria 7.1 Parameters of Oscillatory Treatment and Conditions for Manifestation of Useful Effects in Saturated Geological Media 7.2 Wavelike Nature of the Oil-Saturated Geological Media Stress-Energy Exchange. Elastic Oscillations as an Energy Exchange Indicator and Regulator 7.3 Justification of Rational Wave Treatment for the Near-Wellbore Zone and Entire Reservoir References and Bibliography
13 8 Types of Existing Treatments 8.1 Integrated Technologies of the Near-Wellbore Zone Vibrowave Treatment 8.2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies Based on Vibroseismic Treatment (VST) References and Bibliography
14 9 Laboratory Experiments 9.1 Laboratory Experiments 9.2 Displacement of Oil by Gas-Free Water in the Presence of Elastic Waves 9.3 Displacement of Oil by CO2-Saturated Water in the Presence of Elastic Waves 9.4 Modeling of Oil Displacement by Water in Clayey Sandstones References and Bibliography
15 10 Oil Field Tests 10.1 Abuzy Oil Field 10.2 Changirtash Oil Field 10.3 Jirnovskiy Oil Field, First Stage 10.4 Jirnovskiy Oil Field, Second Stage References and Bibliography
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11 Electrokinetic Enhanced Oil Recovery (EEOR)
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Petroleum Reservoirs, Properties, Reserves, and Recoveries
11.3