Parameter Study of Polymer-Flooding-Oil-Recovery Method With the Use of CMG
Department
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Major
Petroleum Engineering
Research Advisor
Wei, Mingzhen
Advisor's Department
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Abstract
Injecting polymer into the reservoir is a commonly used method to enhance oil recovery in the oilfield. It is usually used when there is a large amount of residual oil in the reservoir after first or secondary oil recovery process. Different reservoir properties like permeability and reservoir heterogeneity can affect the polymer flooding process. This research is mainly focused on how parameters of reservoir will affect the polymer flooding efficiency. The CMG program is used to simulate reservoir and polymer flooding in the reservoir and then help to generate results. CMG is a commercial software package designed for reservoir simulation, and it applies the principles of finite difference method.
Biography
Zhe was a student from China University of Petroleum (Beijing). She transferred to Missouri S& Tin 2011 Fall Semester. Currently she is working for Dr. Mingzhen Wei as a student teaching assistant for PE308!408, Applied Reservoir Simulation. Zhe is also the vice president for Society of Petroleum Engineers Missouri S& T Chapter.
Research Category
Engineering
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Award
Engineering poster session, First place
Location
Upper Atrium/Hallway
Presentation Date
03 Apr 2013, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Parameter Study of Polymer-Flooding-Oil-Recovery Method With the Use of CMG
Upper Atrium/Hallway
Injecting polymer into the reservoir is a commonly used method to enhance oil recovery in the oilfield. It is usually used when there is a large amount of residual oil in the reservoir after first or secondary oil recovery process. Different reservoir properties like permeability and reservoir heterogeneity can affect the polymer flooding process. This research is mainly focused on how parameters of reservoir will affect the polymer flooding efficiency. The CMG program is used to simulate reservoir and polymer flooding in the reservoir and then help to generate results. CMG is a commercial software package designed for reservoir simulation, and it applies the principles of finite difference method.
