(158d) Miscibility Tests and Gas Injection Projects for Four MAJOR Kuwaiti Reservoirs
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2010
2010 Spring Meeting & 6th Global Congress on Process Safety
Clean Fuels and Energy Efficient Processes
Downhole and Injection Flow Thermodynamics and Transport Processes in Oil & Gas Production
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 8:55am to 9:20am
The escalating oil demand and maturity of most of the giant oil fields in the world, especially in the Middle East, the techniques for improving oil recovery have became more feasible and essential. Kuwait long term strategy is to increase oil production to meet marked demand. Currently, miscible gas injection is considered for enhancing oil production from Kuwaiti oil reservoirs. A key parameter for assessing the applicability of gas injection for a given reservoir is the minimum miscibility pressure (MMP). In this paper various miscibility experiments for planning gas injection projects in major producing fields in Kuwait are discussed. These experiments include swelling tests, slim-tube tests, and core flooding studies. These tests are useful tool for screening of the potential reservoirs for improving their future oil production and for developing suitable EOS for planning gas injection projects of the chosen fields.