Recovering oil bypassed by a steam override zone
    1.
    发明授权
    Recovering oil bypassed by a steam override zone 失效
    通过蒸汽覆盖区域旁路回收油

    公开(公告)号:US4819725A

    公开(公告)日:1989-04-11

    申请号:US137991

    申请日:1987-12-28

    IPC分类号: E21B43/24

    CPC分类号: E21B43/2405

    摘要: The invention is a method of recovering oil bypassed by a steam override zone. First, the production well is drilled below the oil producing zone into an underlying interval. The well perforations in the oil producing zone are closed off. The underlying interval is fractured to establish fluid communication between the underlying interval and the oil producing zone. The production well is completed for production through the fractured portion of the underlying interval. Finally, the steamflood is controlled to increase the pressure in the oil producing zone and drive the oil and steam downward to the new perforations in the underlying for production.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种回收由蒸汽超驰区旁路的油的方法。 首先,生产井在生产区下方钻探到一个潜在的时期。 产油区的井孔封闭。 潜在的间隔断裂,以建立底层间隔和产油区之间的流体连通。 生产井通过底层间隙的断裂部分完成生产。 最后,控制蒸汽驱液以增加产油区的压力,并将油和蒸汽向下驱动到生产基地的新穿孔。

    Bitumen production and substrate stimulation with flow diverter means
    2.
    发明授权
    Bitumen production and substrate stimulation with flow diverter means 失效
    沥青生产和底物刺激与分流器手段

    公开(公告)号:US4532986A

    公开(公告)日:1985-08-06

    申请号:US491832

    申请日:1983-05-05

    IPC分类号: E21B33/124 E21B43/30 E03B3/11

    CPC分类号: E21B43/30 E21B33/124

    摘要: A well completion, and method for recovering heavy hydrocarbons or bitumen from a subterranean formation. The completion includes a well liner which lies in a generally horizontal disposition within a hydrocarbon holding substrate to define the main or primary well. A secondary well which extends to the surface intersects the main well to communicate therewith. Said secondary well includes means to conduct a stream of hot stimulating fluid into the main well. A fluid impervious barrier or flow diverter means positioned within the main well between the injection end and the production end, establishes a pressure differential across the barrier. The barrier urges stimulating agent into the substrate at a desired location, thereby creating a heated path along which the bitumen emulsion flows toward the well's production end. Means is provided in the secondary well to position the impervious barrier from one end of the main well to the other.

    摘要翻译: 一个完井,以及从地层中回收重质烃或沥青的方法。 完成包括井筒,其位于烃保持衬底内的大致水平的位置以限定主井或主井。 延伸到表面的次井与主井相交以与之连通。 所述次级井包括将热刺激流体流导入主井的装置。 位于注入端和生产端之间的主井内的流体不透水屏障或流分流器装置建立横跨阻挡层的压力差。 屏障促使刺激剂在所需位置进入基底,从而产生加热路径,沥青乳液沿着该路径流向井的生产端。 装置设置在次井中,以将不透水屏障从主井的一端定位到另一端。

    Method for steam injection in steeply dipping formations
    4.
    发明授权
    Method for steam injection in steeply dipping formations 失效
    陡倾角地层蒸汽注入方法

    公开(公告)号:US4434851A

    公开(公告)日:1984-03-06

    申请号:US375515

    申请日:1982-05-06

    IPC分类号: E21B43/24

    CPC分类号: E21B43/24

    摘要: Oil is produced from a steeply dipping subterranean reservoir containing high viscosity petroleum by injecting a fluid comprising steam into the lower portion of the reservoir and withdrawing the oil from production wells in an intermediate portion of the reservoir while injecting a fluid such as cold water into the updip portion of the reservoir to prevent loss of steam vapor therethrough.

    摘要翻译: 通过将包含蒸汽的流体注入储存器的下部并从贮存器的中间部分的生产井中抽出油,同时将诸如冷水的流体注入到水中,从含有高粘度石油的陡峭地下储层中产生油 储存器的上升部分,以防止蒸汽蒸汽通过其中流失。

    Tar sand production using thermal stimulation
    5.
    发明授权
    Tar sand production using thermal stimulation 失效
    焦油砂生产采用热刺激

    公开(公告)号:US4508172A

    公开(公告)日:1985-04-02

    申请号:US492865

    申请日:1983-05-09

    IPC分类号: E21B33/12 E21B43/24 E21B43/30

    摘要: Method and apparatus for recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation in which a well completion, including a well liner, lies in a generally horizontal disposition within the hydrocarbon producing layer. The liner encloses conduit means for delivering a stream of a hot stimulating agent to the well's remote or injection end, and means for regulating the production of bitumen emulsion from the production end. A fluid impervious barrier is carried on and depends from the conductor means and forms a transverse fluid barrier within the liner. The conductor member is fixed within the liner whereby to serve as a means for introducing the thermal stimulating agent or medium to the substrate as well as functioning as a guide for the movable fluid impervious barrier. By adjusting the longitudinal position of said barrier, the hot stimulating agent is more effectively introduced to the substrate to improve the sweeping action thereof.

    摘要翻译: 从地层中回收烃的方法和装置,其中完井完井,包括井筒衬管,位于烃生产层内的大致水平的位置。 衬里包围用于将热刺激剂流输送到井的远程或注射端的管道装置,以及用于调节从生产端产生沥青乳液的装置。 流体不可渗透的屏障被承载并且从导体装置取决于在衬垫内形成横向流体屏障。 导体构件固定在衬垫内,从而用作用于将热刺激剂或介质引入基底的装置,以及用作可移动流体不可渗透屏障的引导件。 通过调节所述屏障的纵向位置,将热刺激剂更有效地引入到基底中以改善其扫掠作用。

    Viscous oil recovery method
    6.
    发明授权
    Viscous oil recovery method 失效
    粘稠油回收方法

    公开(公告)号:US4736792A

    公开(公告)日:1988-04-12

    申请号:US947932

    申请日:1986-12-30

    摘要: Our invention concerns a method for treating a well completed in a subterranean petroleum containing formation which will improve the rate at which steam can be injected into the formation for a steam push-pull or steam drive oil recovery method. This preconditioning process is applied to formations exhibiting very limited steam receptivity because the formation contains high oil viscosity and has high oil saturation and is completely liquid filled. The method involves injecting a heated non-condensable and oil soluble gas all in the gaseous phase into the formation at a controlled rate which will avoid permanently fracturing the formation and also avoid the immediate formation of an oil bank due to dissolution of the injected gaseous fluid into the oil. Ideally by controlling the injection rate, carbon dioxide first displaces water from the flow channels and then slowly dissolves in the oil. Steam injection can then be applied to the formation without the previously experienced loss in steam injectivity.

    摘要翻译: 我们的发明涉及一种用于处理含有地下石油的地层中的井完井的方法,其将提高蒸汽可以喷射到地层中用于蒸汽推拉或蒸汽驱动油回收方法的速率。 这种预处理方法应用于表现出非常有限的蒸汽接受性的地层,因为地层含有高油粘度并且具有高的油饱和度并且是完全液体填充的。 该方法包括将处于气相的加热的不可冷凝和可溶于油的气体以受控的速率注入到地层中,这将避免永久地破裂地层并且还避免由于注入的气态流体的溶解而立即形成油库 进油。 理想地,通过控制注射速率,二氧化碳首先从流动通道中移出水,然后缓慢地溶解在油中。 然后可以将蒸汽注入施加到地层,而不会以前经历的蒸汽注入损失。

    Apparatus for analyzing the annulus effluent of a well
    7.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for analyzing the annulus effluent of a well 失效
    用于分析井的环形流出物的装置

    公开(公告)号:US4727489A

    公开(公告)日:1988-02-23

    申请号:US18779

    申请日:1987-02-27

    摘要: The disclosed invention is an apparatus for analyzing the annulus effluent of a producing well. The apparatus is designed to measure the flow rate of the annulus effluent, sample the annulus effluent and determine the quantities of each of the various phases of the annulus effluent. The apparatus is preferably mounted on a mobile vehicle and comprises a means for measuring the flow rate of the annulus effluent, a liquid vapor separator to split the annulus effluent into streams of entrained liquid and vapor, a separator to split the entrained liquid into the phases of oil and water, a sampling loop for extracting a sample of annulus effluent vapor which contains a condensor and a separator for splitting the fluid into its various phases, a means for measuring the amounts of all of the phases of the annulus effluent, and a means to record the data gathered. The apparatus is very useful in determining whether a producing well should be shut-in, worked over or left to produce "as is".

    摘要翻译: 所公开的发明是用于分析生产井的环形排出物的装置。 该设备被设计成测量环形流出物的流速,对环形流出物进行采样并确定环形流出物的各个相的数量。 该装置优选地安装在移动车辆上,并且包括用于测量环形流出物的流速的装置,用于将环形流出物分离成夹带的液体和蒸气的流的液体蒸汽分离器,用于将夹带的液体分离成相的分离器 油和水的采样回路,用于提取含有冷凝器和分离器以将流体分离成其各个相的环状流出物蒸汽样品的采样回路,用于测量环形流出物的所有相的量的装置,以及 用于记录收集的数据。 该装置在确定生产井是否应该被关闭,加工或停留以产生“按原样”非常有用。

    Method of measuring quality of steam in a flow fine
    8.
    发明授权
    Method of measuring quality of steam in a flow fine 失效
    测量流动精细蒸汽质量的方法

    公开(公告)号:US4542993A

    公开(公告)日:1985-09-24

    申请号:US530844

    申请日:1983-09-09

    IPC分类号: G01N25/60 G01K17/06

    CPC分类号: G01N25/60

    摘要: A method for determining the quality of steam flowing in a line used for steam injection, e.g. in an oil well. It has a vertical loop in the line, with an orifice in the up-flow side. The pressure, temperature and pressure drop at the orifice are measured before and after injecting a stream of water upstream from the orifice. The water stream is injected at a constant flow rate, and its temperature and pressure are measured. Using the measurements before and after the introduction of the water stream, simultaneous equations are developed related to the mass flow rate and to the heat flow rate, so that the steam quality may be determined.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定在用于蒸汽喷射的管线中流动的蒸汽的质量的方法,例如。 在油井里 它在线路上具有垂直回路,在上游侧具有孔口。 在从孔口上游喷射水流之前和之后测量孔口处的压力,温度和压降。 以恒定流量注入水流,测量其温度和压力。 使用在引入水流之前和之后的测量,开发与质量流率和热流速相关的联立方程,从而可以确定蒸汽质量。

    Bitumen production and substrate stimulation
    9.
    发明授权
    Bitumen production and substrate stimulation 失效
    沥青生产和底物刺激

    公开(公告)号:US4511000A

    公开(公告)日:1985-04-16

    申请号:US469678

    申请日:1983-02-25

    申请人: Donald S. Mims

    发明人: Donald S. Mims

    CPC分类号: E21B43/305 E21B43/24

    摘要: A well completion, having an injection end and a recovery end, and method for recovering heavy hydrocarbons or bitumen from a subterranean formation. The completion includes a well liner which lies in a generally horizontal disposition within a hydrocarbon holding substrate. Means for carrying a stream of a hot stimulating fluid from the well's injection end such that said fluid will migrate into the substrate surrounding the liner. A fluid impervious barrier is movably positioned within the well liner between the injection end and the production end thereof, and prompts establishment of a pressure differential across the said barrier. The barrier urges pressurized stimulating agent outwardly into the substrate, thereby creating a heated path along which the bitumen emulsion flows toward the well's lower pressure production end. The barrier is adapted to be repositioned within the liner to adjust the bitumen flow path through the substrate.

    摘要翻译: 具有注射端和回收端的完井,以及从地层中回收重质烃或沥青的方法。 完成包括位于碳氢化合物保持基板内的大致水平布置的井衬。 用于从井的注射端携带热刺激流体流的装置,使得所述流体将迁移到围绕衬垫的衬底中。 流体不透过的屏障可移动地定位在注射端和其生产端之间的井衬管内,并且促使横跨所述屏障形成压力差。 屏障将加压刺激剂向外推入基底,从而产生加热路径,沥青乳液沿着该路径流向井的较低压力生产端。 挡板适于在衬里内重新定位,以调节通过衬底的沥青流动路径。

    Recovering hydrocarbons with a triangular horizontal well pattern
    10.
    发明授权
    Recovering hydrocarbons with a triangular horizontal well pattern 失效
    用三角形水平井模式回收碳氢化合物

    公开(公告)号:US4850429A

    公开(公告)日:1989-07-25

    申请号:US135199

    申请日:1987-12-21

    IPC分类号: E21B43/18 E21B43/30

    CPC分类号: E21B43/18 E21B43/305

    摘要: The invention is a method of recovering hydrocarbons from an underground hydrocarbon formation which comprises drilling and completing at least three substantially parallel horizontal wells to form a substantially triangular well pattern within a hydrocarbon formation. The first well is placed relatively near the top of a hydrocarbon interval and the second and third wells are placed near the bottom of the interval on each side of the first well. A recovery fluid is injected into the formation through the second and third wells and hydrocarbons and other fluids are recovered through the first well.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是从地下烃地层中回收烃的方法,其包括钻井和完成至少三个基本平行的水平井,以在烃地层内形成基本上三角形的井型。 第一井相对靠近碳氢化合物间隔的顶部放置,第二井和第三井放置在第一井的每一侧的间隔的底部附近。 回收流体通过第二和第三井注入地层,烃和其它流体通过第一井回收。