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- Patent Title: Computer-implemented systems and methods for forecasting performance of polymer flooding of an oil reservoir system
- Patent Title (中): 用于预测油藏系统聚合物驱油性能的计算机实现系统和方法
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Application No.: US12872923Application Date: 2010-08-31
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Publication No.: US08510089B2Publication Date: 2013-08-13
- Inventor: Khyati Rai , Arnaldo L. Espinel , Ganesh C. Thakur
- Applicant: Khyati Rai , Arnaldo L. Espinel , Ganesh C. Thakur
- Applicant Address: US CA San Ramon
- Assignee: Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
- Current Assignee: Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Ramon
- Agency: Jones Day
- Main IPC: G06G7/48
- IPC: G06G7/48 ; E21B43/16 ; E21B43/22 ; G01V3/00
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for forecasting performance of polymer flooding of an oil reservoir system. For example, property data of the oil reservoir system and polymer flooding scenario data are received. Numerical simulations are performed to generate values of an effective mobility ratio and response time for the polymer and water flooding. A correlation for the polymer flooding effective mobility ratio is determined and used in a predictive model to generate polymer and water flooding performance data, representative of oil recovery by the polymer and water flooding of the oil reservoir system.
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