Compositional modeling and simulation of dimethyl ether (DME)-enhanced waterflood to investigate oil mobility improvement

Abstract Dimethyl ether (DME) is a widely used industrial compound, and Shell developed a chemical EOR technique called DME-enhanced waterflood (DEW). DME is applied as a miscible solvent for EOR application to enhance the performance of conventional waterflood. When DME is injected into the reservo...

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Autores principales:	Jinhyung Cho, Tae Hong Kim, Kun Sang Lee
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Publicado:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018
Materias:	Dimethyl ether (DME) DME-enhanced waterflood (DEW) Solubility Oil mobility Science Q Petrology QE420-499
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d08d43f76853469bb692b264ef04d2de2021-12-02T02:17:29ZCompositional modeling and simulation of dimethyl ether (DME)-enhanced waterflood to investigate oil mobility improvement10.1007/s12182-017-0212-z1672-51071995-8226https://doaj.org/article/d08d43f76853469bb692b264ef04d2de2018-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12182-017-0212-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/1672-5107https://doaj.org/toc/1995-8226Abstract Dimethyl ether (DME) is a widely used industrial compound, and Shell developed a chemical EOR technique called DME-enhanced waterflood (DEW). DME is applied as a miscible solvent for EOR application to enhance the performance of conventional waterflood. When DME is injected into the reservoir and contacts the oil, the first-contact miscibility process occurs, which leads to oil swelling and viscosity reduction. The reduction in oil density and viscosity improves oil mobility and reduces residual oil saturation, enhancing oil production. A numerical study based on compositional simulation has been developed to describe the phase behavior in the DEW model. An accurate compositional model is imperative because DME has a unique advantage of solubility in both oil and water. For DEW, oil recovery increased by 34% and 12% compared to conventional waterflood and CO2 flood, respectively. Compositional modeling and simulation of the DEW process indicated the unique solubility effect of DME on EOR performance.Jinhyung ChoTae Hong KimKun Sang LeeKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.articleDimethyl ether (DME)DME-enhanced waterflood (DEW)SolubilityOil mobilityScienceQPetrologyQE420-499ENPetroleum Science, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 297-304 (2018)
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topic	Dimethyl ether (DME) DME-enhanced waterflood (DEW) Solubility Oil mobility Science Q Petrology QE420-499
spellingShingle	Dimethyl ether (DME) DME-enhanced waterflood (DEW) Solubility Oil mobility Science Q Petrology QE420-499 Jinhyung Cho Tae Hong Kim Kun Sang Lee Compositional modeling and simulation of dimethyl ether (DME)-enhanced waterflood to investigate oil mobility improvement
description	Abstract Dimethyl ether (DME) is a widely used industrial compound, and Shell developed a chemical EOR technique called DME-enhanced waterflood (DEW). DME is applied as a miscible solvent for EOR application to enhance the performance of conventional waterflood. When DME is injected into the reservoir and contacts the oil, the first-contact miscibility process occurs, which leads to oil swelling and viscosity reduction. The reduction in oil density and viscosity improves oil mobility and reduces residual oil saturation, enhancing oil production. A numerical study based on compositional simulation has been developed to describe the phase behavior in the DEW model. An accurate compositional model is imperative because DME has a unique advantage of solubility in both oil and water. For DEW, oil recovery increased by 34% and 12% compared to conventional waterflood and CO2 flood, respectively. Compositional modeling and simulation of the DEW process indicated the unique solubility effect of DME on EOR performance.
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author	Jinhyung Cho Tae Hong Kim Kun Sang Lee
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title	Compositional modeling and simulation of dimethyl ether (DME)-enhanced waterflood to investigate oil mobility improvement
title_short	Compositional modeling and simulation of dimethyl ether (DME)-enhanced waterflood to investigate oil mobility improvement
title_full	Compositional modeling and simulation of dimethyl ether (DME)-enhanced waterflood to investigate oil mobility improvement
title_fullStr	Compositional modeling and simulation of dimethyl ether (DME)-enhanced waterflood to investigate oil mobility improvement
title_full_unstemmed	Compositional modeling and simulation of dimethyl ether (DME)-enhanced waterflood to investigate oil mobility improvement
title_sort	compositional modeling and simulation of dimethyl ether (dme)-enhanced waterflood to investigate oil mobility improvement
publisher	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/d08d43f76853469bb692b264ef04d2de
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Compositional modeling and simulation of dimethyl ether (DME)-enhanced waterflood to investigate oil mobility improvement

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