Methodology to improve the efficiency of gravity drainage CO2 gas injection processes
US11739620B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K8/594
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method to improve the efficiency of a gravity drainage CO2 gas injection process includes the steps of: (a) injecting a slug proximate to an underground reservoir, wherein the slug comprises a polymer component and an inorganic metal ion type crosslinking agent that are configured to form an in situ weak gel in the reservoir to block high permeability channels in a pay zone of the reservoir; and (b) continuously injecting CO2 gas at a top of the pay zone to form a gas cap at the top of the reservoir and to cause the gas cap to advance rapidly towards a producing well located below to provide a uniform sweep of the gas cap.
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