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Wet Combustion EOR-IOR

Wet combustion is a thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method that involves injecting both air and water into an oil reservoir. There are two types of wet combustion: combination thermal drive (CTD), which uses a low water-air ratio and higher temperatures, and combination of forward combustion and water flooding (COFCAW), which uses a high water-air ratio and lower temperatures. While wet combustion reduces oil viscosity and increases mobility through combustion gases, it also presents drawbacks like erosion, corrosion, and difficulties separating produced water-oil emulsions. The method is best suited for sandstone reservoirs meeting certain criteria around thickness, porosity, permeability, and initial oil saturation.

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Wet Combustion EOR-IOR

Wet combustion is a thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method that involves injecting both air and water into an oil reservoir. There are two types of wet combustion: combination thermal drive (CTD), which uses a low water-air ratio and higher temperatures, and combination of forward combustion and water flooding (COFCAW), which uses a high water-air ratio and lower temperatures. While wet combustion reduces oil viscosity and increases mobility through combustion gases, it also presents drawbacks like erosion, corrosion, and difficulties separating produced water-oil emulsions. The method is best suited for sandstone reservoirs meeting certain criteria around thickness, porosity, permeability, and initial oil saturation.

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A PRESENTATION ON

WET COMBUSTION
Introduction
• EOR ( Enhanced oil recovery) is a secondary method of oil recovery
and is based on the injection of the more exotic and correspondingly
more expensive fluids than water and non-miscible gases.
• There are 4 types of EOR methods, one among them is In-situ
Combustion which falls under the Thermal type of Enhanced recovery
of oil.
• Thermal type of EOR deals with – Increasing reservoir temperature,
Reducing oil viscosity, Increasing mobility.
In-Situ Combustion
• In-Situ combination is the oldest thermal recovery technique.
• Injection of air or air enriched oxygen.
• The air injected partially oxidises the hydrocarbon that gives rise to
combustion in reservoir which decreases the viscosity and increase
the overall mobility and Efficiency.
• For combustion to occur, the air must be able to flow in the reservoir
therefore the relative permeability of the rock to gas should be non
zero.
• This method can have both forward and backward process.
Wet Combustion
• We inject water along with the air.
• In reservoir, water is converted to steam to reuse the heat left behind
in the reservoir that will result in better recovery and the
effectiveness of the displacement process of the hydrocarbon.
• The water is injected with the air from the very start of the process.
• Wet Combustion is basically of two types-
• 1. Combination Thermal Drive (CTD)
• 2. Combination of forward Combustion and water flooding (COFCAW)
WET COMBUSTION
Combination of forward combustion
Combustion Thermal Drive (CTD) and water flooding (COFCAW)
• Water-Air ratio (WAR) is very low i.e., % • Water-Air ratio (WAR) should be high
of air more than water. i.e., % of water is very high.
• Temperature should be high. • Temperature should be low.
• The generated steam is converted to • Steam is converted to water not to
super-heated steam.
super-heated steam.
• Temperature of combustion front is
constant or may increase. • It decreases the temperature of the
combustion front.
• Area of flow wont be very high as the
super-heated steam cannot travel higher • Distance of movement of fluid is very
distances. high.
• ADVANTAGES:
• Due to the combustion gases, oil viscosity is reduced and therefore
mobility increases.
• DISADVANTAGES:
• Pure needs to be diluted to avoid excessively high combustion
temperature.
Drawbacks:
• Erosion and corrosion in the producing wells caused by acidic
components of waste gases.
• Damage of tubing, packer and casing as a result of thermal expansion
at high temperature.
• Production of water oil emulsion which are difficult to separate.
Criteria for Wet Combustion
• Reservoir Rock: Sandstone.
• Reservoir thickness: > 3 m.
• Porosity: >20%.
• Permeability: > 100 md.
• Initial Oil Saturation: >35 %.
• API gravity: < API(greater than 876 kg/).
• Viscosity: <1000 cp.
Conclusion
• All though one of the oldest EOR method it is used sparingly because
of its low efficiency and other mechanical disadvantages.
• Due to presence of CO2 in the combustion gas the oil viscosity is
reduced and that helps in increased mobility.
• Erosion, damage to tubing and packer are few of the constant
headaches to deal with this process.

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