Gulf Petro Initiative

Fathi Boukadi

关键词: BEARINGS;    BREAKDOWN;    CONSTRUCTION;    DRILLING;    EXPLORATION;    GULF OF MEXICO;    HYDROCARBONS;    NEURAL NETWORKS;    PETROLEUM;    PRODUCTION;    RESERVOIR PRESSURE;    SIMULATION;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1025559
RP-ID  :  None
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1025559
Others  :  TRN: US201120%%777

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

In this report, technologies for petroleum production and exploration enhancement in deepwater and mature fields are developed through basic and applied research by: (1) Designing new fluids to efficiently drill deepwater wells that can not be cost-effectively drilled with current technologies. The new fluids will be heavy liquid foams that have low-density at shallow dept to avoid formation breakdown and high density at drilling depth to control formation pressure. The goal of this project is to provide industry with formulations of new fluids for reducing casing programs and thus well construction cost in deepwater development. (2) Studying the effects of flue gas/CO{sub 2} huff n puff on incremental oil recovery in Louisiana oilfields bearing light oil. An artificial neural network (ANN) model will be developed and used to map recovery efficiencies for candidate reservoirs in Louisiana. (3) Arriving at a quantitative understanding for the three-dimensional controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) geophysical response of typical Gulf of Mexico hydrocarbon reservoirs. We will seek to make available tools for the qualitative, rapid interpretation of marine CSEM signatures, and tools for efficient, three-dimensional subsurface conductivity modeling.