Patents Assigned to HEAVY OIL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, LIAOHE OILFIELD EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE PETROCHINA OILFIELD
  • Patent number: 11306571
    Abstract: A method for injecting non-condensable gas or application of in-situ combustion to recover remaining oil in a heavy oil reservoir with bottom water includes: drilling a new horizontal well in an oil layer between the existing horizontal production well location and the bottom water layer; preheating the new horizontal well; after the horizontal section of the horizontal well is in thermal communication with the upper steam/gas chamber, performing gas injection in existing wells to maintain pressure slightly higher or similar to the pressure of the bottom water layer, and converting the horizontal well into a continuous production well; drilling a vertical well in the unswept reservoir area; establishing a fluid communication in the oil layer between the vertical well and the horizontal well, injecting air or oxygen into the vertical well; and in the later stage of the horizontal well, stopping gas injection and gradually reducing the pressure in the steam/gas chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY, HEAVY OIL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, LIAOHE OILFIELD EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE PETROCHINA OILFIELD
    Inventors: Qi Jiang, Changhao Hu, Zhongyuan Wang, Siyuan Huang, Zhibin Wang, Dong Wang