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MISCIBLE SLUG PROCESS [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
DEF

A miscible hydrocarbon displacement process consisting in the injection of a liquid hydrocarbon slug equivalent to about 5% PV followed by natural gas, or gas and water, in order to drive the slug through the reservoir.

CONT

... miscible slug flooding is best applied to reservoirs with the following characteristics: oil viscosity less than 5 cp ... steeply dipping reservoir rock ... homogeneous permeability less than 100 md, reservoir temperature below the critical temperature of the slug and sufficient pressure for miscibility ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
OBS

Pour améliorer les récupérations d'huile, il vient tout naturellement à l'esprit de ne pas employer un fluide quelconque, mais un fluide miscible avec l'huile.

Spanish

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