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CRUDE OIL SOLUTION [7 records]

Record 1 2016-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
DEF

The natural gas ... produced in association with crude oil and for which there is no possibility of use.

OBS

Not to be confused with "associated-dissolved gas, "which is natural gas in solution in crude oil in the reservoir.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
DEF

Gaz naturel associé au pétrole brut dans un réservoir productif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Extracción de petróleo y gas natural
DEF

Gas que se encuentra en un yacimiento en contacto con el petróleo [...]

CONT

Los yacimientos petrolíferos están rodeados de una bolsa de gas natural. A este gas natural que sube a la superficie durante la extracción del crudo se le conoce como gas natural asociado.

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Record 2 2003-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
CONT

The mechanics of MEOR at a molecular level are really quite simple, but must be thoroughly understood to assess both the efficiency and the efficacy of the process. The microbes in MEOR are simply hydrocarbon-utilizing, non-pathogenic microorganisms which are endemic to, and are naturally-occurring in petroleum reservoirs. What this means is, they naturally exist in reservoirs, are safe for plants, animals and humans, and ingest hydrocarbons as a food source which they metabolize. As a result of this "digestive" process, they then excrete bio-products such as alcohols, gases, acids, surfactants and polymers, which because of their origin are all natural and non-toxic.... Changes in the Crude [:] The gases excreted by the microorganisms go immediately into solution in the crude, making it a solution gas drive reservoir once again. The gases, solvents and weak acids cause a reduction in the viscosity and the pour point of the crude, and an increase in its API(or specific) gravity. These three changes cause the oil to be thinner and to flow more freely. Some of the microorganisms inhibit the activity of SRB's, or sulfate-reducing bacteria, which also occur naturally in reservoirs, but cause corrosion in metal parts and produce the deadly H2S(hydrogen sulfide) gas. Changes in the Reservoir Rock [:] The surfactants, acids and solvents clean out the paraffin wax and the heavy crude depositions in the pores of the rock improving the permeability and partially restoring the original porosity of the rock. The polymers help modify the permeability of the rock by reducing the size of the molecules of reservoir fluids, and help prevent and control water-coning problems. The acids, solvents, alcohols and surfactants remove metal traces from the poral throats of the rock, helping to restore the original porosity and permeability of the reservoir rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

L'utilisation des techniques de recombinaison de l'ADN pourrait conduire également à la mise au point de micro-organismes améliorés destinés à être injectés directement dans les puits de pétrole. Pour qu'un micro-organisme soit commercialement utilisable, il doit être à même de survivre dans les conditions sévères de température, de salinité et de pression. Une fois dans le puits, le micro-organisme produirait soit un gaz pour remettre le puits sous pression, soit des agents tensio-actifs ou des émulsifiants pour diminuer la viscosité du pétrole. L'utilisation des techniques de recombinaison de l'ADN pourrait contribuer à accroître de façon significative les réserves mondiales récupérables de pétrole.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
CONT

The practice of using the salt cavities to store hydrocarbons (natural gas, propane and oil) is quite common in the world, and this practice was tried by others in the Painesville area. In addition, oil well drilling waters have been disposed of in injection wells (not to be confused with brine solution mining wells) in the Painesville Area.

CONT

The main feedstock for this process was salt extracted using brine solution mining wells (44 over the life of the plant) on and near the Site; coke, and limestone.

OBS

The equivalent of 2, 300 full-time jobs are provided by industries in Ontario involved in crude oil and natural gas exploration and production and solution mining(brine).

OBS

The Belle Plaine and Hershey mines use solution-mining technology, while other potash mines employ shaft mining techniques.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)
OBS

Les industries ontariennes de l'exploration et de la production pétrolière et gazière ainsi que de l'extraction par solution (saumure) créent l'équivalent de 2 300 emplois à plein temps.

OBS

Les mines de Belle Plaine et Hershey font appel à la méthode d'extraction par solution, tandis que les autres mines creusent des puits.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrochemistry
DEF

The primary substance in solution in crude oil, and remaining after distillation.

DEF

The residuum from the distillation of petroleums.

OBS

Paraffin-base petroleum yields paraffin; asphaltic-base petroleum yields asphalt. Some petroleums yield both paraffin and asphalt and are therefore called paraffin-asphalt petroleums.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie du pétrole
DEF

Structure chimique dominante d'un pétrole brut.

CONT

Base naphténique, base paraffinique, base intermédiaire ou mixte.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
CONT

The micellar solution chosen was a crude oil sulfonate slug with 10 weight % active sulfonate. Primary hexonal was used as a cosurfactant to reduce slug viscosity below 40 cp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Natural Gas and Derivatives
DEF

Natural gas in solution in crude oil in the reservoir.

DEF

The lighter hydrocarbons that exist as a liquid under reservoir conditions but that change to a gas when the reservoir is produced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Gaz naturel et dérivés
DEF

Hydrocarbure en phase liquide dans les conditions de pression et de température d'un gisement et normalement en phase gazeuse dans les conditions de surface.

Spanish

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Record 7 1988-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Oil Production
CONT

Fluid system design... was completed in 1976 based on numerous core flood studies. The micellar solution chosen was a crude oil sulfonate slug...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Production pétrolière
OBS

Pour définir la formulation de la microémulsion, on a commencé par faire une sélection de tous les produits susceptibles de former des solutions micellaires [...] Les systèmes les plus intéressants ont été testés sur des carottes [...] amenées à la saturation résiduelle en huile.

Spanish

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