WO2002092963A1 - A gas lift method with surfactant injection - Google Patents

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WO2002092963A1
WO2002092963A1 PCT/US2002/015531 US0215531W WO02092963A1 WO 2002092963 A1 WO2002092963 A1 WO 2002092963A1 US 0215531 W US0215531 W US 0215531W WO 02092963 A1 WO02092963 A1 WO 02092963A1
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Sunder Ramachandran
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
    • C09K8/584—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids characterised by the use of specific surfactants
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    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
    • C09K8/594—Compositions used in combination with injected gas, e.g. CO2 orcarbonated gas
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/12—Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells
    • E21B43/121—Lifting well fluids
    • E21B43/122—Gas lift

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for optimizing gas lift operations in the production of crude oil. A surfactant is injected with the lift gas into the an oil well such that the surface tension between the lift gas and the formation fluid being produced is reduced and/or a lift gas-formation fluid foam is formed. The reduction in surface tension and/or foam formation increases the efficiency of the lift gas for lifting the formation fluid to the surface. The surfactant is selected to minimize corrosion. Exemplary surfactants include those in the group consisting of ethoxylated alcohols and all salts thereof, ethoxylated alkyl phenols and all salts thereof, ethoxylated amines and all salts thereof, alkyl ether sulfates and all salts thereof, all betaines and all salts thereof, all sultaines and all salts thereof, perfluorinated polyurethanes, and mixtures thereof.
PCT/US2002/015531 2001-05-15 2002-05-15 A gas lift method with surfactant injection WO2002092963A1 (en)

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CA002446628A CA2446628C (en) 2001-05-15 2002-05-15 A gas lift method with surfactant injection
US10/477,241 US20040177968A1 (en) 2001-05-15 2002-05-15 Gas lift method with surfactant injection
BRPI0205346-2A BR0205346B1 (en) 2001-05-15 2002-05-15 method of conducting gas with surfactant injection.

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