Application of multitracer technology to petroleum reservoir studies. Quarterly progress report, October 1--December 31, 1992

Abstract

The objectives of this research program are to: (1) Improve the assessment of the character of petroleum reservoirs using tracer technology for the monitoring and improvement of EOR techniques, specifically, (a) to apply the presently available multitracer perfluorocarbon tracer (PFT) technology to the study of petroleum reservoirs in characterizing reservoir bulk subsurface flow transport and dispersion rates; and, (b) to demonstrate that PFTs with differing physical properties will interact with differing rates of adsorption and dispersion within such reservoirs, from which may be inferred difference in the character and/or extent of petroleum in those reservoirs. This is accomplished by participation in field experiments so as to fully demonstrate the perfluorocarbon tracer technology in its utility in this aspect. 2. Develop new tracers, compatible with the perfluorocarbon tracer technology, so as to interface these new tracers in a suite of tracers available for petroleum reservoir experiments. 3. Design and performance of a quantitative PFF experiment to demonstrate the potential of calculating a two-dimensional residual oil saturation map based on a multi-PFT tracer experiment in a reservoir. Technical progress is discussed for: (1) Ongoing demonstration experiments at the Naval Petroleum Reservoir in California; (2) development of new tracers; and (3) design of the 2D residual oil mapping experiment.