Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils, Vol.54, No.1, 64-71, 2018
Physicochemical Mechanisms of Light Oil Oxidation During Extraction from High-Temperature Low-Permeability Oil Reservoirs
Use of a combination of multistage hydrofracking and high-pressure air injection is proposed for developing low-permeability oil deposits of the Tyumen Suite (Upper Jurassic). An effective inert gaseous agent is formed during intrastratal transformation of the air due to oxidation of the oil. The oil autooxidation mechanism is studied. A weak dependence of the oxidation rate on the oil properties is observed.
Keywords:oil autooxidation;low-permeability reservoir;Tyumen suite;high-pressure air injection technique;mixing displacement of oil by gas