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Algorithm for estimating boundary conditions of a distributed tracer for application in a single-well tracer test

A.R. Mukhutdinova, A.V. Bolotov, O.V. Anikin, M.A. Varfolomeev

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18599/grs.2022.4.6

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An important tool in determining residual oil saturation today is the single-well tracer test, as the preferred method for assessing the potential for using enhanced oil recovery methods (EOR) and developing pilot projects. The success of the test performed directly depends on the optimal choice of the tracer composition, which will contribute to the qualitative determination of the parameters required in the calculation of the residual oil saturation of the formation. To assess the boundary conditions for the applicability of the tracer in the field, the kinetic and thermodynamic properties of tracers are considered under various reservoir conditions of the field. Based on the results of this work, an algorithm for assessing the applicability of the tracer for reservoirs in a wide range of salinity and temperatures is presented.
 
single well tracer test; partition coefficient; hydrolysis; residual oil saturation
 
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Alfiya R. Mukhutdinova – Postgraduate Student, Junior Researcher, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technology, Kazan Federal University
Kremlevskaya str., 4/5, Kazan, 420111, Russian Federation
 
Alexander V. Bolotov – Cand. Sci. (Chemistry), Senior Researcher, A.M. Butlerov Chemical Institute, Kazan Federal University
Kremlevskaya str., 29, Kazan, 420111, Russian Federation
 
Oleg V. Anikin – Cand. Sci. (Chemistry), Junior Researcher, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technology, Kazan Federal University
Kremlevskaya str., 4/5, Kazan, 420111, Russian Federation
 
Mikhail A. Varfolomeev– Cand. Sci. (Chemistry), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technology, Kazan Federal University
Kremlevskaya str., 4/5, Kazan, 420111, Russian Federation
 

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Mukhutdinova A.R., Bolotov A.V., Anikin O.V., Varfolomeev M.A. (2022). Algorithm for estimating boundary conditions of a distributed tracer for application in a single-well tracer test. Georesursy = Georesources, 24(4), pp. 75–81. https://doi.org/10.18599/grs.2022.4.6

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