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Abstract
Offshore heavy oil resources are abundant, but they have greater difficulty and higher costs compared to onshore extraction. When crude oil flows through the seawater section, the temperature of the crude oil decreases faster, making it susceptible to solidification in the wellbore and resulting in lower well production. The cooling of crude oil becomes more pronounced in deep-water wellbore. However, the injection of low-temperature gas will have a cooling effect on the formation production fluid, which will have a negative effect. The model analyzes the effects of coiled tubing running depth, gas injection temperature, gas injection volume, coiled tubing diameter, and crude oil production on the temperature distribution of heavy oil in deep-water and shallow water wellbores. We propose recommendations for the selection of each parameter for deep and shallow water environments by analyzing and summarizing the laws.
期刊介绍:
Geofluids is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that provides a forum for original research and reviews relating to the role of fluids in mineralogical, chemical, and structural evolution of the Earth’s crust. Its explicit aim is to disseminate ideas across the range of sub-disciplines in which Geofluids research is carried out. To this end, authors are encouraged to stress the transdisciplinary relevance and international ramifications of their research. Authors are also encouraged to make their work as accessible as possible to readers from other sub-disciplines.
Geofluids emphasizes chemical, microbial, and physical aspects of subsurface fluids throughout the Earth’s crust. Geofluids spans studies of groundwater, terrestrial or submarine geothermal fluids, basinal brines, petroleum, metamorphic waters or magmatic fluids.