Engineering Research Centre in Reservoir and Production Management

• Grant number: 17/15736-3
• Support type: Research Grants - Research Centers in Engineering Program
• Duration: February 01, 2019 - January 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Cooperation agreement: Equinor (former Statoil)
• Principal researcher: Denis José Schiozer
• Grantee: Denis José Schiozer
• Home Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica (FEM). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Company: Statoil Brasil Óleo e Gás Ltda
• Pesquisadores principais:( Atuais ): Alberto Luiz Serpa ; Alexandre Campane Vidal ; Anderson de Rezende Rocha ; André Ricardo Fioravanti ; Marcelo Souza de Castro ; Philippe Remy Bernard Devloo
• Pesquisadores principais:( Anteriores ): Denis José Schiozer ; Waldyr Luiz Ribeiro Gallo
• Assoc. researchers: Alexandre Campane Vidal ; Antonio Alberto de Souza dos Santos ; Carlos Eduardo Perles ; Celmar Guimarães da Silva ; Denise de Siqueira ; Erick de Moraes Franklin ; Guilherme Furlan Chinelatto ; Guilherme Palermo Coelho ; Jorge Luiz Biazussi ; Luis Augusto Angelotti Meira ; Marcio Augusto Sampaio Pinto ; Natache Do Socorro Dias Arrifano Sassim ; Sônia Maria Gomes ; Susana Margarida da Graça Santos ; Valdir Estevam ; Vanessa Cristina Bizotto Guersoni ; William Monte Verde
• Associated grant(s): 20/03643-3 - Multi-User Equipment approved in grant 2017/15736-3: Spinning drop, AP.EMU; 19/20767-0 - Multi-User Equipment approved in grant 2017/15736-3: FBRM - Focused Beam Reflectance, AP.EMU; 19/20870-6 - Multi-User Equipment approved in grant 2017/15736-3: time-resolved PIV system, AP.EMU
• Associated scholarship(s): 21/07122-0 - Optimization methods for definition of geological model, BP.DR; 21/05816-5 - Evaluation of polymer flooding in model-based closed-loop reservoir management, BP.PD; 21/05833-7 - Study on clogging injection lines by chemicals in the wellbore, BP.PD; + associated scholarships 21/04878-7 - Multi-objective production strategy optimization methodology under uncertainties, BP.DR; 21/03791-5 - Multiscale method and flow diagnostics for reservoir management, BP.PD; 21/02418-9 - Study on the chemical compatibility of commercial demulsifiers with production fluids, BP.IC; 21/02187-7 - MHM as preconditioner, BP.PD; 21/02422-6 - Study on the wettability of oil and emulsions on different types of coating to be used in pipes for drag reduction tests in flow of emulsions, BP.IC; 21/00917-8 - Modeling properties of emulsions according to the chemical composition of the oil and water phases: inversion point and viscosity, BP.PD; 20/14092-8 - Methodology for robust production optimization for the management and redevelopment of petroleum reservoirs using machine-learning techniques, BP.DR; 20/15140-6 - TURBULENCE IN TWO-PHASE SWIRLING FLOWS: EXPERIMENTS USING PIV AND PTV, BP.PD; 20/14710-3 - A New Generation of Metaheuristics for Production Strategy Optimization, BP.PD; 20/13146-7 - Investigation of Advanced Techniques to Represent in Simulation Models Carbonate Oil Reservoirs with High Gas Content Subject to Water Alternating Gas Processes, BP.PD; 20/13994-8 - Production strategy optimization through model-based decision analysis to manage a heavy oil reservoir: polymer flooding and intelligent wells, BP.DR; 20/08919-7 - Generation of 3D geological model of pre-salt with karst structures, BP.MS; 20/13938-0 - Comparison of WAG-CO2 injection with other injection alternatives for a light-oil fractured carbonate reservoir, BP.MS; 20/05437-1 - Multiscale method and flow diagnostics for reservoir management, BP.PD; 20/06301-6 - A posteriori error estimation for the hybrid finite element method, BP.MS; 20/01305-3 - Multiscale integration for geological modeling, BP.PD; 20/04373-0 - Effect of the HLD parameter on the oil/ water emulsion inversion point, BP.IC; 20/08495-2 - Study of the influence of commercial emulsion breakers on the water/ oil interfacial properties. interfacial tension and viscoelastic properties of the interfacial film, BP.MS; 20/04357-4 - Investigation of the influence of the compositions of the water / oil phases on the coalescence phenomenon and the impact of the salinity of the aqueous phase on the corrosion of the transport / production lines, BP.IC; 20/02128-8 - Definition of facies distribution in a pre-salt reservoir using mathematical methods, BP.MS; 20/02652-9 - Experimental study of water - oil flow in centrifugal pumps submerged, BP.IC; 20/02130-2 - Geostatistical modeling for reservoir dominated by faults and fractures, BP.MS; 20/02039-5 - Seismic atributes analysis for fault and fracture characterization, BP.MS; 19/22544-9 - Influence of the emulsion phase composition on the physicochemical characteristics of the interface and its impact on droplet coalescence of crude oil emulsion, BP.DR; 20/01306-0 - Geostatistical methods for definition of geological model of a pre-salt reservoir, BP.DR; 20/01320-2 - Petrophysical analysis of a pre-salt carbonate reservoir using well logs, BP.DR; 19/21103-9 - Study of the phases composition influence on the physico-chemical properties of the water/oil interface and its impact on inversion point of crude oil emulsions, BP.PD; 19/17879-1 - Experimental study and phenomenological modeling of the inversion point of continuous phase in water - oil flow in eletrical centrifugal pumps, BP.DR; 19/06101-0 - Evaluation of intelligent wells in model-based closed-loop reservoir development and management, BP.PD; 19/20468-3 - Assessing the influence of the production strategy on the selection process of representative models, BP.IC; 19/17186-6 - Error estimation for approximations using the multiscale hybrid mixed method, BP.MS; 19/14597-5 - Modelling the dynamical behavior in Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) for liquid-liquid flow, BP.DR; 19/11881-4 - Optimization techniques applied to decision making process with intelligent wells in carbonate reservoir, BP.MS; 19/08446-4 - Water cut identification in multiphase flows using centrifugal pumps, BP.MS; 19/10249-2 - Control of Electrical Submersible Pumps in two-phase liquid-liquid flow, BP.DR; 19/04886-0 - Machine-learning and data-driven techniques for oil recovery in the context of reservoir control and management, BP.PD - associated scholarships
• FAPESP publication: https://media.fapesp.br/bv/uploads/pdfs/FAPESP_Engineering_icpDxb8_7_7.pdf

Abstract

The present proposal is divided into four research lines, namely: 1) Production Optimization (RL1) - Reservoir Modeling; 2) Production Optimization (RL2) - Artificial Lift and Flow Assurance; 3) EOR/IOR (RL3); and 4) Water Handling (RL4). In the Reservoir Modeling plan, the initial application (first years of project) will be in a reservoir with the characteristics of the Peregrino field and, depending on the results, some tests will also be done in Carbonate reservoirs. The goal is to obtain the best methodologies and tools for improving the recovering factor. In the Artificial Lift and flow Assurance plan, also considering the scenario of the Peregrino field, the biggest challenges are flow assurance problems and the behavior of subsea deepwater equipment such as separators and pumps. Investigations will concentrate on improving the performance of Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP), modelling thermidynamical and thermophysical properties of petroleum fluids and testing new separator concepts. In the EOR/IOR plan, the proposal is to investigate key aspects of the CO2 injection process in a heavy oil reservoir such as the swelling factor of the oil with varying concentrations of CO2 in the injected gas, the variation in the oil transport properties such as viscosity and density with different proportions of CO2 in the gas phase, effect on the interfacial tension between water and oil and also the effect on the contact angle with the rock -which ultimately means the rock preference for each fluid- for various concentration of the gas. The plan is to carry the investigation at the pressure and temperature of the target reservoir. In the Water Handling plan, the proposal involves addressing different aspects of the general water handling concept, which are divided into the use of divergent flow as a methodology for reducing the volume of produced water; assessment of scaling formation and of the produced nanoparticles as risks of blockage and for the environment; development of analytical techniques for the monitoring of specific ions, most importantly sulfate, in high salinity solutions, the monitoring of polymer degradation into conditions of polymer flooding and the analyses of different aspects involved in the formation and break-down of oil-in-water emulsions for oil removal. A common concern of the four research teams is to find the most effici for a given application. In the present context of the oil & gas industry, the best technologies are those consistent with high efficiency, low energy demand, low cost and low risk. The periodical organization of workshops involving the four research teams, as described in the Governance, Management and Structure Plan file will be crucial to establish connections between the researchers and to integrate people into a single prospect. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DURAN, OMAR; DEVLOO, PHILIPPE R. B.; GOMES, SONIA M.; VILLEGAS, JOSE. A multiscale mixed finite element method applied to the simulation of two-phase flows. COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING, v. 383, SEP 1 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

PERISSINOTTO, RODOLFO MARCILLI; VERDE, WILLIAM MONTE; BIAZUSSI, JORGE LUIZ; BULGARELLI, NATAN AUGUSTO VIEIRA; FONSECA, WILLIAM DENNER PIRES; DE CASTRO, MARCELO SOUZA; FRANKLIN, ERICK DE MORAES; BANNWART, ANTONIO CARLOS. Flow visualization in centrifugal pumps: A review of methods and experimental studies. JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, v. 203, AUG 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MIRZAEI-PAIAMAN, ABOUZAR; SANTOS, SUSANA M. G.; SCHIOZER, DENIS J. A review on closed-loop field development and management. JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, v. 201, JUN 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

SANEI, MANOUCHEHR; DURAN, OMAR; DEVLOO, PHILIPPE R. B.; SANTOS, ERICK S. R. Analysis of pore collapse and shear-enhanced compaction in hydrocarbon reservoirs using coupled poro-elastoplasticity and permeability. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, v. 14, n. 7 APR 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

VIEIRA BULGARELLI, NATAN AUGUSTO; BIAZUSSI, JORGE LUIZ; VERDE, WILLIAM MONTE; PERLES, CARLOS EDUARDO; DE CASTRO, MARCELO SOUZA; BANNWART, ANTONIO CARLOS. Experimental investigation on the performance of Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) operating with unstable water/oil emulsions. JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, v. 197, FEB 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

BERRE, INGA; BOON, WIETSE M.; FLEMISCH, BERND; FUMAGALLI, ALESSIO; GLAESER, DENNIS; KEILEGAVLEN, EIRIK; SCOTTI, ANNA; STEFANSSON, IVAR; TATOMIR, ALEXANDRU; BRENNER, KONSTANTIN; BURBULLA, SAMUEL; DEVLOO, PHILIPPE; DURAN, OMAR; FAVINO, MARCO; HENNICKER, JULIAN; LEE, I-HSIEN; LIPNIKOV, KONSTANTIN; MASSON, ROLAND; MOSTHAF, KLAUS; NESTOLA, MARIA GIUSEPPINA CHIARA; NI, CHUEN-FA; NIKITIN, KIRILL; SCHADLE, PHILIPP; SVYATSKIY, DANIIL; YANBARISOV, RUSLAN; ZULIAN, PATRICK. Verification benchmarks for single-phase flow in three-dimensional fractured porous media. ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES, v. 147, JAN 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

SANTOS, SUSANA M. G.; GASPAR, ANA T. F. S.; SCHIOZER, DENIS J. Information, robustness, and flexibility to manage uncertainties in petroleum field development. JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, v. 196, JAN 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

SANEI, MANOUCHEHR; DURAN, OMAR; DEVLOO, PHILIPPE R. B.; SANTOS, ERICK S. R. An innovative procedure to improve integration algorithm for modified Cam-Clay plasticity model. COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS, v. 124, AUG 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.

VIEIRA BULGARELLI, NATAN AUGUSTO; BIAZUSSI, JORGE LUIZ; VERDE, WILLIAM MONTE; DE CASTRO, MARCELO SOUZA; BANNWART, ANTONIO CARLOS. Experimental Study of Phase Inversion Phenomena in Electrical Submersible Pumps Under Oil/Water Flow. JOURNAL OF OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, v. 142, n. 4 AUG 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.

PERISSINOTTO, RODOLFO MARCILLI; VERDE, WILLIAM MONTE; PERLES, CARLOS EDUARDO; BIAZUSSI, JORGE LUIZ; DE CASTRO, MARCELO SOUZA; BANNWART, ANTONIO CARLOS. Experimental analysis on the behavior of water drops dispersed in oil within a centrifugal pump impeller. EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE, v. 112, APR 1 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.

BATALHA, NATHALIA A.; DURAN, OMAR Y.; DEVLOO, PHILIPPE R. B.; VIEIRA JR, LUIZ C. M. Stability analysis and uncertainty modeling of vertical and inclined wellbore drilling through heterogeneous field. OIL & GAS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-REVUE DE L INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE, v. 75, MAR 20 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.