Engineering Research Centre in Reservoir and Production Management

• Grant number: 17/15736-3
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Centers in Engineering Program
• Duration: February 01, 2019 - January 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Convênio/Acordo: Equinor (former Statoil)
• Principal Investigator: Denis José Schiozer
• Grantee: Denis José Schiozer
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica (FEM). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Host Companies: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica (FEM); Statoil Brasil Óleo e Gás Ltda
• City: CampinasRio de Janeiro
• Pesquisadores principais:( Atuais ): Alberto Luiz Serpa ; Alexandre Campane Vidal ; Anderson de Rezende Rocha ; André Ricardo Fioravanti ; Antonio Carlos Bannwart ; Marcelo Souza de Castro ; Philippe Remy Bernard Devloo
• Pesquisadores principais:( Anteriores ): Denis José Schiozer ; Waldyr Luiz Ribeiro Gallo
• Associated 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): 22/04168-2 - CEA/EDF/INRIA Numerical Analysis Summer School, AR.EXT; 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): 22/02566-0 - Multiscale integration for geological modeling, BP.PD; 22/09052-2 - Study on clogging injection lines by chemicals in the wellbore, BP.PD; 22/08305-4 - Experimental study and numerical modelling of the phase inversion phenomenon within centrifugal pumps, BP.PD; + associated scholarships 22/03657-0 - Modeling properties of emulsions according to the chemical composition of the oil and water phases: inversion point and viscosity, BP.PD; 22/04255-2 - Convex metamodels for reservoir optimization, BP.IC; 22/02290-5 - Study of the effect of the HLD parameter on the inversion point of oil/water emulsions, BP.IC; 22/02231-9 - Optimization of the polymer flooding injection strategy in a heavy oil reservoir considering integration between reservoir and production systems, BP.MS; 21/14810-0 - Study of the flow emulsions on different types of coating in pipes, BP.MS; 22/00381-3 - Study on clogging chemical injection lines in an oil well by emulsion breakers, BP.MS; 21/13473-0 - Reservoir characterization and representation in simulation models: a pilot area of a carbonate reservoir from the Brazilian pre-salt, BP.PD; 21/12736-8 - Dynamic simulation of electrical submersible pumps in different arrangements, BP.IC; 21/11406-4 - Optimization of improved oil recovery in carbonates through LS-WAG-CO2 flooding using proxy models, BP.PD; 21/07122-0 - Optimization methods for definition of geological model, BP.DR; 21/04878-7 - Multi-objective production strategy optimization methodology under uncertainties, 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; 21/03791-5 - Multiscale method and flow diagnostics for reservoir management, BP.PD; 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; 21/02418-9 - Study on the chemical compatibility of commercial demulsifiers with production fluids, 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; 20/08919-7 - 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; 20/13146-7 - 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; 20/06301-6 - A posteriori error estimation and adaptivity for multiscale finite element approximations, BP.MS; 20/05437-1 - Multiscale method and flow diagnostics for reservoir management, BP.PD; 20/01305-3 - Multiscale integration for geological modeling, BP.PD; 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; 20/04373-0 - Effect of the HLD parameter on the oil/ water emulsion inversion point, 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; 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; 20/02039-5 - Seismic atributes analysis for fault and fracture characterization, BP.MS; 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 hybrid-H1 finite element approximations and comparaison between hybrid-H1 and H(div) approximations, BP.MS; 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; 19/14597-5 - Modelling the dynamical behavior in Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) for liquid-liquid flow, BP.DR; 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)

BERRE, INGA; BOON, WIETSE M.; FLEMISCH, BERND; FUMAGALLI, ALESSIO; GLAESER, DENNIS; KEILEGAVLEN, EIRIK; SCOTTI, ANNA; STEFANSSON, IVAR; TATOMIR, ALEXANDRU; BRENNER, KONSTANTIN; et al. Verification benchmarks for single-phase flow in three-dimensional fractured porous media. ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES, v. 147, JAN 2021. (17/15736-3)

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. (17/15736-3)

MAHJOUR, SEYED KOUROSH; MENDES DA SILVA, LUIS OTAVIO; ANGELOTTI MEIRA, LUIS AUGUSTO; COELHO, GUILHERME PALERMO; SOUZA DOS SANTOS, ANTONIO ALBERTO DE; SCHIOZER, DENIS JOSE. Evaluation of unsupervised machine learning frameworks to select representative geological realizations for uncertainty quantification. JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, v. 209, FEB 2022. (17/15736-3)

VIEIRA BULGARELLI, NATAN AUGUSTO; BIAZUSSI, JORGE LUIZ; VERDE, WILLIAM MONTE; PERLES, CARLOS EDUARDO; DE CASTRO, MARCELO SOUZA; BANNWART, ANTONIO CARLOS. A novel criterion based on slip ratio to assess the flow behavior of W/O emulsions within centrifugal pumps. Chemical Engineering Science, v. 247, JAN 16 2022. (17/15736-3)

BERTINI JUNIOR, JOAO ROBERTO; BATISTA FILHO, SERGIO FERREIRA; FUNCIA, MEI ABE; DA SILVA, LUIS OTAVIO MENDES; SANTOS, ANTONIO ALBERTO S.; SCHIOZER, DENIS JOSE. A comparison of machine learning surrogate models for net present value prediction from well placement binary data. JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, v. 208, n. B, JAN 2022. (17/15736-3)

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. (17/15736-3, 19/06101-0)

SANEI, MANOUCHEHR; DEVLOO, PHILIPPE R. B.; FORTI, TIAGO L. D.; DURAN, OMAR; SANTOS, ERICK S. R.. An Innovative Scheme to Make an Initial Guess for Iterative Optimization Methods to Calibrate Material Parameters of Strain-Hardening Elastoplastic Models. ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING, v. 55, n. 1, OCT 2021. (17/15736-3)

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. (17/15736-3)

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. (17/15736-3)

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. (17/15736-3)

VIEIRA BULGARELLI, NATAN AUGUSTO; BIAZUSSI, JORGE LUIZ; VERDE, WILLIAM MONTE; PERLES, CARLOS EDUARDO; DE CASTRO, MARCELO SOUZA; BANNWART, ANTONIO CARLOS. Relative viscosity model for oil/water stable emulsion flow within electrical submersible pumps. Chemical Engineering Science, v. 245, DEC 14 2021. (17/15736-3)

BABASAFARI, AMIR ABBAS; CHINELATTO, GUILHERME FURLAN; VIDAL, ALEXANDRE CAMPANE. Fault and fracture study by incorporating borehole image logs and supervised neural network applied to the 3D seismic attributes: a case study of pre-salt carbonate reservoir, Santos Basin, Brazil. PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, JAN 2022. (17/15736-3)

VAN DER GEEST, CHARLIE; BIZARRE, LETICIA; MELCHUNA, ALINE; PINHEIRO, IVANEI F.; GUERSONI, VANESSA C. B.. p Evidence that wax deposition is a phase transition rather than a molecular diffusion phenomenon. FUEL, v. 313, APR 1 2022. (17/15736-3)

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. (17/15736-3)

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. (17/15736-3)

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. (17/15736-3)

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. (17/15736-3)

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. (17/15736-3)