申请人:Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
公开号:US10266750B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-23
Asphaltene formation in a hydrocarbon-bearing zone is mitigated with the injection of nanoparticles. In one embodiment, a method of mitigating asphaltene formation comprises: providing an injection fluid comprising water, foam, carbon dioxide, natural gas, methane, ethane, nitrogen, propane, butane, flue gas, exhaust gas, steam, alkali, polymer, surfactant, or any combination thereof; providing nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles comprise nickel oxide, alumina, silica, silicate based, iron oxide (Fe3O4), impregnated nickel on alumina, synthetic clay, iron zinc sulfide, magnetite, iron octanoate, or any combination thereof; injecting a combination of the injection fluid and the nanoparticles into a hydrocarbon-bearing zone, wherein the nanoparticles are injected such that asphaltene formation is reduced compared to injection without the nanoparticles; and recovering fluids produced from the hydrocarbon-bearing zone, the fluids having a reduced concentration of asphaltenes compared to injection without the nanoparticles.
通过注入纳米颗粒,可减轻含烃区的沥青质形成。在一个实施方案中,减轻沥青质形成的方法包括提供包含水、泡沫、二氧化碳、天然气、甲烷、乙烷、氮气、丙烷、丁烷、烟道气、废气、蒸汽、碱、聚合物、表面活性剂或其任意组合的注入流体; 提供纳米颗粒,其中纳米颗粒包含氧化镍、氧化铝、二氧化硅、硅酸盐基、氧化铁 (Fe3O4)、氧化铝上的浸渍镍、合成粘土、硫化铁锌、磁铁矿、辛酸铁或其任意组合;将注入流体和纳米颗粒的组合注入含烃区,与不注入纳米颗粒的情况相比,注入纳米颗粒可减少沥青烯的形成;回收从含烃区产生的流体,与不注入纳米颗粒的情况相比,回收的流体中沥青烯的浓度降低。