FENG Qingxian; YANG Huaijun; Nazina T N; WANG Jianqiang; SHE Yuehui and NI Fangtian
, 2005, 32(5): 1190-0.
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Indigenous microbial flooding technology utilizes the bacteria existing in the reservoir (indigenous microorganism). With residual oil near injection wells as carbon source, together with additional basic nutrients mixed with air, the useful indigenous microbes are activated to multiply and metabolize rapidly. The microorganisms decompose crude oil, produce flooding agents and improve reservoir ecosystem and properties of formation water and oil, thus the residual oil flow property is promoted and oil recovery enhanced. The technology is different from the MEOR which is widely carried out in the present. Based on the research of reservoir geology, the analyses of development situation and bio-chemical parameters, and the feasi- bility study on indigenous microbial flooding, the pilot test program was determined for the high porosity-permeability bottom water heavy oil reservoir in the No.2 Block of Kongdian area, Dagang Oilfield. The test with the injection of nutrient-air mixture was carried out in March, 2001, and lasted for 3 years. Field performance monitoring and production tracking results show: ① the indigenous bacteria were activated with the number increased 3-7 orders compared with pre-test, the methane metabolization rate increased 4-78 times, concentration of metabolites increased 16-208 times and sulfate reduction rate increased with no produce of H2S; ②properties of oil and formation water were improved; ③oil and gas production increased in wells, and total oil increase was 17,866t up to Feb., 2005.The Indigenous Microbial Flooding Technology is successfully used in Kongdian Oilfield, which would serve as an example to EOR development of old oilfields in high water cut stage.