Study on application of chemicals for near-wellbore treatment to reduce watercut in produced fluid

  • Do Thanh Trung Petrovietnam Chemical and Services Corporation (PVChem)
  • Nguyen Van Ngo Petrovietnam Chemical and Services Corporation (PVChem)
  • Le Van Cong Petrovietnam Chemical and Services Corporation (PVChem)
  • Vu Hoang Duy Petrovietnam Chemical and Services Corporation (PVChem)
  • Nguyen Quoc Dung Vietsovpetro
Keywords: Near-wellbore treatment, chemical, enhanced oil recovery

Abstract

High water cut in production wells will increase the water content in the oil produced, resulting in declined oil production of the wells as well as decreased efficiency of used chemicals and surface facility equipment. This paper presents the results of application of chemicals for near-wellbore treatment to reduce the water content in the produced fluid.

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Published
2022-03-21
How to Cite
Do, T. T., Ngu, V. N., Le, V. C., Vu, H. D., & Nguyen, Q. D. (2022). Study on application of chemicals for near-wellbore treatment to reduce watercut in produced fluid. Petrovietnam Journal, 2, 4 - 11. https://doi.org/10.47800/PVJ.2022.02-01
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