Instituto Argentino del Peroleo y Gas (IAPG)
Buenos Aires – Argentina Seminar
Nano-sphere technology
Salinity/temperature resistant polymer technology
Sept 2012
Objectives of the Seminar
• To Introduce Nano-Sphere™ technology to
Argentinean oil fields which was invented by the
Chinese Academy of Science and pioneered by ZL
Petrochemicals Ltd.
• To discuss the mechanisms of high salinity and
temperature resistant CEOR technology
• To exchange ideas, experiences and technology
ZL Petrochemicals
•Over 400,000 Tonnes consumed in China’s EOR market alone.
•Over 90% of EOR Polymer made and consumed in China!
•>15% of China’s oil production is from PAM flooding tech!
ZL #1 PAM Privately owned producer in China for EOR industry
15 years experiences in CEOR industry
Tier One supplier of Sinopec for 7 consecutive years
ZL: High technology in salinity resistant chemical flooding!
Worked closely on several R&D projects at Henan, Shengli, Daqing oil fields,
and several CNOOC’s offshore projects.
Customer training on polymer performance evaluation methods
Performance following up/adjustment
Troubleshooting/Consulting for field injection
Systemic solutions to ensure appropriate application of PAM
Specialized advice and services.
Project evaluation, reservoir viability, optimization of polymer selection, pilot
test and full field implementation
Products evaluation and selection
Seminar Agenda
9:30 - 11:00 am: Introduction of Nano-sphere technology, principle. By Ryan.Devlin
11:00 - 1:00 pm: Case studies of Nano-sphere technology and general discussion. By Dr.
Wu
1:00-2:00 pm: Lunch host by ZL EOR Chemicals
2:00-3:30 pm: Introduction of Salinity and temperature resistant polymer technology.
By Ryan. Devlin
3:30 – 4:00 pm : Coffee break
4:00 - 5:00 pm: Case studies and general discussion.
Company Background
Chinese Academy of Science
ZL EOR Chemicals Ltd. (Canada)
ZL Petrochemicals Co.,Ltd (China)
JCT Consultores
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was
founded in Beijing in 1949, one month
after the founding of the People’s
Republic of China. As the nation’s
highest academic institution in natural
sciences and its supreme scientific and
technological advisory body, and
national comprehensive research and
development center in natural sciences
and technology. In 2008, CAS spin-off
companies reached 30 billion dollars
and through technology transfer to local
enterprises, achieved sales of 16 billion
dollars.
Company Background
Chinese Academy of Science
ZL EOR Chemicals Ltd. (Canada)/ZL
Petrochemicals Co.,Ltd (China)
JCT Consultores
ZL designs, develops and provides
chemically enhanced oil recovery
(CEOR) technologies that increase the
effectiveness of oil field water flooding
and improves oil recovery. ZL’s
produces and technology had been
successfully applied to over 1000 well
groups in China, at the most critical oil
field conditions. Established in 1995,
ZL is now the largest privately owned
EOR PAM producer in China.
Company Background
Chinese Academy of Science
ZL EOR Chemicals Ltd. (Canada)/ZL
Petrochemicals Co.,Ltd (China)
JCT Consultores
Juan Carlos Trombetta (JCT Consultores) has
been a coach and consultant to local and
foreign companies since 2002. Previously, Mr.
Trombetta was the country manager for a
multinational polymer manufacturer. He has
extensive experience in the development and
application of liquid-solid separation
processes, specializing in oilfield water
treatment. In addition, Mr. Trombetta has
developed expertise in chemical enhanced oil
recovery (EOR), including product selection
and application of alkaline-surfactant-polymer
(ASP), surfactant-polymer (SP) and polymer
flood (PF) projects as well as design of EOR
injection facilities
Keynote speakers
Dr. Wu graduated from Beijing Normal
Dr. Feipeng Wu, Ph.D. Chem. University in 1985, where he majored in
chemistry. In 2000, he obtained his
Doctoral degree from University of Tokyo.
After returning from Japan, he dedicated
his research to EOR chemistries and has
Ryan. Devlin, B.Sc. Chem.
over 11 years of experience in the EOR
industry with a strong focus on salinity
and temperature resistant polymer
technology and Nano polymer technology.
He work has led to the successful
commercialization of technology in over
400 well groups in Daqing, Changqing,
Shengli, Henan, Xinjiang oil fields.
Keynote speakers
Ryan has worked in the specialty chemical
Dr. Feipeng Wu, Ph.D. Chem. and engineering community for 16 years,
specializing in polymer chemistry and
technical business development. He
graduated from the University of Alberta
with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Ryan. Devlin, B.Sc. Chem.
Chemistry and Molecular Biology. Ryan is
very active in the water resources
community in Western Canada and more
recently, the enhanced oil recovery
industry. Ryan will be our keynote speaker
on the Nano-sphere technology and
polymers.
Nano-sphere technology
• Purpose of the technology:
– To make reservoir more homogenous and in doing so
displace the oil in the relatively low perm regions of
the reservoir.
– The result is an increase in oil production and a
decrease in the water cut over time
When to apply…
- Very high temperatures (up to~130°C)
- High salinities (up to ~300,000mg/L).
- Severe heterogeneity (0.1mD v.s. 8,000mD)
Nano-spheres are much less susceptible to geological conditions
than other chemical technologies.
Nano-sphere technology
Oil
Nano-sphere chemistry will not permanently
block the pore opening. It will continue to
advance through the less permeable zones due
water
to its elasticity.
Roadblock of water
flow
Initial Pre-expansion
size 50 -100 nano meters
Post expansion Size @ <1 Micron
Nano-sphere technology
Typical example for oil water cut of injecting 6 months Nano
Nano-sphere technology
Injection system
injection Water: current water used in
the field.
Injection equipment: storage tank (or
totes) valves, metering pump, and static
mixer (optional).
Easy to operate.
No large initial
investment.
No produced fluid
treatment.
Salinity and temperature resistant
polymer technology
• Why continue the research?
- Fresh water usage restrictions;
- Large reservoir of high temp high salinity.
- Limitation of Current polymer technology;
- Polymer is still a very effective CEOR tool
• To completely dissolve in high salinity water;
• To maintain high apparent viscosity at high
Objectives
temperatures and high salinity
• To provide long term thermal stability.
Introducing the Micro-block structure PAM
Template polymerization
Salinity/temperature resistant polymer
technology
salt＋high
temperature
Normal
HPAM
Tangled randomly, Hydrodynamic
volume decreased
salt＋high
temperature
ZL PAM III
Rigidity increased and the hydrodynamic
volume maintained
Where and When
2012 Sept 25th
Instituto Argentino del Peroleo y Gas (IAPG)
Maipú 639(C1006ACG)
Buenos Aires – Argentina
Contact
Organizer Contact
Local Contact
Echo.Liu
Juan Carlos Trombetta
JCT Consultores
info@jctconsultores.com.ar
54 911 5665 7117
Manager, International Business Development
ZL EOR CHEMICALS
Echoliu@zlpam.com
+86 188 0185 7186