System and method of performing oil displacement by water-gas dispersion system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11098569-B2
Application number	US-201916359115-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 20, 2019
Priority date	Sep 5, 2018
Publication date	Aug 24, 2021
Grant date	Aug 24, 2021

Abstract

A system and method of performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system includes a micro-bubble generation apparatus, a gas source, an ultrasonic oscillation controller, a protective barrel and a support. A first opening is provided in a top end of the protective barrel, into which an internal apparatus enters and is extracted, the first opening is sealed by an end cover. A second opening communicating with a water flooding pipeline is provided in a side wall of the protective barrel, into which fluid flows and from which the fluid exits. The micro-bubble generation apparatus is fixed within the protective barrel by the support. The gas source is connected with the micro-bubble generation apparatus through a gas pipeline, for transporting gas to the micro-bubble generation apparatus. The ultrasonic oscillation controller is connected to the micro-bubble generation apparatus through a signal line, for controlling the micro-bubble generation apparatus to generate micro-bubbles.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system, wherein the system for performing oil displacement includes a micro-bubble generation apparatus, a gas source, an ultrasonic oscillation controller, a protective barrel and a support;
a first opening is provided in a top end of the protective barrel, into which an internal apparatus enters and from which the internal apparatus is extracted, the first opening is sealed by an end cover;
a second opening communicating with a water flooding pipeline is provided in a side wall of the protective barrel, into which fluid flows and from which the fluid flows out;
the micro-bubble generation apparatus is fixed within the protective barrel by the support;
the gas source is connected with the micro-bubble generation apparatus through a gas pipeline, for transporting gas to the micro-bubble generation apparatus; and
the ultrasonic oscillation controller is connected to the micro-bubble generation apparatus through a signal line, for controlling the micro-bubble generation apparatus to generate micro-bubbles.

2. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 1 , wherein the gas pipeline is provided with a main check valve for preventing reverse flow of gas within the gas pipeline.

3. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 2 , wherein the gas pipeline is provided with a single vibrator check valve at a location where the gas pipeline is connected with the micro-bubble generation apparatus.

4. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 1 , wherein the system for performing oil displacement further includes a monitoring probe fixed above the micro-bubble generation apparatus by a support, for monitoring gas flow conditions.

5. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 1 , wherein the support is a hollow structure, the support is integrally sealed and is sealingly connected with the micro-bubble generation apparatus and the end cover, and the signal line passes through an interior of the support.

6. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 1 , wherein the ultrasonic oscillation controller includes a bandwidth adjustment module.

7. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 1 , wherein the ultrasonic oscillation controller includes a current monitoring and display module for monitoring current of a control circuit.

8. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 1 , wherein the micro-bubble generation apparatus includes a trumpet-shaped conductor including an upper trumpet-shaped body and a lower cylindrical body;
the trumpet-shaped body is provided with a cavity with an upper opening, a microporous vibration sheet is fixedly connected to an upper end of the cavity, a microporous array of the microporous vibration sheet corresponds to the upper opening of the cavity, and a side wall of the cavity is further provided with a through hole through which outside gas enters into the cavity; and
the cylindrical body is provided with a transducing ring and an electrode sheet, an outer side of the cylindrical body is insulated and sealed, and a connecting wire of the electrode sheet is led out through a steel pipe and is connected to an external ultrasonic oscillation controller.

9. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 8 , wherein the cavity is further provided therein with a closure cap having a size greater than or equal to the upper opening of the cavity.

10. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 9 , wherein one end of the closure cap is connected to an inner wall of the cavity by an articulation member.

11. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 9 , wherein the inner walls of both sides of the cavity that are close to the upper opening are further provided with a sealing ring for increasing the sealing of the closure cap to the upper opening.

12. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 8 , wherein the trumpet-shaped body is an integrally formed structure.

13. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 8 , wherein the trumpet-shaped body includes an upper end cover having a hollow annular structure, and the microporous vibration sheet is fixedly connected to an upper end of the upper end cover.

14. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 8 , wherein the transducing ring has a thickness ranging from 3 to 8 mm.

15. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 8 , wherein the trumpet-shaped body is further provided therein with pipelines communicating with the through hole on the cavity, for transporting outside gas into the cavity.

16. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 15 , wherein the pipelines are disposed symmetrically on both sides of the trumpet-shaped body.

17. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 1 , wherein the protective barrel is located on a ground, and the second opening in the side wall of the protective barrel includes a water inlet and a water outlet which are respectively connected with a water flooding pipe.

18. The system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 1 , wherein the protective cylinder is connected to the bottom of an oil pipe and is secured in a water flooding well by the oil pipe.

19. A method of performing oil displacement based on the system for performing oil displacement by a water-gas dispersion system according to claim 1 , comprising:
opening a water flooding valve on a water flooding pipeline to inject water, wherein water flow gets into a protective barrel through a second opening in a side wall of the protective barrel;
opening a gas source, wherein gas enters a micro-bubble generation apparatus within the protective barrel through a gas pipeline;
turning on an ultrasonic oscillation controller, which controls the micro-bubble generation apparatus to generate micro-bubbles through a signal line, to obtain the water-gas dispersion system; and
the water-gas dispersion system flowing out from the second opening along with the water flow, and entering an oil layer through the water flooding pipeline.

Assignees

• Petrochina Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Xinglong
• Wu Jiazhong
• Yu Hongwei
• Li Shi
• Han Haishui

Classifications

• B01F23/23105

  Arrangement or manipulation of the gas bubbling devices · CPC title

• B01F23/20

  Mixing gases with liquids · CPC title

• B01F23/231

  by bubbling (mixers with gas or liquid agitation, e.g. with air supply tubes B01F33/40) · CPC title

• B01D17/0205 Primary

  by gas bubbles or moving solids · CPC title

• B01D17/12

  Auxiliary equipment particularly adapted for use with liquid-separating apparatus, e.g. control circuits · CPC title