Influencing Factor Study of CO2-Assisted Gravity Drainage in Extra-Low Permeability Reservoir

CO2 flooding is an important method of enhancing oil recovery (EOR) in extra-low permeability reservoir, which can resolve the problems of water flooding effectively. The EOR theory and influencing factors of CO2-assisted gravity drainage were studied in this paper. The influencing factors, such as reservoir dip, injection volume, injecting position, well placement and reservoir effective thickness were analyzed and optimized based on the theoretical numerical model which had been established according to Tuha Niuquanhu inclined reservoir parameters. This research indicates that CO2-assisted gravity drainage can effectively EOR if appropriate parameters were adopted. The results of this paper can offer suggestions to similar reservoir development.