Abstract:Historically, hydraulic-fracture stimulation of zones with directly underlying waters has not been considered a practical method for improved oil recovery. This was because the stimulation treatment could result in water cuts from 90 to 100%.
Many of the oil and gas reservoirs in the Khanty-Mansiisky region in western Siberia have production zones that fall into this scenario. The zones contain high-permeability streaks of mobile water and have water-bearing layers above and/or below the prod… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.