METHOD FOR INTENSIFYING OIL PRODUCTION FROM WELL WITH ZONAL AND/OR LAYER-BY-LAYER NON-HOMOGENEITY OF MANIFOLD Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC E21B43/16 

FIELD: oil and gas industry.

SUBSTANCE: method involves acceleration of water flooding process of low-permeability zones and/or formations, which is implemented by means of periodic modulation of the well flow rate. According to the invention, water flooding of low-permeability zones and/or formations is accelerated and average oil production is increased by creating fluid cross-flows mainly directed from low-permeability zones and/or formations to high-permeability ones. For that purpose, during each modulation period there increased is the well flow rate for the time which is less than the pressure response time in high-permeability zones and/or formations. Flow rate is maintained unchangeable during the time period equal as to order of magnitude of damping time of cross-flows between zones and/or formations. Flow rate is decreased for the time not less than the pressure response time in low-permeability zones and/or formations.

EFFECT: acceleration of water flooding of low-permeability zones or formations and increase in average oil production.

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