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
Over 400,000 Tonnes consumed in Chinas EOR market alone.
Over 90% of EOR Polymer made and consumed in China!
>15% of Chinas 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 CNOOCs 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
ZL Petrochemicals
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 Sciences (CAS) was
founded in Beijing in 1949, one month
after the founding of the Peoples
Republic of China. As the nations
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.

Chinese Academy of Science
ZL EOR Chemicals Ltd. (Canada)
ZL Petrochemicals Co.,Ltd (China)
JCT Consultores
Company Background
ZL designs, develops and provides
chemically enhanced oil recovery
(CEOR) technologies that increase the
effectiveness of oil field water flooding
and improves oil recovery. ZLs
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.
Chinese Academy of Science
ZL EOR Chemicals Ltd. (Canada)/ZL
Petrochemicals Co.,Ltd (China)
JCT Consultores
Company Background
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
Chinese Academy of Science
ZL EOR Chemicals Ltd. (Canada)/ZL
Petrochemicals Co.,Ltd (China)
JCT Consultores
Keynote speakers
Dr. Wu graduated from Beijing Normal
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
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.
Dr. Feipeng Wu, Ph.D. Chem.
Ryan. Devlin, B.Sc. Chem.
Keynote speakers
Ryan has worked in the specialty chemical
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
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.
Dr. Feipeng Wu, Ph.D. Chem.
Ryan. Devlin, B.Sc. Chem.
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
Nano-spheres are much less susceptible to geological conditions
than other chemical technologies.
- Very high temperatures (up to~130C)
- High salinities (up to ~300,000mg/L).
- Severe heterogeneity (0.1mD v.s. 8,000mD)
When to apply
Nano-sphere technology
Nano-sphere chemistry will not permanently
block the pore opening. It will continue to
advance through the less permeable zones due
to its elasticity.
water
Oil
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
temperatures and high salinity
To provide long term thermal stability.
Introducing the Micro-block structure PAM
Template polymerization
Objectives
Salinity/temperature resistant polymer
technology
Normal
HPAM
salthigh
temperature
Tangled randomly, Hydrodynamic
volume decreased
Rigidity increased and the hydrodynamic
volume maintained
ZL PAM III
salthigh
temperature
Where and When
2012 Sept 25
th

Instituto Argentino del Peroleo y Gas (IAPG)
Maip 639(C1006ACG)
Buenos Aires Argentina
Contact
Organizer Contact

Echo.Liu
Manager, International Business Development
ZL EOR CHEMICALS
Echoliu@zlpam.com
+86 188 0185 7186

Local Contact

Juan Carlos Trombetta
JCT Consultores
info@jctconsultores.com.ar
54 911 5665 7117