Enhanced oil recovery

IDC “EFFECT” biodegradable demulsifier can be used as oil displacement agent with the aim to reduce water content and enhance oil recovery of deposits with weakly mineralized formation fluids.

IDC “EFFECT” modification agents are the combination of non-ionogenic surface-active substances   that do not contain chlorine-organic compounds and provide effective water-oil emulsions breaking, clearly-defined interphase boundary and high purity of separated water.

The waterflood operation with the use of IDC "EFFECT" involves enhancement of oil-displacing characteristics of water and activates capillary and diffusion displacement processes due to oil boundary tension in contact with injected water and to reduction of contact angles of wetting.

The use of IDC “EFFECT” facilitates washing-off of oil film, hydrolization of formation,  reduces swelling ability of formation minerals and  accelerates oil capillary imbibition and phase permeability due to selective action on long hydrocarbons chains.

Most currently used agents form stable emulsion with admixtures that deteriorates formation permeability and further oil recovery, while IDC “EFFECT” fosters interphase bonds breaking and foster coalescence of organic phase, thus reducing oil water cut at the pumping-out stage. .

The operation of oil deposits waterflooding with the use of IDC “EFFECT” does not entail any changes of existing technology.    In this process reagent does not have any ecologically destructive effect on intraformational waters and its components are not damaging to them. Moreover, it does not act as salt-forming reagent which is extremely important in contact with water-bearing layers.

Excessive saturation of intraformational waters with harmful components leads to their uncotrolled penetration to the soil surface thus causing considerable damage to agricultural lands with all ensuing consequences.

The use of IDC “EFFECT” in washing and recultivation of oil-contaminated soils yielded favorable results in terms of reduction of salts and hydrocarbon concentration. In the process of sanation of accidental spills on open soil industrial detergent composition “EFFECT” accelerates biodegradation of residual hydrocarbon compounds and  reagent facilitates plants photosynthesis and growth.

Due to IDC “EFFECT” specific effect on paraffins structure that makes them loose, less viscous and more flowable even at lower temperatures, it is possible to increase intervals in well technical servicing and workover.  In the process of oil delivery  to an accumulation terminal  and  oil processing facilities costs associated with oil preliminary treatment and  upgrading it up  to commercial oil characteristics, are reduced. .

IDC “ EFFECT” modification can be used directly at equipment repair facilities as detergent and degreaser as it does not have corrosion and destructive effect on equipment and is ecologically safe.  Among other applications, it can be used for cleaning equipment in machine-building and aviation industries and at communal facilities.   When using this reagent, special personal protective equipment is not required, as its pH-activity is much more moderate in relation both to personnel and equipment, in comparison with other reagents.  It should be mentioned that the use of IDC “EFFECT” does not entail changes in existing technology.