Techniques for improved oil recovery

Abstract

An improved oil recovery module may include a floating platform, one or more improved oil recovery pods disposed on the floating platform, and one or more injection assemblies fluidly connected to the one or more improved oil recovery pods and configured to be fluidly connected to one or more injection wellheads.

1 . An improved oil recovery module comprising:
 a floating platform;   two or more improved oil recovery pods disposed on the floating platform; and   one or more injection assemblies each of the one or more injection assemblies fluidly connected to two or more of the improved oil recovery pods and configured to he fluidly connected to one or more injection wellheads,   wherein each of the one or more injection assemblies comprises one or more inlets and an outlet, and wherein the one or more injection assemblies are each configured such that one or more improved oil recovery pods may he fluidly connected to the outlet.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . The improved oil recovery module of  claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more improved oil recovery pod comprises: water injection equipment, steam injection equipment, vapor injection equipment, gas injection equipment, water alternating gas injection equipment, or chemically treated water injection equipment. 
     
     
         4 . The improved oil recovery module of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more improved oil recovery pods are individually removable from the floating platform. 
     
     
         5 . The improved oil recovery module of  claim 1 , further comprising a connection assembly configured to fluidly connect the injection assembly to one or more injection wellheads. 
     
     
         6 . The improved oil recovery module of  claim 1 , wherein the improved oil recovery module does not comprise equipment for receiving produced reservoir fluids. 
     
     
         7 . A system comprising two or more improved oil recovery modules of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         8 . An offshore oil production system comprising:
 an oil production facility; and   one or more improved oil recovery modules wherein a module comprises:
 a floating platform; 
 one or more improved oil recovery pods disposed on the floating platform; and 
 one or more injection assemblies connected to the one or more improved oil recovery pods and configured to be fluidly connected to one or more injection wellheads; and 
   one or more connection assemblies, configured to connect the one or more injection. assemblies to the one or more injection wellheads, each of the one or more connection assemblies comprising:
 an upper jumper, having a proximal end connected to one of the one or more connection assemblies; 
 one or more risers, each riser having an upper end connected to a distal end of the upper jumper; and 
 one or more lower jumpers, each lower jumper having a proximal end connected to a lower end of one of the one or more risers. 
   
     
     
         9 . The offshore oil recovery of  claim 8 , further comprising equipment which facilitates communication between the oil production facility and the improved oil recovery module. 
     
     
         10 . The offshore oil production system of  claim 8 , further comprising sensors disposed on the improved oil recovery module or the oil production facility to measure a property of the improved oil recovery method performed by the improved oil recovery module. 
     
     
         11 . The offshore oil production system of  claim 10 , wherein an operation of the oil production facility or the improved oil recovery module is controlled based on a measurement of the property of the improved oil recovery method. 
     
     
         12 . A method of offshore oil recovery comprising:
 locating an improved oil recovery module proximate a subsea oil field;   wherein the improved oil recovery module comprises:
 a floating platform; 
 two or more improved oil recovery pods disposed on the floating platform, the two or more improved oil recovery pods comprising two or more of a water injection pod, a steam injection pod, a vapor injection pod, a gas injection pod, a water alternating gas injection pod, or a chemically treated water injection pod; and 
 one or more injection assemblies fluidly connected to the two or more improved oil recovery pods and configured to be fluidly connected to one or more injection wellheads; 
   connecting the one or more injection assemblies to one or more injection wellheads of the subsea oil field; and   performing an oil recovery method using the improved oil recovery module,   wherein the oil recovery method comprises pushing oil through a formation of the oil field towards a production wellhead.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further connecting the one or more injection assemblies to the one or more injection wellheads via a connection assembly. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising disconnecting the injection assembly from the connection assembly, performing a wellbore operation, and reconnecting the injection assembly to the connection assembly. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more injection assemblies each comprises one or more inlets and an outlet, and wherein the one or more injection assemblies may each be configured such that a single improved oil recovery pod is fluidly connected to the outlet. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 configuring the injection assembly such that a first improved oil recovery pod may fluidly communicate with the outlet;   performing an improved oil recovery method using the first improved oil recovery pod;   configuring the injection assembly such that the first improved oil recovery pod may not fluidly communicate with the injection wellhead;   configuring the injection assembly such that a second improved oil recovery pod, different from the first improved oil recovery pod, may fluidly communicate with the injection wellhead; and   performing an improved oil recovery method using the second improved oil recovery pod.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising assembling the improved oil recovery module disposing the one or more improved oil recovery pods on the floating platform. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 locating a second improved oil recovery module proximate a subsea oil field;   wherein the second improved oil recovery module comprises:   a floating platform;   one or more improved oil recovery pods disposed on the floating, platform; and   one or more injection assemblies fluidly connected to the one or more improved oil recovery pods and configured to be fluidly connected to one or more injection wellheads   connecting the one or more injection assemblies to one or more injection wellheads of the subsea oil field; and   performing an oil recovery method using the second improved oil recovery module.   
     
     
         19 . The offshore oil production system of  claim 8 , wherein each of the one or more connection assemblies further comprise:
 a buoyant upper riser assembly connected between the upper jumper and the one or more risers;   one or more lower riser assemblies connected between the one or more risers and the one or more lower jumpers; and   one or more anchors connected to the one or more lower riser assemblies.   
     
     
         20 . The offshore oil production system of  claim 8 , wherein the connection assembly is configured to connect at least one of the one or more injection assemblies to more than one injection wellhead. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 locating the improved oil recovery module proximate a second subsea oil field;   connecting the one or more injection assemblies to one or more injection wellheads of the second subsea oil field; and   performing an oil recovery method at the second subsea oil field using the improved oil recovery module.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the oil recovery method at the second subsea oil field uses a different improved oil recovery pod than the improved oil recovery pod used in the oil recovery method at the subsea oil field.