Tracking production of oil, gas, and water from subterranean formation by adding soluble tracers coated onto solid particulate
A method may comprise introducing a first traceable solid particulate into a first formation zone of one or more subterranean formations, wherein the first traceable solid particulate may comprise a first soluble tracer coated onto a first solid particulate. The method may also comprise introducing a second traceable solid particulate into a second formation zone of the one or more subterranean formations, wherein the second traceable solid particulate may comprise a second soluble tracer coated onto a second solid particulate, wherein the second tracer and the first tracer may have a different chemical identity. The method may further comprise recovering produced fluid from the one or more subterranean formations and monitoring concentrations of at least the first soluble tracer and the second soluble tracer in the produced fluid.
1. A method comprising:
introducing a first traceable solid particulate into a first formation zone of one or more subterranean formations, wherein the first traceable solid particulate comprises a first soluble tracer coated onto a first solid particulate;
introducing a second traceable solid particulate into a second formation zone of the one or more subterranean formations, wherein the second traceable solid particulate comprises a second soluble tracer coated onto a second solid particulate, wherein the second tracer and the first tracer have a different chemical identity;
recovering produced fluid from the one or more subterranean formations, wherein the produced fluid comprises a formation fluid from the first formation zone and a formation fluid from the second formation zone, wherein the first soluble tracer is soluble in the formation fluid from the first formation zone and second soluble tracer is soluble in the formation fluid from the second formation zone;
monitoring concentrations of at least the first soluble tracer and the second soluble tracer in the produced fluid; and
correlating the concentrations of the first soluble tracer and the second soluble tracer in the produced fluid to subterranean zones of production of the produced fluid.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the produced fluid comprises at least one fluid selected from the group consisting of oil, gas, water, and combinations thereof.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the introducing the first traceable solid particulate into the one or more subterranean formations comprises introducing a fracturing fluid comprising a carrier fluid, proppant, and the first traceable solid particulate into the first formation zone, wherein at least a portion of the first traceable solid particulate and the proppant are deposited in the first formation zone of the one or more subterranean zones.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first tracer is oil-soluble, and wherein the fracturing fluid comprises an additional traceable solid particulate having a tracer that is water-soluble.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first traceable solid particulate is included in the fracturing fluid in amount of about 0.1% to about 10% based on concentration of the proppant.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first solid particulate and the second solid particulate are individually selected from the group consisting of sand, bauxite, ceramic materials, glass materials, polymer materials, polytetrafluoroethylene materials, nut shell pieces, cured resinous particulates including nut shell pieces, seed shell pieces, cured resinous particulates including seed shell pieces, fruit pit pieces, cured resinous particulates including fruit pit pieces, wood, composite particulates, and combinations thereof.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining a composition of the first and the second formation zones of the one or more subterranean formations, wherein the composition is oil, gas, water, or a combination thereof.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising sampling of the produced fluid of the at least first and second subterranean producing zones, and determining an origin of the produced fluid, wherein the sampling is taken from a common conduit.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first soluble tracer and the second soluble tracer are both water-soluble tracers, and wherein the method further comprising determining a zone in the one or more subterranean formations where water in the produced fluid was located based on the monitoring concentrations by correlating the concentrations to the zone.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first soluble tracer and the second soluble tracer are both oil-soluble tracers, and wherein the method further comprising determining a zone in the one or more subterranean formations where oil in the produced fluids was located based on the monitoring concentrations by correlating the concentrations to the zone.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first soluble tracer or the second soluble tracer is a water-soluble tracer selected from the group consisting of a soluble dye, fluorescent material, emissive material, an aromatic compound, a cyclic compound, an aliphatic compound, and combinations thereof.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first soluble tracer or the second soluble tracer comprises a soluble dye coated onto the first or the second solid particulate.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first or the second solid particulate comprises a zeolite.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the first soluble tracer or the second soluble tracer comprises an oil-soluble tracer selected from the group consisting of a halogenated aromatic compound, a halogenated cycloalkane, a halogenated aliphatic compound, perfluorinated hydrocarbons, long chain alcohols, and combinations thereof.
15. A method comprising:
recovering a produced fluid from one or more subterranean formations, wherein the one or more subterranean formations comprise at least a first formation zone of production and a second formation zone of production, wherein the produced fluid comprises a formation fluid and at least a first soluble tracer and a second soluble tracer, wherein the at least first soluble tracer and the second soluble tracer are each coated onto solid particulates, and wherein the first soluble tracer is soluble in the formation fluid from the first formation zone and the second soluble tracer is soluble in the formation fluid from the second formation zone;
analyzing the produced fluid to determine a concentration of the at least first soluble tracer and the second soluble tracer in the produced fluid; and
correlating the concentration of the at least first soluble tracer and the second soluble tracer in the produced fluid to the at least first formation zone of production and the second formation zone of production of the produced fluid.
16. The method of claim 15 further comprising introducing the one or more tracers into the subterranean zones on one or more solid particulates.
17. The method of claim 15 wherein the produced fluid comprises at least one fluid selected from the group consisting of oil, gas, water, and combinations thereof.
18. The method of claim 15 wherein the correlating comprises correlating the concentration of the one or more tracers to one or more subterranean zones producing water, wherein the produced fluid comprises the water.
19. The method of claim 15 wherein the correlating comprises correlating the concentration of the one or more tracers to one or more subterranean zones producing oil, wherein the produced fluid comprises the oil.
20. The method of claim 18 further comprising performing a remedial operation on at least one of the one or more subterranean zones producing the water.