Electromagnetic technologies in oil production: effective solutions and commercialization opportunities

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The subject of the research is technological developments in the field of exposure of oil-containing rocks to a source of electromagnetic radiation. The purpose of the study is to determine the degree of technical and technological readiness of oil field development methods based on the use of electromagnetic field energy, in terms of the effectiveness of technology implementation and the possibility of commercialization of development. The main research methods are the analysis of scientific literature and a review of available patents, systematization and generalization of specialized data, methods of economic analysis. The paper reveals the prospects of electromagnetic technologies and the degree of development of this topic in the scientific community of the Russian Federation and foreign countries: the process of electromagnetic influence on the bottom-hole zone, its thermohydrodynamic effects, directions of industrial use in the petroleum branch are described, the key problems of the technology's market positioning and limitations of its commercialization opportunities are outlined. In addition, an analysis of the effectiveness of electromagnetic treatment in comparison with other types of impact on the reservoir is presented, and additional effects and increased effectiveness of electromagnetic effects when combined with other types with the formation of combined methods are determined. Based on the calculation of the energy balance, the economic efficiency of technology implementation has been established. The results of the work can be used in the analysis of prospects for the completion of deposits with oil reserves, the extraction of which by other methods besides electromagnetic heating (or combined with it) is economically unprofitable.

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oil producing industryenhanced oil recovery methodsthermal influencehigh frequency electromagnetic heatingoil production profitabilityenergy balancehydraulic fracturing

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Published
1 April 2025
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1 April 2025
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Vol. 25, No. 2 (2025)
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