Reservoir Evaluation and Development ›› 2018, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (3): 61-65.

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Experimental study on profile control and oil displacement of polymer microspheres/polymer under heterogeneous conditions

Pu Wanfen,Zhao Shuai,Mei Zilai,Yang Yang   

  1. (State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China)
  • Received:2017-05-09 Online:2018-06-26 Published:2018-12-07

Abstract:

Firstly, we evaluated the polymer microspheres and polymer properties, then, studied the migration and plugging properties of the microspheres, polymer and compound system(microspheres + polymer) by microporous membrane filtration device, and implemented the profile control and oil displacement experiments about the systems above by the parallel cores physical simulation displacement apparatus. The results indicated that the polymer microspheres was spherical micron-grade particles with superior dispersibility, and its apparent viscosity, which was much less than that of polymer with the same mass concentration, is close to that of water under the relatively high shear rate. The polymer failed to plug the micropores effectively. The plugging ability of the microspheres was the strongest, followed by the compound system. Under the condition of the strong heterogeneity, the effects of the profile control and the oil displacement of the compound system attained the best and corresponding enhanced oil recovery for high and low permeable cores were respectively 20.86 % and 36.89 %. There was a synergistic effect between the microspheres and polymer for the compound system. That the amount of the microspheres captured and migration property reduced and intensified in the porous medium mainly due to the impact of carrying and lubrication of polymer. Additionally, the influence of mobility ratio control and viscoelastic oil displacement of polymer could effectively improve oil recovery. For the actual reservoirs with relatively strong heterogeneous conditions, it was essential to take the profile control and flooding technology of the microspheres/polymer compound system into account firstly.

Key words: polymer microspheres, polymer, compound system, profile control and oil displacement, heterogeneous condition

CLC Number: 

  • TE357