Reservoir Evaluation and Development ›› 2019, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (1): 38-43.

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Evaluation of OB-2 system for W/O emulsifier and displacement experiments research at high temperature reservoir in high water cut period

Pu Wanfen1,Mei Zilai1,Yang Yang1,Wang Duo2,Shen Chao1,Chen Pei1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Reservoir Geology and Development Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
    2. Baikouquan Oil Production Plant of Xinjiang Oilfield Branch, CNPC, Karamay, Xinjiang 834000, China
  • Received:2018-01-26 Online:2019-02-26 Published:2019-02-15

Abstract: Aim

ed at how to develop high temperature reservoir after water flooding, we proposed the in-situ emulsion flooding by injecting surfactant solutions to evaluate the emulsifying property and study on the oil displacement by the emulsion of the OB-2 system for the W/O(water in oil)emulsifier. The results showed that the emulsion viscosity firstly increased and then decreased along with emulsifier concentration. For oil in reservoir-X, the optimal emulsifier concentration was 0.3 wt% at which could make the interfacial tension reduce to 10 -2 mN/m order of magnitude. When the water-oil ratio was lower than 7∶3, the complete emulsification of oil-water happened and the W/O emulsion with high viscosity would form. The maximum emulsion viscosity appearde when the oil-water ratio was 7∶3, with the viscosity increasing rate of as high as 370 %. The results of emulsion flooding indicated that the recovery factor of the homogeneous core could increase another 26.15 % after water flooding by injecting 0.3PV OB-2 system. On the other hand, when the permeability ratio of parallel cores was lower than 7.6, applying the OB-2 system could achieve good mobility control and heterogeneity regulation.

Key words: high temperature, high water cut, W/O emulsifier, in-situ emulsion flooding, heterogeneous regulation

CLC Number: 

  • TE39