Petroleum Reservoir Evaluation and Development ›› 2026, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (1): 118-127.doi: 10.13809/j.cnki.cn32-1825/te.2025202

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Research and application of key technologies for development of CCUS demonstration project in medium-deep reservoirs

MAO Zhenqiang(), FAN Chao, LIU Saijun, YANG Zhikai, GAO Tong, WANG Yuanyuan   

  1. Chunliang Oil Production Plant, Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Company, Boxing, Shandong 256504, China
  • Received:2025-04-27 Online:2026-01-06 Published:2026-01-26

Abstract:

The carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology can achieve the strategic goals of enhanced oil recovery for economic benefits and carbon reduction and storage for green development. However, while the technology has developed rapidly, certain problems and technical challenges have emerged, limiting its widespread application. Based on the first million-ton CCUS demonstration project in China, this study addressed reservoir development conflicts and technical challenges by integrating theoretical research, laboratory experiments, and field practices. Guided by miscible flooding theory, reservoir development and field issues were analyzed to further refine the development theories and technical approaches. Additionally, this study summarized and extracted the key technologies and their theoretical connotations of high-pressure miscible flooding in medium-deep low-permeability reservoirs. The demonstration project implemented the concept of “full-process high-pressure miscible CO2 flooding”, and adopted strategies of “continuous injection to maintain miscibility, integrated oil-water synergy to establish displacement, and injection-production synergy to expand sweep efficiency” to boost reservoir energy and expand sweep volume. These approaches developed key technologies, including differential energy supplementation for high-pressure miscible flooding, balanced displacement, three-phase front control, gas flooding monitoring, high-efficiency storage. The understanding of reservoir development and key technologies of CO2 flooding were gradually improved, supporting the demonstration project in achieving favorable outcomes of reservoir development. Focusing on exploring new technologies, solving technical challenges, and improving the theoretical understanding of CO2 flooding, million-ton CCUS field experiments were conducted in the demonstration zone. Among the 13 units, 10 development units achieved miscibility, with a CO2 gas flooding sweep efficiency of 79.3%. The inter-well group gas channeling rate was controlled at 7.1%, and single-well oil production increased from 1.8 t/d to 3.2 t/d. The gas-oil ratio was controlled within 300 m3/d, and the gas flooding efficiency gradually increased to 0.21 t/tCO2 (the amount of crude oil obtained per ton of CO2 injected into the reservoir), showing a continuous upward trend. During the gas reinjection phase, the storage rate reached 97.1%. The theoretical understanding and technical practice of efficient CO2 flooding in the demonstration zone provide significant guidance and reference for the miscible flooding of similar low-permeability reservoirs, effectively exploring advancement and broader application of CCUS technology.

Key words: CCUS (carbon capture, utilization and storage), high-pressure miscible flooding, low-permeability reservoir, reservoir engineering, CO2 storage

CLC Number: 

  • TE341