Petroleum Reservoir Evaluation and Development ›› 2021, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (6): 852-857.doi: 10.13809/j.cnki.cn32-1825/te.2021.06.008

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Experimental study on mechanism of CO2 assisted steam flooding in heavy oil reservoir

WANG Junheng1(),WANG Jian1,ZHOU Zhiwei2,WANG Danling3,ZHAO Peng1,WANG Guiqing2,LU Yingbo2   

  1. 1. Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
    2. PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay, Xinjiang 834000, China
    3. CNOOC Shenzhen Branch, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518054, China
  • Received:2020-10-21 Online:2021-12-31 Published:2021-12-26

Abstract:

In order to further clarify the mechanism of steam flooding assisted by CO2 in the heavy oil reservoir, its visualization experiments are carried out by the acrylic plate model and natural cores, and their synergy is analyzed. After the mechanism of synergistic displacement is clarified, the core flow experiments are carried out to further analyze the influence of the synergistic effect and the injection mode on the actual displacement efficiency. The results show that CO2 assisted steam flooding has the effects of the synergistic viscosity reduction, the expansion of steam sweep efficiency, the availability of residual oil at the blind end, and the demulsification. Among them, the comprehensive viscosity reduction rate of the crude oil is 59.8 %, and the steam sweep area is increased by 37.44 %. Compared to the flooding by steam alone, after the assitant of CO2, the recovery rate increased significantly. The alternate injection of steam and CO2 can get a recovery rate of 65.7 %, 7.9 % more than that of mixed injection, and observe the stable foam oil flow at the outlet.

Key words: heavy oil reservoir, steam flooding, CO2 assisted steam flooding, visualization, foam oil flow

CLC Number: 

  • TE357