Abstract
Summary
This paper describes a material derived from natural sources that can be used to crosslink a variety of acrylamide-based polymers over a broad temperature range to produce gels for conformance applications.
Delayed crosslinked polymer systems have been used for many years in conformance applications. For the past decade, the most widely used system has been based on chromium (3+) crosslinked polyacrylamide. Organic crosslinkers, such as phenol/formaldehyde and polyethyleneimine (PEI) have also been used with a variety of polymers. However, these systems are being scrutinized by governmental agencies and have been scheduled for phaseout in some countries. Because of these issues, a single, environmentally friendly crosslinker that could be used with a variety of polymers over a broad temperature range was the focus of this study.
This paper details the laboratory development of an environmentally friendly, natural polyamine crosslinker system. This crosslinker can be used with a variety of polymers, such as polyacrylamide, AMPS/acrylamide, or alkylacrylate polymers. Gels ranging from stiff and "ringing" type to "lipping" gels have been obtained. The data illustrate a simple, commercially available system that can be applied to field operations. Potential crosslinking mechanism(s) of the system will be discussed.
Publisher
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Subject
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology,Energy Engineering and Power Technology
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