Abstract
The water channeling of fractured carbonate rock seriously affects oil recovery, and this problem is especially serious in the Kazakh North Troyes oilfield. A conventional powder polymer plugging system needs to be hydrated ahead of time, which increases the cost and difficulty of field operation and it cannot realize large-scale plugging operations. The new emulsion polymer crosslinked system can realize rapid hydration and real-time mixing, having low base liquid viscosity and good fluidity and injectability. The results of the laboratory study show that the gelling time of HR9806 emulsion polymer and organic chromium crosslinker was 6~8 h. 0.5 wt % HR9806, which is recommended for field use with P/C ranging from 2.5 to 5.0. The emulsion polymer crosslinking system was found to be highly adaptable in reservoirs and had salinity resistance. Mineral salt and reservoir core were able to enhance the gel strength of the system but shortened the gelling time of the system by about 2 h. The gel (HR9806) had good shear resistance. It still had a viscosity of 220 mPa·s under high-speed shearing (Temperature = 54 °C), and the formed gel system shear resistance increased with increasing concentration. The emulsion system of “0.50 wt % HR9806 emulsion polymer + 0.15 wt % organic chromium crosslinker + brine” had a strong plugging effect in the fractured core and sand-filled pipe model, with residual resistance coefficient ≥30, effective plugging rate ≥ 95.0%, and oil–water selectivity of 0.45. In this paper, the levels of weak gel strength were used, providing an experimental and theoretical reference for improving the application effect of the weak gel system in the field. The study found that the weak gel system can better enter the fractured carbonate reservoir and form a plugging effect in the fracture, improving the effect of subsequent water flooding matrix oil recovery.
Funder
State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development
Subject
Process Chemistry and Technology,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous),Bioengineering
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4 articles.
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