Rheological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide solution flowing through a molecular weight adjusting device with porous medium

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2015.12.013

Chin.J.Chem.Eng. ›› 2016, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (5): 581-587.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2015.12.013

Previous Articles Next Articles

Rheological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide solution flowing through a molecular weight adjusting device with porous medium

Lühong Zhang¹, Jiangtao Wang^1,2, Yuqi Zhang¹, Bin Jiang^1,3, Xiaoming Xiao^1,2, Li Hao¹

1 School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
2 Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300072, China;
3 National Engineering Research Center for Distillation Technology, Tianjin 300072, China

Received:2014-12-22 Revised:2015-09-04 Online:2016-06-14 Published:2016-05-28
Contact: Xiaoming Xiao
Supported by:
Supported by the Program for Yangtse River Scholars and Innovative Research Terms in Universities (IRT0936), the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB219905, 2009CB219907), and the Daqing Oilfield Co., Ltd.

Rheological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide solution flowing through a molecular weight adjusting device with porous medium

Lühong Zhang¹, Jiangtao Wang^1,2, Yuqi Zhang¹, Bin Jiang^1,3, Xiaoming Xiao^1,2, Li Hao¹

1 School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
2 Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300072, China;
3 National Engineering Research Center for Distillation Technology, Tianjin 300072, China

通讯作者: Xiaoming Xiao
基金资助:
Supported by the Program for Yangtse River Scholars and Innovative Research Terms in Universities (IRT0936), the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB219905, 2009CB219907), and the Daqing Oilfield Co., Ltd.

Abstract

Abstract: The separate-layer injection in different interlayers and the injection of the same-molecular-weight polymer solution in a layer are necessary in the polymer flooding process because of heterogeneous multilayer sandstone reservoirs in EOR projects. To alleviate the matching problems between the layer permeability and the injected polymer molecular weight, a molecular weight adjusting device with porous medium was designed on the basis of mechanical degradation principle. In terms of four variables (polymer concentration, pore diameter, length of shear component and flow rate), the rheological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) solution flowing through the device was investigated in detail. The change of these variables is able to control the shear rate of HPAM solutions through ceramic foam, and achieve the desired degree of shear degradation and the final rheological parameters-viscosity loss, viscoelasticity and pressure drop. Therefore, a linear relationship between viscosity loss and shearing ratewas established so as to obtain the targeted viscosity easily. Field tests in the Daqing Oil Field showed that the polymer molecular weight could drop 20% to 50%. In a word, the results could guide the industrial application of the novel device and the further study of polymer degradation flowing through the porous medium.

Key words: Molecular weight adjusting device, Polymer solution, Rheological behavior, Mechanical degradation, Porous medium

摘要： The separate-layer injection in different interlayers and the injection of the same-molecular-weight polymer solution in a layer are necessary in the polymer flooding process because of heterogeneous multilayer sandstone reservoirs in EOR projects. To alleviate the matching problems between the layer permeability and the injected polymer molecular weight, a molecular weight adjusting device with porous medium was designed on the basis of mechanical degradation principle. In terms of four variables (polymer concentration, pore diameter, length of shear component and flow rate), the rheological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) solution flowing through the device was investigated in detail. The change of these variables is able to control the shear rate of HPAM solutions through ceramic foam, and achieve the desired degree of shear degradation and the final rheological parameters-viscosity loss, viscoelasticity and pressure drop. Therefore, a linear relationship between viscosity loss and shearing ratewas established so as to obtain the targeted viscosity easily. Field tests in the Daqing Oil Field showed that the polymer molecular weight could drop 20% to 50%. In a word, the results could guide the industrial application of the novel device and the further study of polymer degradation flowing through the porous medium.

关键词: Molecular weight adjusting device, Polymer solution, Rheological behavior, Mechanical degradation, Porous medium

Lühong Zhang, Jiangtao Wang, Yuqi Zhang, Bin Jiang, Xiaoming Xiao, Li Hao. Rheological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide solution flowing through a molecular weight adjusting device with porous medium[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2016, 24(5): 581-587.

References

[1] B.S. Shaker, A. Skauge, Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by combined lowsalinitywater/polymer flooding, Energy Fuel 27(3) (2013) 1223-1235.

[2] Z.H.Wang, X.P. Le, Y.G. Feng, C.X. Zhang, The role of matching relationship between polymer injection parameters and reservoirs in enhanced oil recovery, J. Pet. Sci. Eng. 111(2013) 139-143.

[3] Y.Q. Li, J.X. Gao, D.D. Yin, J.J. Li, H.L. Liu, Study on thematching relationship between polymer hydrodynamic characteristic size and pore throat radius of target block s based on the microporous membrane filtration method, J. Chem. 2014(2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/569126 (ID 569126(7 pp.)).

[4] Y.N. Liang, S.C. Zhang, X.H. Pei, H. Duan, Practice and understanding of separatelayer polymer injection in Daqing Oil Field, SPE Prod. Oper. 26(3) (2011) 224-228.

[5] G.Z. Zhou, M.H. Xie, M. Liu, H.X. Wu, X.L. Long, Dissolution characteristics of hydrophobically associating polyacrylamide in stirred tanks, Chin. J. Chem. Eng. 18(1) (2010) 170-174.

[6] N.J. Lai,W. Dong, Ye, J. Dong, X.P. Qin,W.L. Chen, K. Chen, A water-soluble acrylamide hydrophobically associating polymer:Synthesis, characterization, and properties as EOR chemical, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 129(4) (2013) 1888-1896.

[7] B. Wei, L. Romero-Zerón, D. Rodrigue, Mechanical properties and flow behavior of polymers for enhanced oil recovery, J. Macromol. Sci. B 53(4) (2014) 625-644.

[8] R.S. Seright, T. Fan, K.Wavrik, R. Balaban, New insights into polymer rheology in porous media, SPE J. 16(01) (2011) 35-42.

[9] D.A.Z.Wever, L.M. Polgar, M.C.A. Stuart, F. Picchioni, A.A. Broekhuis, Polymer molecular architecture as a tool for controlling the rheological properties of aqueous polyacrylamide solutions for enhanced oil recovery, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 52(47) (2013) 16993-17005.

[10] R. Zhang, Z.B. Ye, L. Peng, N. Qin, Z. Shu, P.Y. Luo, The shearing effect on hydrophobically associative water-soluble polymer and partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide passing through wellbore simulation device, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 127(1) (2013) 682-689.

[11] Z. Zhang, J. Li, J. Zhou, Microscopic roles of ‘viscoelasticity’ in HPMA polymer flooding for EOR, Transp. Porous Media 86(1) (2011) 199-214.

[12] C.W. Morris, K.M. Jackson, Mechanical degradation of polyacrylamide solutions in porous media, SPE symposium on improved methods of oil recovery, Soc. Petrol. Eng, 1978.

[13] J.C. Slattery, Flow of viscoelastic fluids through porous media, AIChE J. 13(6) (1967) 1066-1071.

[14] T. Sochi, Flow of non-Newtonian fluids in porousmedia, J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Phys. 48(23) (2010) 2437-2767.

[15] K. Ren, G.Y. Jiang, C.M. Xu, M.Q. Lin, Synthesis and solution properties of hydrophobic associating polymers, Chin. J. Chem. Eng. 13(2) (2005) 266-270.

[16] S.Wu, Shear and elongational rheology of partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide used for enhanced oil recovery, Appl. Rheol. 23(2013) 280-286.

[17] J.C. Jung, K. Zhang, B.H. Chon, H.J. Choi, Rheology and polymer flooding characteristics of partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide for enhanced heavy oil recovery, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 127(6) (2013) 4833-4839.

[18] A. Stavland, H. Jonsbroten, A. Lohne, A.Moen, N. Giske, Polymer flooding-flow properties in porous media versus rheological parameters, SPE 72nd EAGE Conference & Exhibition, 2010.

[19] M.W. Liberatore, S. Baik, A.J. McHugh, T.J. Hanratty, Turbulent drag reduction of polyacrylamide solutions:Effect of degradation on molecular weight distribution, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid 123(2) (2004) 175-183.

[20] D.H. Kim, S.H. Kim, J.Y. Byun, A microreactor with metallic catalyst support for hydrogen production by partial oxidation of dimethyl ether, Chem. Eng. J. 280(2015) 468-474.

[21] L.H. Zhang, X.K. Liu, X.G. Li, X. Gao, H. Sui, J.S. Zhang, A novel SiC foam valve tray for distillation columns, Chin. J. Chem. Eng. 21(8) (2013) 821-826.

[22] L.H. Zhang, Y.L. Sun, B. Jiang, X.G. Li, J. Zhang, N. Yang, A microporous polymer molecular weight adjusting deviceCN 103277076A 2013(in Chinese).

[23] R.H. Christopher, S. Middleman, Power-law flow through a packed tube, Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam. 4(4) (1965) 422-426.

[24] W. Littmann, Polymer flooding, Elsevier, New York, 1988.

[25] T.G. Mason, D.A.Weitz, Opticalmeasurements of frequency-dependent linear viscoelastic moduli of complex fluids, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74(7) (1995) 1250-1253.

[26] C. Wilkes, B. Gampert, Experimental investigations on the influence of the concentration of polyacrylamide solutions on elongational flow behavior, Chem. Eng. Technol. 28(5) (2005) 561-565.

[27] A. Zaitoun, P. Makakou, N. Blin, R.S. Al-maamari, A.R. AL-Hashmi, M. Abdel-Goad, H.H. Al-Sharji, Shear stability of EOR polymers, SPE J. 17(2) (2012) 335-339.

[28] W. Kozicki, Viscoelastic flow in packed beds or porous media, Can. J. Chem. Eng. 79(1) (2001) 124-131.

Rheological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide solution flowing through a molecular weight adjusting device with porous medium

Rheological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide solution flowing through a molecular weight adjusting device with porous medium

PDF (PC)

Knowledge

Abstract

Cite this article

share this article

References

Related Articles 13

Recommended Articles

Metrics

Comments

[1]	M. Ijaz Khan, Seifedine Kadry, Yuming Chu, M. Waqas. Modeling and numerical analysis of nanoliquid (titanium oxide, graphene oxide) flow viscous fluid with second order velocity slip and entropy generation [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2021, 29(3): 17-25.
[2]	Amin Shahsavar, Sajad Entezari, Davood Toghraie, Pouya Barnoon. Effects of the porous medium and water-silver biological nanofluid on the performance of a newly designed heat sink by using first and second laws of thermodynamics [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020, 28(11): 2928-2937.
[3]	Somayeh Tourani, Alireza Behvandi, Farhad Khorasheh. Prediction of Henry's constant in polymer solutions using PCOR equation of state coupled with an activity coefficient model [J]. , 2015, 23(3): 528-535.
[4]	JIANG Lanlan, SONG Yongchen, LIU Yu, YANG Mingjun, ZHU Ningjun, WANG Xiaojing, DOU Binlin. Measurement of Two Phase Flow in Porous Medium Using High-resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging [J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2013, 21(1): 85-93.
[5]	DONG Zhaoxia, LI Mingyuan, WU Zhaoliang, LIN Meiqin. Deformation of Linked Polymer Coils [J]. , 2003, 11(6): 686-690.
[6]	LIU Honglai, Rong Zongming, HU Ying. EQUATIONS OF STATE FOR HARD-SPHERE CHAIN FLUIDS AND SQUARE-WELL CHAIN FLUIDS [J]. , 1996, 4(2): 95-103.
[7]	SONG Mingshi, WU Sizhu, YANG Jincai. RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYMER MELTS (II) MULTIPLE ENTANGLEMENT MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE DEPENDENCE OF VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOR ON DEFORMATION STATE AND PRIMARY MOLECULAR WEIGHTS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION [J]. , 1996, 4(2): 125-140.
[8]	SONG Mingshi, WU Sizhu. RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYMER MELTS (I) UNIFIED MOLECULAR THEORY OF NON-LINEAR ISCOELASTICITY WITH CONSTRAINTS OF GAUSSIAN CHAIN ENTANGLEMENT FOR POLYMER MELTS [J]. , 1996, 4(1): 49-61.
[9]	GAO Ruichang, JIN Manrong, WANG Shichang. STUDIES ON COUNTERACTING CHROMATOGRAPHIC ELECTROPHORESIS AND ITS UTILIZATION FOR PROTEIN PURIFICATION [J]. , 1996, 4(1): 11-18.
[10]	HU Ying, YING Xugen, D.T.Wu, J.M.Prausnitz. CONTINUOUS THERMODYNAMICS FOR POLYMER SOLUTIONS II.LATTICE-FLUID MODEL [J]. , 1995, 3(1): 11-22.
[11]	HU Ying, YING Xugen, D.T.Wu, J.M.Prausnitz. CONTINUOUS THERMODYNAMICS FOR POLYMER SOLUTIONS I.CLOSE-PACKED LATTICE MODEL [J]. , 1994, 2(3): 125-139.
[12]	WEN Hao, HelleS.Elbro. VAPOR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIA OF POLYMER SOLUTION USING UNIQUAC [J]. , 1993, 1(3): 152-159.
[13]	WANG Kun, CHEN Yifeng, FU Jinyan, HU Ying. VAPOR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIA FOR MIXTURES OF TOLUENE AND POLYSTYRENE WITH DIFFERENT MOLECULAR WEIGHTS [J]. , 1993, 1(2): 65-73.