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Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 324-334.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2022.01.011

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Conformance control by a microgel in a multi-layered heterogeneous reservoir during CO2 enhanced oil recovery process

Zheyu Liu1,2, Jian Zhang3, Xianjie Li3, Chunming Xu1, Xin Chen2, Bo Zhang1, Guang Zhao4, Han Zhang2, Yiqiang Li2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China;
    2. College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China;
    3. China National Offshore Oil Corporation Research Institute, CNOOC, Beijing 100028, China;
    4. School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
  • Received:2021-11-09 Revised:2022-01-03 Online:2022-04-28 Published:2022-03-28
  • Contact: Yiqiang Li,E-mail:yiqiangli@cup.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52004305), the Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China (2021M693497) and the Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum, Beijing (2462020XKBH006). We thank Prof. Caili Dai from the China University of Petroleum (East China) for providing the DPG sample

Conformance control by a microgel in a multi-layered heterogeneous reservoir during CO2 enhanced oil recovery process

Zheyu Liu1,2, Jian Zhang3, Xianjie Li3, Chunming Xu1, Xin Chen2, Bo Zhang1, Guang Zhao4, Han Zhang2, Yiqiang Li2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China;
    2. College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China;
    3. China National Offshore Oil Corporation Research Institute, CNOOC, Beijing 100028, China;
    4. School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
  • 通讯作者: Yiqiang Li,E-mail:yiqiangli@cup.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52004305), the Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China (2021M693497) and the Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum, Beijing (2462020XKBH006). We thank Prof. Caili Dai from the China University of Petroleum (East China) for providing the DPG sample

Abstract: Injecting CO2 into the underground for oil displacement and shortage is an important technique for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). One of the main problems during the CO2 injection is the channeling plugging. Finding an effective method for the gas channeling plugging is a critical issue in the CO2 EOR process. In this work, an acid-resistance microgel named dispersed particle gel (DPG) was characterized and its stability was tested in the CO2 environment. The microgel size selection strategies for the homogeneous and heterogeneous reservoirs were respectively investigated using the single core flooding and three parallel core flooding experiments. Moreover, the comparison of microgel alternate CO2 (MAC) injection and water alternate CO2 (WAC) injection in the dual core flooding experiments were presented for the investigation of the role of microgel on the conformance control in CO2 flooding process. The results have shown that the microgel featured with —NH and C—N groups can keep its morphology after aging 7 days in the CO2 environment. Where, the small microgel with unobstructed migration and large microgel with good plugging efficiency for the high permeability zone were respectively featured with the higher recovery factor in homogeneous and heterogeneous conditions, which indicate they are preferred used for the oil displacement and conformance control. Compared to WAC injection, MAC injection had a higher incremental recovery factor of 12.4%. It suggests the acid-resistance microgel would be a good candidate for the conformance control during CO2 flooding process.

Key words: Carbon dioxide, Microgels, Enhanced oil recovery, Conformance control, Porous media

摘要: Injecting CO2 into the underground for oil displacement and shortage is an important technique for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). One of the main problems during the CO2 injection is the channeling plugging. Finding an effective method for the gas channeling plugging is a critical issue in the CO2 EOR process. In this work, an acid-resistance microgel named dispersed particle gel (DPG) was characterized and its stability was tested in the CO2 environment. The microgel size selection strategies for the homogeneous and heterogeneous reservoirs were respectively investigated using the single core flooding and three parallel core flooding experiments. Moreover, the comparison of microgel alternate CO2 (MAC) injection and water alternate CO2 (WAC) injection in the dual core flooding experiments were presented for the investigation of the role of microgel on the conformance control in CO2 flooding process. The results have shown that the microgel featured with —NH and C—N groups can keep its morphology after aging 7 days in the CO2 environment. Where, the small microgel with unobstructed migration and large microgel with good plugging efficiency for the high permeability zone were respectively featured with the higher recovery factor in homogeneous and heterogeneous conditions, which indicate they are preferred used for the oil displacement and conformance control. Compared to WAC injection, MAC injection had a higher incremental recovery factor of 12.4%. It suggests the acid-resistance microgel would be a good candidate for the conformance control during CO2 flooding process.

关键词: Carbon dioxide, Microgels, Enhanced oil recovery, Conformance control, Porous media