Injectability of Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide Solutions Improved by Anionic-Nonionic Surfactant in Medium and Low Permeability Reservoirs

Long Wang, Jianguang Wei, Yinghe Chen, Shihua Jia, Yiling Wang, Xudong Qiao and Long Xu
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Long Wang: School of Petroleum Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
Jianguang Wei: Key Laboratory of Continental Shale Hydrocarbon Accumulation and Efficient Development (Northeast Petroleum University), Ministry of Education, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
Yinghe Chen: School of Petroleum Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
Shihua Jia: Daqing International Exploration and Development Company, Daqing 163318, China
Yiling Wang: Daqing International Exploration and Development Company, Daqing 163318, China
Xudong Qiao: Daqing International Exploration and Development Company, Daqing 163318, China
Long Xu: School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-19

Abstract: Injectability of the polymer solution is a very important factor that determines the effectiveness of polymer flooding for enhanced oil recovery. Here, the medium and low permeability oil reservoir was taken as a research object, and effects of relative molecular weight, concentration and core permeability on the flow and injection performance of a partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) solution with and without anionic-nonionic surfactant (ANS) were studied by indoor outcrop core physical model experiments. It was found that the influence of HPAM concentration on the flow performance was related to the core permeability. When the core permeability was lower than 59 mD, the resistance factor and residual resistance factor of HPAM increased with increasing the concentration. High molecular weight and low core permeability were not conducive to the injectability of HPAM solutions. The addition of ANS was beneficial in enhancing the injectability of HPAM solution by reducing the critical value of injectability of HPAM solution, which was elucidated by the Hall curve derivative method. In the presence of ANS, the flow pressure gradient and the residual resistance factor of the HPAM solution decreased. It is believed that the injectability of HPAM solution improved by ANS in the medium and low permeability reservoirs can be attributed to decrease in fluid viscosity and competitive adsorption on the surface of porous media. The study provides a new idea and theoretical basis for improving the injectability of an HPAM solution and the application of polymer flooding and a polymer/surfactant binary flooding system in medium and low permeability reservoirs.

Keywords: partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide; anionic-nonionic surfactant; injectability; hall curve derivative method; medium and low permeability; competitive adsorption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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