Study and Application of Ultrafine Temperature-Resistant and Salt-Tolerant Swellable Particles in Low Permeability Reservoirs
Based on the characteristics of low-permeability oil and gas reservoirs and the requirements for profile control and water plugging and for water cut decrease and production increase in the high water cut stage of the middle and late exploitation periods, ultrafine temperature-resistant and salt-tol...
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| author | Meilong Fu Junbo Zhang Guojun Li Jiani Hu Peng Chen Lifeng Chen Honglin He |
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| description | Based on the characteristics of low-permeability oil and gas reservoirs and the requirements for profile control and water plugging and for water cut decrease and production increase in the high water cut stage of the middle and late exploitation periods, ultrafine temperature-resistant and salt-tolerant swellable particles DS-1 suitable for low permeability oilfields were prepared by introducing N,N-dimethylacrylamide(DMAA) monomers into the 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS)/acrylamide(AM)/N,N-dimethylbisacrylamide ternary crosslinking system. The median of initial particle size was 22.00 μm, and is compatible with formation pore throats. A static water absorption experiment showed that the particles can still maintain a high swelling ratio after 15 days at a high temperature and high mineralization degree, so they have long-term stability. The physical and chemical properties of the particles were analyzed microscopically using the infrared spectrum method and the scanning electron microscope (SEM) method. A dynamic displacement experiment confirmed that the particles can effectively plug dominant channels of waterflooding, increase the injection pressure, and improve the interlayer and intralayer heterogeneity. In the field experiment, the swellable particles DS-1 were used as a main slug for water plugging operations, and a good water cut decrease and oil production increase effect was obtained. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-695848db15754616b3bde7f8492cb9a22023-11-23T16:02:52ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-09-011518661910.3390/en15186619Study and Application of Ultrafine Temperature-Resistant and Salt-Tolerant Swellable Particles in Low Permeability ReservoirsMeilong Fu0Junbo Zhang1Guojun Li2Jiani Hu3Peng Chen4Lifeng Chen5Honglin He6Hubei Key Laboratory of Drilling and Production Engineering for Oil and Gas, College of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, ChinaHubei Key Laboratory of Drilling and Production Engineering for Oil and Gas, College of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, ChinaHubei Key Laboratory of Drilling and Production Engineering for Oil and Gas, College of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, ChinaHubei Key Laboratory of Drilling and Production Engineering for Oil and Gas, College of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, ChinaHubei Key Laboratory of Drilling and Production Engineering for Oil and Gas, College of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, ChinaHubei Key Laboratory of Drilling and Production Engineering for Oil and Gas, College of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, ChinaQinghai Oilfield Drilling and Production Technology Research Institute, Dunhuang 736200, ChinaBased on the characteristics of low-permeability oil and gas reservoirs and the requirements for profile control and water plugging and for water cut decrease and production increase in the high water cut stage of the middle and late exploitation periods, ultrafine temperature-resistant and salt-tolerant swellable particles DS-1 suitable for low permeability oilfields were prepared by introducing N,N-dimethylacrylamide(DMAA) monomers into the 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS)/acrylamide(AM)/N,N-dimethylbisacrylamide ternary crosslinking system. The median of initial particle size was 22.00 μm, and is compatible with formation pore throats. A static water absorption experiment showed that the particles can still maintain a high swelling ratio after 15 days at a high temperature and high mineralization degree, so they have long-term stability. The physical and chemical properties of the particles were analyzed microscopically using the infrared spectrum method and the scanning electron microscope (SEM) method. A dynamic displacement experiment confirmed that the particles can effectively plug dominant channels of waterflooding, increase the injection pressure, and improve the interlayer and intralayer heterogeneity. In the field experiment, the swellable particles DS-1 were used as a main slug for water plugging operations, and a good water cut decrease and oil production increase effect was obtained.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/18/6619low-permeability reservoirswellable particlesprofile control and water pluggingwater cut decrease and oil production increase |
| spellingShingle | Meilong Fu Junbo Zhang Guojun Li Jiani Hu Peng Chen Lifeng Chen Honglin He Study and Application of Ultrafine Temperature-Resistant and Salt-Tolerant Swellable Particles in Low Permeability Reservoirs Energies low-permeability reservoir swellable particles profile control and water plugging water cut decrease and oil production increase |
| title | Study and Application of Ultrafine Temperature-Resistant and Salt-Tolerant Swellable Particles in Low Permeability Reservoirs |
| title_full | Study and Application of Ultrafine Temperature-Resistant and Salt-Tolerant Swellable Particles in Low Permeability Reservoirs |
| title_fullStr | Study and Application of Ultrafine Temperature-Resistant and Salt-Tolerant Swellable Particles in Low Permeability Reservoirs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study and Application of Ultrafine Temperature-Resistant and Salt-Tolerant Swellable Particles in Low Permeability Reservoirs |
| title_short | Study and Application of Ultrafine Temperature-Resistant and Salt-Tolerant Swellable Particles in Low Permeability Reservoirs |
| title_sort | study and application of ultrafine temperature resistant and salt tolerant swellable particles in low permeability reservoirs |
| topic | low-permeability reservoir swellable particles profile control and water plugging water cut decrease and oil production increase |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/18/6619 |
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