Current development and application of chemical combination flooding technique

Great progress and success have been achieved in the fundamental study and field test of chemical combination flooding in recent years. In China, a low concentration ASP formula is employed to achieve ultra-low interfacial tension by the synergistic effect of alkali and surfactant. The viscosity of...

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Main Authors: Youyi ZHU, Qingfeng HOU, Guoqing JIAN, Desheng MA, Zhe WANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2013-02-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380413600099
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spelling doaj-4b5ddd3b0e7644ce93c043b01075c87a2021-02-02T08:53:45ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Petroleum Exploration and Development1876-38042013-02-0140196103Current development and application of chemical combination flooding techniqueYouyi ZHU0Qingfeng HOU1Guoqing JIAN2Desheng MA3Zhe WANG4State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, Beijing 100083, China; Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, CNPC, Beijing 100083, China; Corresponding authorState Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, Beijing 100083, China; Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, CNPC, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, Beijing 100083, China; Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, CNPC, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, Beijing 100083, China; Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, CNPC, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, Beijing 100083, China; Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, CNPC, Beijing 100083, ChinaGreat progress and success have been achieved in the fundamental study and field test of chemical combination flooding in recent years. In China, a low concentration ASP formula is employed to achieve ultra-low interfacial tension by the synergistic effect of alkali and surfactant. The viscosity of polymer solution prepared from produced water can meet the technological requirement when salt tolerance polymer is applied. ASP or SP flooding can increase both oil displacement efficiency and sweep volume. ASP pilot tests and industrial field tests in Daqing Oilfield have resulted in an oil recovery increase of 18.5%-26.5%. The chemical combination flooding has entered into the industrial promotion and application stage, with a series of supporting techniques formed in the field tests. The main challenges in this technique include short pump-checking period and difficulty in produced liquid handling and high cost. Micelle-polymer flooding as the major chemical combination flooding technique was applied abroad in the early stage of chemical flooding tests. However, the micelle-polymer flooding has not been applied widely due to its high cost. With the rise of oil price in recent years, low concentration chemical combination flooding has drawn more attention. Because of high temperature and high salinity in most reservoirs abroad where chemical combination flooding is used, high performance temperature and salt tolerance oil displacement agents are the bottleneck for future chemical flooding. Key words: chemical combination flooding, oil displacement mechanism, field test, enhanced oil recoveryhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380413600099
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author Youyi ZHU
Qingfeng HOU
Guoqing JIAN
Desheng MA
Zhe WANG
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Qingfeng HOU
Guoqing JIAN
Desheng MA
Zhe WANG
Current development and application of chemical combination flooding technique
Petroleum Exploration and Development
author_facet Youyi ZHU
Qingfeng HOU
Guoqing JIAN
Desheng MA
Zhe WANG
author_sort Youyi ZHU
title Current development and application of chemical combination flooding technique
title_short Current development and application of chemical combination flooding technique
title_full Current development and application of chemical combination flooding technique
title_fullStr Current development and application of chemical combination flooding technique
title_full_unstemmed Current development and application of chemical combination flooding technique
title_sort current development and application of chemical combination flooding technique
publisher KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
series Petroleum Exploration and Development
issn 1876-3804
publishDate 2013-02-01
description Great progress and success have been achieved in the fundamental study and field test of chemical combination flooding in recent years. In China, a low concentration ASP formula is employed to achieve ultra-low interfacial tension by the synergistic effect of alkali and surfactant. The viscosity of polymer solution prepared from produced water can meet the technological requirement when salt tolerance polymer is applied. ASP or SP flooding can increase both oil displacement efficiency and sweep volume. ASP pilot tests and industrial field tests in Daqing Oilfield have resulted in an oil recovery increase of 18.5%-26.5%. The chemical combination flooding has entered into the industrial promotion and application stage, with a series of supporting techniques formed in the field tests. The main challenges in this technique include short pump-checking period and difficulty in produced liquid handling and high cost. Micelle-polymer flooding as the major chemical combination flooding technique was applied abroad in the early stage of chemical flooding tests. However, the micelle-polymer flooding has not been applied widely due to its high cost. With the rise of oil price in recent years, low concentration chemical combination flooding has drawn more attention. Because of high temperature and high salinity in most reservoirs abroad where chemical combination flooding is used, high performance temperature and salt tolerance oil displacement agents are the bottleneck for future chemical flooding. Key words: chemical combination flooding, oil displacement mechanism, field test, enhanced oil recovery
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