Study on Characteristics and Oil Displacement Characteristics of High Concentration Polymer System

Abstract:

Through laboratory experiments, viscosity stability of high concentration polymer solution was studied. Viscoelasticity of high concentration polymer was measured by HAAKE RS-150 Rheometer. The flow tests of high concentration polymer solution were carried out by utilizing artificial homogeneity cores, while the influence of injection time on displacement characteristics of high concentration polymer were studied on artificial heterogeneous cores. The results showed that high concentration polymer solution had a good stability within 15 days, but decreased significantly after 30 days. Both viscosity and elasticity of high concentration polymer are higher than the lower ones’. Because the high viscoelasticity of high concentration polymer made the flow resistance increase, resistance coefficient and residual resistance coefficient were very high. Therefore viscoelasticity of high concentration polymer could make a large improvement on chemical flooding recovery.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 391-392)
• Pages: 255-259
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.391-392.255
• Online since: December 2011
• Authors: Yan Chang Su, Wen Xiang Wu
• Keywords: Displacement Characteristics, High-Concentration Polymer, Mobility, Stability, Viscoelasticity

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