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Liquid injectivity in a SAG foam process:Effect of permeability

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Foam is utilized in enhanced oil recovery and CO2 sequestration.Surfactant-alternating-gas(SAG)is a preferred approach for placing foam into reservoirs,due to it enhances gas injection and minimizes corrosion in facilities.Our previous studies with similar permeability cores show that during SAG in-jection,several banks occupy the area near the well where fluid exhibits distinct behaviour.However,underground reservoirs are heterogeneous,often layered.It is crucial to understand the effect of permeability on fluid behaviour and injectivity in a SAG process.In this work,coreflood experiments are conducted in cores with permeabilities ranging from 16 to 2300 mD.We observe the same sequence of banks in cores with different permeabilities.However,the speed at which banks propagate and their overall mobility can vary depending on permeability.At higher permeabilities,the gas-dissolution bank and the forced-imbibition bank progress more rapidly during liquid injection.The total mobilities of both banks decrease with permeability.By utilizing a bank-propagation model,we scale up our experimental findings and compare them to results obtained using the Peaceman equation.Our findings reveal that the liquid injectivity in a SAG foam process is misestimated by conventional simulators based on the Peaceman equation.The lower the formation permeability,the greater the error.

FoamEnhanced oil recoverySurfactant-alternating-gasInjectivityPermeability

Jia-Kun Gong、Yuan Wang、Ridhwan-Zhafri B.Kamarul Bahrim、Raj-Deo Tewari、Mohammad-Iqbal Mahamad Amir、Rouhi Farajzadeh、William Rossen

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College of Mechanics and Materials,Hohai University,Nanjing 210098,Jiangsu,China

Department of Geoscience and Engineering Delft University of Technology,2628 CN,Delft,the Netherlands

College of Water Conservancy & Hydropower Engineering Hohai University,Nanjing 210098,Jiangsu,China

PETRONAS,Kuala Lumpur,50088,Malaysia

Shell Global Solutions International B.V,1031 HW,Amsterdam,the Netherlands

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国家自然科学基金国家自然科学基金江苏省自然科学基金中央高校基本科研业务费专项PETRONASShell Global Solution International B.V

U224021052279098BK20200525B230201021

2024

石油科学(英文版)
中国石油大学(北京)

石油科学(英文版)

EI
影响因子:0.88
ISSN:1672-5107
年,卷(期):2024.21(1)
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