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A method for enhancing oil recovery in low-permeability sandstone reservoirs

A sandstone reservoir, low-permeability technology, which is applied in the development of fluids, earth-moving drilling, wellbore/well components, etc., can solve the problems of low average permeability of the formation, reduced viscosity, loss of oil displacement, etc., and achieves improved crude oil recovery. Effects of yield, good elasticity and flexibility, good water dispersibility

Active Publication Date: 2016-06-08
PETROCHINA CO LTD
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However, because the average permeability of the ultra-low permeability sandstone reservoir is very low (less than 1 millidarcy), and the pore throat size of the formation is at the level of hundreds of nanometers, linear oil displacement polymer injection is very difficult, the injection pressure is high, and energy consumption is high. At the same time, when the linear polymer penetrates into the deep formation, it is easily sheared by the narrow pore throat of the formation, so that its viscosity decreases, the degradation is serious, and the oil displacement effect is lost
In addition, some profile control and water shutoff materials used in medium and high permeability reservoirs, such as inorganic sediments, bulky particles, cross-linked polymer gels, etc., due to their large volume, cannot be used in ultra-low permeability reservoirs The application will cause injection difficulties, and it can only improve the water absorption profile in the near-wellbore area, and cannot go deep into the formation, and the effect of increasing oil and reducing water is very limited
So far, there is no effective tertiary oil recovery technology for the exploitation of ultra-low permeability sandstone reservoirs. The water cut of most oil wells in the reservoir rises, the injected water forms an invalid circulation, and the production efficiency gradually decreases

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[0018] The method for improving the oil recovery rate in the late stage of fracturing water injection in ultra-low permeability sandstone reservoirs, the steps are as follows:

[0019] The average permeability of the ultra-low permeability sandstone reservoir formation is 0.6 mD, the daily water injection volume of the water injection well is 30 tons, and the soft microgel deep control and displacement agent is selected. The initial average particle size is 106nm. The equipment is connected as attached figure 1 As shown, the flexible microgel deep water control agent is placed in the storage tank 1, and the pump speed of the metering pump 2 is controlled to make the injected water control agent concentration 1000ppm. After continuous injection for 12 months, stop, and then continue to inject water separately , corresponding to 8% cumulative increase in oil wells, and a duration of 2.5 years for stable and increased production.

Embodiment 2

[0021] The method for improving the oil recovery rate in the late stage of fracturing water injection in ultra-low permeability sandstone reservoirs, the steps are as follows:

[0022] The average permeability of the ultra-low permeability sandstone reservoir formation is 0.9 mD, and the daily water injection volume of the water injection well is 40 tons. The soft microgel deep control and displacement agent is selected, and the initial average particle size is 200nm. The equipment is connected as attached figure 1 As shown, the flexible microgel deep water-regulating agent is placed in the storage tank 1, and the pumping speed of the metering pump 2 is controlled so that the concentration of the injected water-controlling agent is 5000ppm. After continuous injection for 6 months, stop, and then continue to inject water separately , corresponding to a 5% cumulative increase in oil wells, and a duration of 1.5 years for stable and increased production.

Embodiment 3

[0024] The method for improving the oil recovery rate in the late stage of fracturing water injection in ultra-low permeability sandstone reservoirs, the steps are as follows:

[0025] The average permeability of the ultra-low permeability sandstone reservoir formation is 0.2 mD, the daily water injection volume of the water injection well is 20 tons, and the soft microgel deep control and displacement agent is selected, the initial average particle size is 20nm, and the equipment is connected as attached figure 1 As shown, the flexible microgel deep water-regulating agent is placed in the storage tank 1, and the pumping speed of the metering pump 2 is controlled so that the concentration of the injected water-controlling agent is 100ppm. After continuous injection for 36 months, stop, and then continue to inject water separately , corresponding to a cumulative oil increase of 10% for oil wells, and a period of 5 years for stable and increased production.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a method for increasing oil recovery in a low-permeability sandstone reservoir; injecting a flexible microgel deep control and displacement agent into the water distribution pipeline of an ultra-low-permeability sandstone reservoir for fracturing water injection in the later stage of oil production well water distribution through a metering pump; The injection concentration of the flexible microgel deep control and displacement agent is 100ppm to 10000ppm; this method: 1) the duration of the stable production and increase of the oil well corresponding to the water injection well is 1 to 5 years; 2) the injection well of the ultra-low permeability sandstone reservoir is injected After the flexible microgel deep control and displacement agent, generally the corresponding oil wells can accumulate oil by 5% to 20%, and the effect of improving oil recovery is obvious.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of tertiary oil recovery of ultra-low permeability sandstone oil reservoirs, and in particular relates to a method for improving the recovery rate of crude oil in the late stage of fracturing water injection in ultra-low permeability sandstone oil reservoirs. Background technique [0002] At present, among the low permeability reservoirs, petroleum scientists and technicians call the reservoirs with less than 1 millidarcy as ultra-low permeability. Among my country's proven oil reserves, the reservoirs with a permeability of about 1 millidarcy account for more than 70%, and most of them are sandstone reservoirs, which are the main resources for the future development of my country's petroleum industry. Ultra-low permeability sandstone reservoirs are commonly known as "whetstones", with extremely low permeability, small formation porosity, poor connectivity, average formation pressure coefficient of reservoir...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): E21B43/22E21B43/20E21B33/13
Inventor 黎晓茸张涛李忠兴慕立俊李宪文郭方元谭俊领贾玉琴刘笑春杨棠英
Owner PETROCHINA CO LTD
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