A Microscopic Experimental Study on the Dominant Flow Channels of Water Flooding in Ultra-High Water Cut Reservoirs
The water drive reservoir in Shengli Oilfield has entered a stage of ultra-high water cut development, forming an advantageous flow channel for the water drive, resulting in the inefficient and ineffective circulation of injected water. Therefore, the distribution characteristics of water drive flow...
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| description | The water drive reservoir in Shengli Oilfield has entered a stage of ultra-high water cut development, forming an advantageous flow channel for the water drive, resulting in the inefficient and ineffective circulation of injected water. Therefore, the distribution characteristics of water drive flow channels and their controlled residual oil in ultra-high water cut reservoirs are of great significance for treating water drive dominant flow channels and utilizing discontinuous residual oil. Through microscopic physical simulation of water flooding, color mixing recognition and image analysis technology were used to visualize the evolution characteristics of water flooding seepage channels and their changes during the control process. Research has shown that during the ultra-high water content period, the shrinkage of the water drive seepage channel forms a dominant seepage channel, forming a “seepage barrier” at the boundary of the dominant seepage channel, and dividing the affected area into the water drive dominant seepage zone and the seepage stagnation zone. The advantage of water flooding is that the oil displacement efficiency in the permeable zone is as high as 80.5%, and the remaining oil is highly dispersed. The water phase is almost a single-phase flow, revealing the reason for high water consumption in this stage. The remaining oil outside the affected area and within the stagnant flow zone accounts for 89.8% of the remaining oil, which has the potential to further improve oil recovery in the later stage of ultra-high water cut. For the first time, the redundancy index was proposed to quantitatively evaluate the control effect of liquid extraction and liquid flow direction on the dominant flow channels in water flooding. Experimental data showed that both liquid extraction and liquid flow direction can regulate the dominant flow channels in water flooding and improve oil recovery under certain conditions. Microscopic physical simulation experiments were conducted through the transformation of well network form in the later stage of ultra-high water content, which showed that the synergistic effect of liquid extraction and liquid flow direction can significantly improve the oil recovery effect, with an oil recovery rate of 68.02%, deepening the understanding of improving oil recovery rate in the later stage of ultra-high water content. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3da8450c97484e24bd1f065a3d1a90612024-11-26T18:02:39ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-11-011722575610.3390/en17225756A Microscopic Experimental Study on the Dominant Flow Channels of Water Flooding in Ultra-High Water Cut ReservoirsChunlei Yu0Min Zhang1Wenbin Chen2Shiming Zhang3Shuoliang Wang4Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Shengli Oilfield Company, Sinopec Corporation, Dongying 257001, ChinaResearch Institute of Exploration and Development, Shengli Oilfield Company, Sinopec Corporation, Dongying 257001, ChinaCollege of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100190, ChinaResearch Institute of Exploration and Development, Shengli Oilfield Company, Sinopec Corporation, Dongying 257001, ChinaCollege of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100190, ChinaThe water drive reservoir in Shengli Oilfield has entered a stage of ultra-high water cut development, forming an advantageous flow channel for the water drive, resulting in the inefficient and ineffective circulation of injected water. Therefore, the distribution characteristics of water drive flow channels and their controlled residual oil in ultra-high water cut reservoirs are of great significance for treating water drive dominant flow channels and utilizing discontinuous residual oil. Through microscopic physical simulation of water flooding, color mixing recognition and image analysis technology were used to visualize the evolution characteristics of water flooding seepage channels and their changes during the control process. Research has shown that during the ultra-high water content period, the shrinkage of the water drive seepage channel forms a dominant seepage channel, forming a “seepage barrier” at the boundary of the dominant seepage channel, and dividing the affected area into the water drive dominant seepage zone and the seepage stagnation zone. The advantage of water flooding is that the oil displacement efficiency in the permeable zone is as high as 80.5%, and the remaining oil is highly dispersed. The water phase is almost a single-phase flow, revealing the reason for high water consumption in this stage. The remaining oil outside the affected area and within the stagnant flow zone accounts for 89.8% of the remaining oil, which has the potential to further improve oil recovery in the later stage of ultra-high water cut. For the first time, the redundancy index was proposed to quantitatively evaluate the control effect of liquid extraction and liquid flow direction on the dominant flow channels in water flooding. Experimental data showed that both liquid extraction and liquid flow direction can regulate the dominant flow channels in water flooding and improve oil recovery under certain conditions. Microscopic physical simulation experiments were conducted through the transformation of well network form in the later stage of ultra-high water content, which showed that the synergistic effect of liquid extraction and liquid flow direction can significantly improve the oil recovery effect, with an oil recovery rate of 68.02%, deepening the understanding of improving oil recovery rate in the later stage of ultra-high water content.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/22/5756ultra-high water cut periodadvantageous seepage channelsseepage barrierremaining oil distributionimproved oil recovery |
| spellingShingle | Chunlei Yu Min Zhang Wenbin Chen Shiming Zhang Shuoliang Wang A Microscopic Experimental Study on the Dominant Flow Channels of Water Flooding in Ultra-High Water Cut Reservoirs Energies ultra-high water cut period advantageous seepage channels seepage barrier remaining oil distribution improved oil recovery |
| title | A Microscopic Experimental Study on the Dominant Flow Channels of Water Flooding in Ultra-High Water Cut Reservoirs |
| title_full | A Microscopic Experimental Study on the Dominant Flow Channels of Water Flooding in Ultra-High Water Cut Reservoirs |
| title_fullStr | A Microscopic Experimental Study on the Dominant Flow Channels of Water Flooding in Ultra-High Water Cut Reservoirs |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Microscopic Experimental Study on the Dominant Flow Channels of Water Flooding in Ultra-High Water Cut Reservoirs |
| title_short | A Microscopic Experimental Study on the Dominant Flow Channels of Water Flooding in Ultra-High Water Cut Reservoirs |
| title_sort | microscopic experimental study on the dominant flow channels of water flooding in ultra high water cut reservoirs |
| topic | ultra-high water cut period advantageous seepage channels seepage barrier remaining oil distribution improved oil recovery |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/22/5756 |
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