Experimental evaluation of ASP flooding to improve oil recovery in heterogeneous reservoirs by layered injection approach

Abstract

AbstractTo improve the oil displacement effect of ASP (alkali/surfactant/polymer) solution in heterogeneous oil reservoirs, layered injection technology is proposed for the first time for Daqing Oilfield. The technology uses partial pressure tools to control the injection amount of ASP solution in high‐permeability oil layers and uses a partial quality tool in low‐permeability oil layers. To study the experimental effect of this layered injection technology, the relationships between the different permeability, molecular weight, and concentration of the ASP solution, as well as the resistance coefficient and residual resistance coefficient, are first established, and then, a layered injection experimental model is established to carry out experimental research on injection capacity and oil displacement capacity. The experimental results show that the smaller the range of the core permeability is, the larger the molecular weight and concentration of the ASP solution are, and the poorer the injection capacity of the ASP solution is. After the action of a partial pressure tool and a partial quality tool, the injection capacity of ASP solution is improved to different degrees, and the oil displacement effect of low‐permeability cores is significantly improved, while the total oil recovery is increased, and the total oil recovery of heterogeneous cores under different conditions is increased by 1.4%‐4.05%. This experiment is of great significance to the study of improving the oil recovery of heterogeneous reservoirs.