Study and Application of Ultrafine Temperature-Resistant and Salt-Tolerant Swellable Particles in Low Permeability Reservoirs

Abstract

Based on the characteristics of low-permeability oil and gas reservoirs and the requirements for profile control and water plugging and for water cut decrease and production increase in the high water cut stage of the middle and late exploitation periods, ultrafine temperature-resistant and salt-tolerant swellable particles DS-1 suitable for low permeability oilfields were prepared by introducing N,N-dimethylacrylamide(DMAA) monomers into the 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS)/acrylamide(AM)/N,N-dimethylbisacrylamide ternary crosslinking system. The median of initial particle size was 22.00 μm, and is compatible with formation pore throats. A static water absorption experiment showed that the particles can still maintain a high swelling ratio after 15 days at a high temperature and high mineralization degree, so they have long-term stability. The physical and chemical properties of the particles were analyzed microscopically using the infrared spectrum method and the scanning electron microscope (SEM) method. A dynamic displacement experiment confirmed that the particles can effectively plug dominant channels of waterflooding, increase the injection pressure, and improve the interlayer and intralayer heterogeneity. In the field experiment, the swellable particles DS-1 were used as a main slug for water plugging operations, and a good water cut decrease and oil production increase effect was obtained.