Gao Xin, Huang Lixin, Xiu Jianlong, Yi Lina, Zhao Yongheng
School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Institute of Porous Flow and Fluid Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Langfang 065007, China.
Polymers (Basel). 2023 Nov 6;15(21):4338. doi: 10.3390/polym15214338.
The chemically synthesized polymer polyacrylamide (HPAM) has achieved excellent oil displacement in conventional reservoirs, but its oil displacement is poor in extreme reservoir environments. To develop a biopolymer oil flooding agent suitable for extreme reservoir conditions, the viscosity changes and rheological properties of three biopolymers, diutan gum, xanthan gum, and scleroglucan, were studied under extreme reservoir conditions (high salt, high temperature, strong acid, and alkali), and the effects of temperature, mineralization, pH, and other factors on their viscosities and long-term stability were analyzed and compared. The results show that the three biopolymers had the best viscosity-increasing ability at temperatures of 90 °C and below. The viscosity of the three biopolymers was 80.94 mPa·s, 11.57 mPa·s, and 59.83 mPa·s, respectively, when the concentration was 1500 mg/L and the salinity 220 g/L. At the shear rate of 250 s, 100 °C140 °C, scleroglucan had the best viscosification. At 140 °C, the solution viscosity was 19.74 mPa·s, and the retention rate could reach 118.27%. The results of the long-term stability study showed that the solution viscosity of scleroglucan with a mineralization level of 220 mg/L was 89.54% viscosity retention in 40 days, and the diutan gum could be stabilized for 10 days, with the viscosity maintained at 90 mPa·s. All three biopolymers were highly acid- and alkali-resistant, with viscosity variations of less than 15% in the pH310 range. Rheological tests showed that the unique double-helix structure of diutan gum and the rigid triple-helix structure of scleroglucan caused them to have better viscoelastic properties than xanthan gum. Therefore, these two biopolymers, diutan gum, and scleroglucan, have the potential for extreme reservoir oil displacement applications. It is recommended to use diutan gum for oil displacement in reservoirs up to 90 °C and scleroglucan for oil displacement in reservoirs between 100 °C and 140 °C.
化学合成聚合物聚丙烯酰胺(HPAM)在常规油藏中已实现优异的驱油效果,但在极端油藏环境下其驱油性能较差。为开发一种适用于极端油藏条件的生物聚合物驱油剂,研究了三种生物聚合物(黄原胶、结冷胶和瓜尔胶)在极端油藏条件(高盐、高温、强酸和强碱)下的粘度变化和流变特性,并分析比较了温度、矿化度、pH值等因素对其粘度和长期稳定性的影响。结果表明,这三种生物聚合物在90℃及以下温度时具有最佳的增粘能力。当浓度为1500mg/L且矿化度为220g/L时,三种生物聚合物的粘度分别为80.94mPa·s、11.57mPa·s和59.83mPa·s。在250s-1的剪切速率下,100℃140℃时,结冷胶的增粘效果最佳。在140℃时,溶液粘度为19.74mPa·s,保留率可达118.27%。长期稳定性研究结果表明,矿化度为220mg/L的结冷胶溶液在40天内粘度保留率为89.54%,瓜尔胶可稳定10天,粘度维持在90mPa·s。这三种生物聚合物均具有高度的耐酸碱性能,在pH310范围内粘度变化小于15%。流变测试表明,瓜尔胶独特的双螺旋结构和结冷胶刚性的三螺旋结构使其比黄原胶具有更好的粘弹性。因此,瓜尔胶和结冷胶这两种生物聚合物具有在极端油藏驱油应用中的潜力。建议在90℃及以下油藏中使用瓜尔胶进行驱油,在100℃至140℃油藏中使用结冷胶进行驱油。