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Polymer Science
Fuquan Luo, Xiao Gu, Wenshuang Geng, Jian Hou, Changcheng Gai
Summary: This study investigates the effects of gel-assisted polymer and surfactant binary combination flooding in strong edge water reservoirs using numerical simulation, and provides screening criteria for the application of this method in such reservoirs. The results show that the presence of edge water is not conducive to binary combination flooding, and reservoirs with smaller water volumetric multiples and larger oil-bearing areas are more suitable for this technique.
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Polymer Science
Hongtao Fu, Zhenqiang Bai, Hu Guo, Kena Yang, Chunping Guo, Mingxi Liu, Lihao Liang, Kaoping Song
Summary: Polymer flooding has gained increasing attention worldwide for its high incremental oil recovery factor and relative low costs compared with other oil recovery techniques. However, for oilfields that have already undergone polymer flooding, such as Daqing Oilfield in China, there is a need for further improvement in recovery. Traditional heterogeneity studies cannot accurately characterize the remaining oil distribution after polymer flooding. In this study, a method to quantitatively describe the reservoir's architecture was established, and the distribution pattern and development potential of the remaining oil was analyzed. The results show great potential for development, with about 40% of the original oil in place (OOIP) in Daqing Oilfield yet to be produced. This study is important for improving oil recovery in polymer-flooded reservoirs.
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Polymer Science
Rafael E. Hincapie, Ante Borovina, Torsten Clemens, Eugen Hoffmann, Muhammad Tahir, Leena Nurmi, Sirkku Hanski, Jonas Wegner, Alyssia Janczak
Summary: This work presents various evaluations of key prior field applications, combining laboratory approaches to optimize the usage of polymers and alkali. The performance of AP floods can be optimized by adjusting the polymer viscosities during injection and aging in the reservoir. AP conditions not only reduce polymer retention in the reservoir but also result in significant cost savings. Lower-concentration polymer solutions aged in alkali show the same displacement efficiency as non-aged polymers with higher concentrations.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jingui Ma, Liqiang Ma, Yongdi Gao, Yue Qin, Zhihao Jiao, Ruibo Guo, Junwei Hou
Summary: The Second Oil Production Plant of Xinjiang Oilfield faces challenges in separating a large amount of highly emulsified crude oil, which consists of conventional water flooding, chemical flooding, and fracturing backflow fluid. Factors such as high zeta potential, low density difference, high viscosity, and small emulsion particles contribute to the difficulty in demulsification. Through systematic experiments, optimal demulsification approaches were identified, including raising the temperature and demulsifier concentration for water flooding emulsion, adjusting the pH value and adding demulsifier for chemical flooding emulsion, and no extra treatments for fracturing backflow fluid emulsion. This study provides new insights for emulsion treatment in later stages of oilfield development.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Dong Kangxing, Zhao Xinrui, Lu Qiuyu, Liu Wei, Chang Siyuan
Summary: This paper uses the Grey relational algorithm to determine the optimal connected injection-production well group by studying the dynamic relationship between oil and water wells. It also proposes a Sparrow search algorithm optimisation model based on Sine mapping to specifically predict water injection. The new algorithm, Sine-SSA-BP, improves the predictive accuracy of water injection volume compared to the original BP algorithm.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
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Polymer Science
Anas M. Hassan, Emad W. Al-Shalabi, Mohammed A. Ayoub
Summary: This study investigates the feasibility of improving polymer displacement technology in high temperature, high salinity oil carbonate resources using optimized polymers and hybrid methods. The selected novel polymers exhibit stability and tolerance, whereas adding alkali-surfactant can enhance mobility control and reduce interfacial tension, thus increasing displacement efficiency.
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Polymer Science
Yosif Almoshari
Summary: This article discusses the delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and the design and application of topical drug delivery systems. Novel hydrogels have the capability to control the release pattern of APIs, and the addition of various new formulations can enhance drug delivery effectiveness.
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Environmental Sciences
Xiaoju Yan, Guodong Wang, Cong Ma, Junyu Li, Shirong Cheng, Chengyu Yang, Lin Chen
Summary: The study used response surface methodology to analyze the effects of pollutant interactions in ASP flooding oilfield wastewater on membrane fouling, showing significant influence on flux decline. Characterization of FTIR and SEM revealed that the MD membrane was fouled by the wastewater, but the flux was restored to 86.9% after hydraulic cleaning.
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Energy & Fuels
Huiying Zhong, Yuanyuan He, Erlong Yang, Yongbin Bi, Tingbao Yang
Summary: Viscoelastic polymer flooding is widely used as an enhanced oil recovery method in oilfield development. This study focused on investigating the effects of polymer elasticity on displacement characteristics in Class II reservoirs, particularly in heterogeneous reservoirs. The research found that different oil layers have different displacement efficiencies, and increasing relaxation time can improve oil displacement efficiency.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Zhang Lei, Dou Hongen, Wang Tianzhi, Wang Hongliang, Peng Yi, Zhang Jifeng, Liu Zongshang, Mi Lan, Jiang Liwei
Summary: This study proposes an oil production prediction method for single wells based on temporal convolutional network (TCN), which significantly reduces prediction errors and improves prediction accuracy by optimizing model parameters and integrating stage models.
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
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Engineering, Civil
Haocheng Huang, Weihong Liao, Xiaohui Lei, Chao Wang, Zhipeng Cai, Hao Wang
Summary: In order to reduce simulation errors caused by low resolution and poor vertical accuracy of DEM data, a novel urban terrain reconstruction method based on multisource data fusion (MDF) is proposed. A 1D-2D coupled pluvial flood model is used to verify the superiority of the proposed method. The results show that the proposed method reduces systematic elevation errors and improves simulation performance compared to conventional methods. The method is proven to be effective and low-cost for improving the accuracy of urban pluvial flooding simulation.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yan-Feng Wei, Lu Wang, Zi-Yuan Xia, Min Gou, Zhao-Yong Sun, Wei-Feng Lv, Yue-Qin Tang
Summary: This study characterized indigenous microorganisms in oil reservoirs after polymer flooding (RAPF). The results showed that both crude oil and Aqu0.1 contained different functional microorganisms related to hydrocarbon degradation. This is significant for investment and exploration of indigenous microorganisms for microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR).
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Polymer Science
Chang-Ming Li, Ji-Rui Hou, Yu-Chen Wen, Tuo Liang
Summary: Fractured-vuggy reservoirs are composed of underground rivers, vugs, and fractured-vuggy structures. A 3D model based on similarity criterion can reflect the characteristics of the reservoir and fluid flow laws. Gel foam flooding in the underground river can increase recovery ratio. The injection rate affects oil recovery, with nitrogen flooding having four types of residual oil and gel foam flooding having three types.
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Energy & Fuels
Wenxiu Song, Dimitrios Georgios Hatzignatiou
Summary: Polymer flooding is traditionally used to achieve favorable mobility ratios and increase oil displacement efficiency. However, there are limitations such as high polymer concentration due to high oil viscosity, clay presence leading to polymer adsorption, formation brine salinity affecting polymer viscosity, and fractured formations causing sweep challenges. Mechanisms contributing to more efficient oil displacement include mobility control, improved sweep efficiency, and improved microscopic displacement efficiency. The use of nanoparticles in polymer flooding has been examined for interfacial tension reduction, wettability alteration, increased viscosity of injected polymer solution, and prevention of asphaltene precipitation.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
ZhenBang Qi, Scott Pierobon, Owen Serediak, Jonathon Le, Adam Pettigrew, Ali Abedini
Summary: This study investigates the performance of polymer flooding in thief zones using a microfluidic analogue. It is found that polymer flooding has a higher displacement efficiency in multiple permeability zones, leading to a significant increase in oil recovery.