Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5): 567-573.doi: 10.7657/XJPG20240508

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Producing Patterns and Improvement of Polymer Flooding Profile in Class ⅡB Reservoir, Daqing Oilfield

ZHOU Congcong(), CAO Ruibo, SUN Hongguo, FAN Yu, GUO Songlin, LIANG Guoliang   

  1. Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Daqing Oilfield Company Limited, PetroChina, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163712, China
  • Received:2023-12-26 Revised:2024-02-02 Online:2024-10-01 Published:2024-10-09

Abstract:

The application of polymer flooding is expanding in Daqing oilfield, with the target transferring to poor-quality Class ⅡB reservoir. The existing polymers exhibit poor compatibility with the reservoir, the producing patterns of the profile remain unclear, and the effects of polymer flooding development vary greatly in different areas. To address these issues, through the analysis of field profile data statistics and laboratory experiments, the producing patterns and improvement methods for the profiles in Class ⅡB reservoir were investigated. In view of the producing status from water-injected layers, Lamadian area which is characterized by thick channel sandbodies and good reservoir properties exhibits the highest proportion of net pay producing, with the reservoir exploited frequently, multiple polymer breakthrough layers, and relatively high liquid absorption. The Sazhong and Sanan areas, with limited channel sandbodies and multiple thin sand layers with poor properties, show a low net pay producing proportion in the water flooding stage, after polymer flooding which is 12.5% and 15.4% higher than those in the water flooding stage, respectively. Additionally, the reservoirs with permeability ranging from 100 to 300 mD show a significant profile improvement. In view of the producing status of water-unswept layers, the strong vertical heterogeneity of Class ⅡB reservoir results in a high net pay unproducing proportion between layers. In this case, the profile should be improved by achieving balanced interlayer production. The alternating injection of salt-resistant polymer of high and low concentrations can delay the rise of water cut, enhance the liquid absorption in low-permeability layers, and significantly improve the recovery efficiency of polymer flooding. A pilot test on alternating injection of DS1200 salt-resistant polymer of high and low concentrations was conducted in A area of Beibei block in Lamadian, achieving satisfactory water-cut reduction and oil increment. This technology provides a guidance for improving the polymer flooding profiles of Class ⅡB reservoir in Daqing oilfield.

Key words: Daqing oilfield, Class ⅡB reservoir, polymer flooding, water injection profile, oil displacement experiment, salt-resistant polymer

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