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US 11,118,102 · App. 16/764,580 · Granted Sep 14, 2021

Mine application method for in-situ nano-microspheres to increase crude oil recovery rate

Inventors: Wanfen Pu (Chengdu, CN); Rui Liu (Chengdu, CN); Fayang Jin (Chengdu, CN)
Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
C09K8/588E21B43/20C09K2208/10
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Patent No.
US 11,118,102
App. No.
16/764,580
Granted
Sep 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mine application method for in-situ nano-microspheres is provided. A water-soluble macromolecule A base fluid, a certain amount of isolation fluid (an isolation fluid slug can be designed according to actual conditions of the mine), and a water-soluble macromolecule B base fluid are pumped into the formulation in sequence; when macromolecules A and B are mixed or contacted with each other, they are assembled under the drive of an extremely strong hydrogen bonding effect and quickly constructed in-situ to form a nano-microscale spherical dispersion. The nano-microspheres have a certain fluidity control ability and excellent fluid flow diversion performance, which significantly improves a fluid absorption profile of the heterogeneous formation, exhibits deep intelligent profile control and flooding, and greatly increases the crude oil recovery rate.

Claims (15)

1. A mine application method for in-situ nano-microspheres to increase a crude oil recovery rate, sequentially comprising:

(1) preparing a macromolecule A solution having a mass concentration of 0.1˜5.0% and a macromolecule B solution having a mass concentration of 0.1˜5.0% from site injection water respectively; adding a fluidity regulator having a mass concentration of 0.05˜0.1% and an oxygen scavenger having a mass concentration of 0.002˜0.05% into the macromolecule A solution; adding an oxygen scavenger having a mass concentration of 0.002˜0.05% into the macromolecule B solution; and stirring for 15˜30 minutes to ensure they are sufficiently mixed;

(2) injecting the macromolecule A solution with 0.1˜0.5 times of pore volume into a formation;

(3) injecting an isolation fluid slug with 0.02˜0.05 times of pore volume;

(4) injecting the macromolecule B solution with 0.1˜0.5 times of pore volume; and

(5) constructing the macromolecules A and B rapidly in situ to form the in-situ nano-microspheres under a drive of hydrogen bonds because the macromolecules A and B generates an extremely strong a supramolecular hydrogen bonding effect during a contact process in the formation, thereby promoting a fluid flow diversion and increasing a recovery rate of a high water cut an oilfield.

2. The mine application method for the in-situ nano-microspheres to increase crude oil recovery rate according to claim 1 , wherein the macromolecules A are of a straight-chain water-soluble polymers with an ethyl ether or propyl ether structure, and the macromolecules B are of a water-soluble polymer with a polyhydroxyl or polyphenolic structure.

3. The mine application method for the in-situ nano-microspheres to increase crude oil recovery rate according to claim 2 , wherein the macromolecules A are polypropylene glycol, fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether, methallyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether or allyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether, and the macromolecules B are carboxymethyl- 62 -cyclodextrin, tannin extract or tea polyphenol.

4. The mine application method for the in-situ nano-microspheres to increase crude oil recovery rate according to claim 1 , wherein the fluidity regulator is one of amylose, chitosan hydrochloride, xanthan gum, and carboxymethyl cellulose.

5. The mine application method for the in-situ nano-microspheres to increase crude oil recovery rate according to claim 1 , wherein the oxygen scavenger is thiourea.

6. The mine application method for the in-situ nano-microspheres to increase crude oil recovery rate according to claim 1 , wherein in the step (2), the isolation fluid is injection water.

7. The mine application method for the in-situ nano-microspheres to increase crude oil recovery rate according to claim 1 , wherein in the step (4), after the macromolecule B solution is injected, a certain amount of injection water slug is injected for replacement.

8. The mine application method for the in-situ nano-microspheres to increase crude oil recovery rate according to claim 1 , wherein a processing distance of the in-situ nano-microspheres in the formation is adjusted by the size of the isolation fluid slug.

9. The mine application method for the in-situ nano-microspheres to increase crude oil recovery rate according to claim 1 , wherein properties of the formation reservoir are as follows: temperature is up to 120° C. and mineralization degree of water is up to 20×10 4 mg/L.

10. The mine application method for the in-situ nano-microspheres to increase crude oil recovery rate according to claim 1 , wherein a scale of the nano-microspheres is mainly controlled by type and molecular weight of the macromolecules A and type of the macromolecules B, and scale control of the in-situ nano-microspheres can be achieved by selecting the type and molecular weight of corresponding macromolecules A and macromolecules B according to heterogeneity and permeability.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2020
From: PU, WANFEN; LIU, RUI; JIN, FAYANG
To: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 052673/0349 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910515010.1 · Jun 14, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210189221A1 · Jun 24, 2021
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