Improving reservoir conformance using gelled polymer systems. Final report, September 25, 1992--July 31, 1996
The objectives of the research program were to (1) identify and develop polymer systems which have potential to improve reservoir conformance of fluid displacement processes, (2) determine the performance of these systems in bulk and in porous media, and (3) develop methods to predict their performance in field applications. The research focused on four types of gel systems--KUSP1 systems that contain an aqueous polysaccharide designated KUSP1, phenolic-aldehyde systems composed of resorcinol and formaldehyde, colloidal-dispersion systems composed of polyacrylamide and aluminum citrate, and a chromium-based system where polyacrylamide is crosslinked by chromium(III). Gelation behavior of the resorcinol-formaldehyde systems and the KUSP1-borate system was examined. Size distributions of aggregates that form in the polyacrylamide-aluminum colloidal-dispersion gel system were determined. Permeabilities to brine of several rock materials were significantly reduced by gel treatments using the KUSP1 polymer-ester (monoethyl phthalate) system, the KUSP1 polymer-boric acid system, and the sulfomethylated resorcinol-formaldehyde system were also shown to significantly reduce the permeability to supercritical carbon dioxide. A mathematical model was developed to simulate the behavior of a chromium redox-polyacrylamide gel system that is injected through a wellbore into a multi-layer reservoir in which crossflow between layers is allowed. The model describes gelation kinetics and filtration of pre-gel aggregates in the reservoir. Studies using the model demonstrated the effect filtration of gel aggregates has on the placement of gel systems in layered reservoirs.
- Research Organization:
- Kansas Univ., Energy Research Center, Lawrence, KS (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-92BC14881
- OSTI ID:
- 568981
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BC/14881-22; ON: DE97008761; TRN: US200221%%1767
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Supercedes report DE97008761; PBD: Jun 1997; PBD: 1 Jun 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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