TY  - EJOU
AU  - Zhang, Jialiang 
AU  - He, Shumei 
AU  - Liu, Tongjing 
AU  - Ni, Tianlu 
AU  - Zhou, Jian 
AU  - Huang, Fang 

TI  - Visualization of Water Plugging Displacement with Foam/Gel Flooding in Internally Heterogeneous Reservoirs
T2  - Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing

PY  - 2021
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
SN  - 1555-2578

AB  - During the displacement of water plugging with binary flooding in internally heterogeneous reservoirs, it is essential to understand the distributions of remaining oil as well as the oil displacement mechanisms at different stages. In this study, two types of internally heterogeneous systems, i.e., vertical and horizontal wells are investigated experimentally through a microscopic approach. The results show that plugging agent types have a greater impact on oil recovery than well types, and foam injection can enhance oil recovery more effectively than gel injection. Additionally, the injection sequence of plugging agents significantly affects oil displacement efficiency. Injecting gel after foam is more beneficial. According to the present results, the main formation mechanisms of remaining oil in each displacement stage are influenced by: capillary force, viscous force, inertial force, shear force, microscopic fingering & channeling.
KW  - Microscopic visualization experiment; internally heterogeneous reservoir; remaining oil; foam; gel

DO  - 10.32604/fdmp.2021.015638