Tao Wang1,2, Haiyang Yu1,*, Jie Gao2, Fei Wang2, Xinlong Zhang3,*, Hao Yang2, Guirong Di2, Pengrun Wang2
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.21, No.5, pp. 1191-1200, 2025, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2025.058865
- 30 May 2025
Abstract Oilfields worldwide are increasingly grappling with challenges such as early water breakthrough and high water production, yet direct, targeted solutions remain elusive. In recent years, chemical flooding techniques designed for tertiary oil recovery have garnered significant attention, with microgel flooding emerging as a particularly prominent area of research. Despite its promise, the complex mechanisms underlying microgel flooding have been rarely investigated numerically. This study aims to address these gaps by characterizing the distribution of microgel concentration and viscosity within different pore structures. To enhance the accuracy of these characterizations, the viscosity of microgels is adjusted More >