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Indoor Evaluation of a Temperature-Controlled Gel Intelligent Diversion System

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The Bohai SZ36-1 oilfield, the largest offshore oilfield in China, features a high-porosity, high-permeability reservoir with significant heterogeneity and permeability variations. After extended water injection, the reservoir's pore structure evolved, increasing heterogeneity and reducing the effectiveness of traditional production methods. To address these issues, this study introduces an intelligent diversion and balanced unblocking technology, using a temperature-controlled diversion system to block dominant flow channels and ensure even distribution of treatment fluids while maintaining reservoir integrity. The technology's scientific validity and feasibility were confirmed through extensive testing. Results show that the diversion system offers excellent injectability, with controllable solidification time, phase change temperature, and strong compatibility, allowing for a "liquid-solid-liquid" phase transition in the reservoir. The technology also demonstrates high plugging strength, rapid plugging rate, significant diversion effects, and moderate injection intensity, all meeting construction requirements.

Source: Nanomaterials

DOI: 10.3390/nano15070547

Authors: Zhifeng Luo, Qunlong Wu, Weiyu Chen, Haoran Fu, Kun Xu, Haojiang Xi

Institutions: Southwest Petroleum University, State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation

Language: English

Topic: Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

Subfield: Ocean Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,896