Study on Two-Phase Flow Behavior and Analysis of Influencing Factors Based on Unsteady Oil–Water Relative Permeability Experiment
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Late-stage sandstone reservoirs often exhibit flow behavior markedly different from early performance, reducing recovery. This study quantifies two-phase flow in Jilin Oilfield sandstone cores to support production optimization. An oil–water displacement apparatus was built and unsteady-state relative-permeability tests were performed on core plugs from multiple well blocks. Permeability, pressure gradient, water saturation, and displacement efficiency were tracked over a range of injection multiples. Water-phase relative-permeability curves classify three seepage types: concave-up (12 cores, 2.10–46.17 mD), linear (7 cores, 1.58–12.23 mD), and concave-down (3 cores, 8.74–30.73 mD). Permeability is strongly negatively correlated with irreducible water saturation (R2 = 0.84) and positively correlated with residual oil saturation (R2 = 0.58), two-phase flow interval (R2 = 0.51), and movable oil saturation (R2 = 0.89); other relationships are weak. An increasing pressure gradient markedly improves displacement efficiency in low-permeability cores. Higher injection multiples further raise displacement efficiency across all permeability classes, but gains diminish with increasing permeability. Displacement efficiency also increases with water cut when used as a flooding-stage indicator in these unsteady-state tests.
Source: Processes
DOI: 10.3390/pr14020346
Authors: Liqiang Dong, Depeng Dong, Wenqiang Lou, Jie Cao
Language: English
Subfield: Ocean Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,896
OpenAlex ID: W7124763442