Experimental study on the properties and displacement effects of polymer surfactant solution

Based on the characteristics of oil reservoirs and the requirements of further enhancing oil recovery at high water cut stage of pubei oilfield,the displacement performance of polymer surfactant is evaluated. reasonable injection parameters and oil displacement effects after water flooding are also researched. compared with conventional polymer with intermediate molecular weight,polymer surfactant has the properties of higher viscosity at low concentration condition and lower interfacial tension. laboratory experiments indicate that the displacement effect of polymer surfactant is much better than that of conventional polymer at a slug size of 0.57 pv. the oil recovery of polymer surfactant increases by more than 10% after water flooding. considering the actual situation of low-permeability of pubei oilfield reservoirs,the system viscosity of 30 mpa·s is chosen. the corresponding concentration of type iii polymer surfactant is 600 mg/l and the injected slug is 0.57 pv and the oil recovery can be increased by 11.69%. © 2013 ke-liang wang et al.