Experimental study of surfactant flooding system in low permeability reservoir
Abstract In view of reservoirs with low pressure, medium porosity, and low permeability in Changqing Oilfield, along with the “double high stage” in the middle and late development featuring a sharp rise in water cut and a low comprehensive water flooding recovery rate, a study of a composite surfac...
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| description | Abstract In view of reservoirs with low pressure, medium porosity, and low permeability in Changqing Oilfield, along with the “double high stage” in the middle and late development featuring a sharp rise in water cut and a low comprehensive water flooding recovery rate, a study of a composite surfactant flooding system was conducted. It is found that there is a synergistic effect between dodecyl hydroxypropyl sulfobetaine (HPSB) and naphthenic petroleum sulfonate (NPS). When the ratio of HPSB to NPS is 8:2, the best interfacial activity is exhibited in the formation water of the target block, which can reduce the interfacial tension of oil–water equilibrium to 1 × 10−3 mN/m and has strong salt tolerance. The synergistic effect of the two makes the composite system have good anti-adsorption performance, with little adsorption loss on the sand surface, and no significant chromatographic separation in the formation. The composite system also has good stability under reservoir conditions. The 0.2% composite surfactant system can reduce the water injection pressure from 1.52 to 1.16 MPa, a decrease of 23.7%; and increase the oil recovery ratio from 45.71 to 63.33%, an increase of 17.62%. These results demonstrate that the composite system (HPSB:NPS = 8:2) has a positive impact on pressure reduction and production increase in the low permeability reservoirs of Changqing Oilfield. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d0314ec04b7466c965b8ea9da3ed4aa2025-08-20T02:16:06ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-04-0115111110.1038/s41598-025-97678-wExperimental study of surfactant flooding system in low permeability reservoirBai Jinmei0Qian Kun1Dou Xiangji2He Yanfeng3School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Changzhou UniversitySchool of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Changzhou UniversitySchool of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Changzhou UniversitySchool of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Changzhou UniversityAbstract In view of reservoirs with low pressure, medium porosity, and low permeability in Changqing Oilfield, along with the “double high stage” in the middle and late development featuring a sharp rise in water cut and a low comprehensive water flooding recovery rate, a study of a composite surfactant flooding system was conducted. It is found that there is a synergistic effect between dodecyl hydroxypropyl sulfobetaine (HPSB) and naphthenic petroleum sulfonate (NPS). When the ratio of HPSB to NPS is 8:2, the best interfacial activity is exhibited in the formation water of the target block, which can reduce the interfacial tension of oil–water equilibrium to 1 × 10−3 mN/m and has strong salt tolerance. The synergistic effect of the two makes the composite system have good anti-adsorption performance, with little adsorption loss on the sand surface, and no significant chromatographic separation in the formation. The composite system also has good stability under reservoir conditions. The 0.2% composite surfactant system can reduce the water injection pressure from 1.52 to 1.16 MPa, a decrease of 23.7%; and increase the oil recovery ratio from 45.71 to 63.33%, an increase of 17.62%. These results demonstrate that the composite system (HPSB:NPS = 8:2) has a positive impact on pressure reduction and production increase in the low permeability reservoirs of Changqing Oilfield.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97678-wSurfactantLow permeability reservoirEnhanced oil recoverySalt toleranceAnti-adsorption |
| spellingShingle | Bai Jinmei Qian Kun Dou Xiangji He Yanfeng Experimental study of surfactant flooding system in low permeability reservoir Scientific Reports Surfactant Low permeability reservoir Enhanced oil recovery Salt tolerance Anti-adsorption |
| title | Experimental study of surfactant flooding system in low permeability reservoir |
| title_full | Experimental study of surfactant flooding system in low permeability reservoir |
| title_fullStr | Experimental study of surfactant flooding system in low permeability reservoir |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental study of surfactant flooding system in low permeability reservoir |
| title_short | Experimental study of surfactant flooding system in low permeability reservoir |
| title_sort | experimental study of surfactant flooding system in low permeability reservoir |
| topic | Surfactant Low permeability reservoir Enhanced oil recovery Salt tolerance Anti-adsorption |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97678-w |
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