Associating Polymer Networks Based on Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compounds for Heavy Oil Recovery

This work evaluates an approach to improve the enhanced heavy oil recovery performance of hydrophobic associating polymer. A polymeric system based on water-soluble hydrophobic associating polymer (WSHAP) and cyclodextrin (CD) polymer was proposed in this work. Addition of CD polymer to WSHAP forms...

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Main Authors: Xi Li, Zheng Shu, Pingya Luo, Zhongbin Ye
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7218901
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description This work evaluates an approach to improve the enhanced heavy oil recovery performance of hydrophobic associating polymer. A polymeric system based on water-soluble hydrophobic associating polymer (WSHAP) and cyclodextrin (CD) polymer was proposed in this work. Addition of CD polymer to WSHAP forms interpolymer bridges by inclusion of CD groups with hydrophobic tails, and thereby the network structure is strengthened. The proposed system offers good viscoelasticity, pronounced shear thinning, and interesting viscosity-temperature relations. Sand pack tests indicated that the proposed system can build high resistance factor during the propagation in porous media, and its moderate adsorption phenomenon was represented by the thickness of the adsorbed layer. The relationship between effective viscosity and oil recovery increment indicated that the proposed system can significantly reduce the residual oil saturation due to the “piston-like” propagation. The overall oil recovery was raised by 5.7 and 24.5% of the original oil in place compared with WSHAP and partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM), respectively.
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spelling doaj-art-e76a453a1521407d955e4c0dc5d92b232025-08-20T02:21:09ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712018-01-01201810.1155/2018/72189017218901Associating Polymer Networks Based on Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compounds for Heavy Oil RecoveryXi Li0Zheng Shu1Pingya Luo2Zhongbin Ye3College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, ChinaThis work evaluates an approach to improve the enhanced heavy oil recovery performance of hydrophobic associating polymer. A polymeric system based on water-soluble hydrophobic associating polymer (WSHAP) and cyclodextrin (CD) polymer was proposed in this work. Addition of CD polymer to WSHAP forms interpolymer bridges by inclusion of CD groups with hydrophobic tails, and thereby the network structure is strengthened. The proposed system offers good viscoelasticity, pronounced shear thinning, and interesting viscosity-temperature relations. Sand pack tests indicated that the proposed system can build high resistance factor during the propagation in porous media, and its moderate adsorption phenomenon was represented by the thickness of the adsorbed layer. The relationship between effective viscosity and oil recovery increment indicated that the proposed system can significantly reduce the residual oil saturation due to the “piston-like” propagation. The overall oil recovery was raised by 5.7 and 24.5% of the original oil in place compared with WSHAP and partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM), respectively.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7218901
spellingShingle Xi Li
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Associating Polymer Networks Based on Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compounds for Heavy Oil Recovery
Journal of Chemistry
title Associating Polymer Networks Based on Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compounds for Heavy Oil Recovery
title_full Associating Polymer Networks Based on Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compounds for Heavy Oil Recovery
title_fullStr Associating Polymer Networks Based on Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compounds for Heavy Oil Recovery
title_full_unstemmed Associating Polymer Networks Based on Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compounds for Heavy Oil Recovery
title_short Associating Polymer Networks Based on Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compounds for Heavy Oil Recovery
title_sort associating polymer networks based on cyclodextrin inclusion compounds for heavy oil recovery
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7218901
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