POLYMER FLOODING Camilo Guerrero

Adriana Montero
POLYMER FLOODING

Thermal Steam flooding

EOR Gas CO2

Chemical Polymer flooding

 Biopolymers Synthetic Polymers

Mechanical degradation resistant The most used type of polymer

Great thermal resistant Cheaper tan other kinds
Sensitive to biological degradation Its viscosity is sensitive to salinity
and mechanical degradation.
 HYDROLYSIS EFFECT
H2O

Carboxyl
Amide

The amide groups tend to hydrolyze with temperature

The PAM is heat sensitive
The higher the temperature, the faster the hydrolysis
The hydrolysis percentage goes from 15 to 35
The higher the temperature, more hydrolysis percentage
CRITERIA
Survive and be able A good viscosifying
to Flow in reservoir power
conditions

Nonionic hydrophilic group for chemical stability

Negative ionic hydrophilic group to reduce

adsorption on rock surfaces
CRITERIA

Polymeric
Water Oil zone
Solution

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DISPLACEMENT MECHANISMS
Water Flooding OIL
Oil .

HPAM Flooding
Oil
Fig. 6

𝜇𝑜 𝑘𝑤
𝑀=
𝜇𝑤 𝑘 𝑜

Reduces the mobility Enhances the Flow of the polymeric solution

ratio and the water cut through low permeability channels

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VISCOSITY
Salinity
Temperature
pH

Viscosity

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SCREENING
For Heavy Oil
Application parameters
Formation Sandstones
Viscosity (up to 8400cp) < 50.000 ppm
Salinity
Reservoir temp. < 93,3 °C (199 °F)
Low Temperature
K formation ≥ 50 md
Oil viscosity <150 cp.
Low Salinity
Oil saturation So-Sor>0.05
Aquifers and gas caps N/A
Horizontal Wells

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HEAVY OIL APPLICATIONS

Poor sweep efficiency

due to high viscosity
oils

Some cases show a

Viscosity > 5000 cp 24% increase in
recovery over OOIP

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