Experimental Study of Polymer Injection Performance on Oil Recovery Factor Enhancement in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Porous Media Using Acrylic Micromodel

Volume 6, Issue 5, October 2021     |     PP. 69-94      |     PDF (2556 K)    |     Pub. Date: October 24, 2021
DOI: 10.54647/energy48138    82 Downloads     221672 Views  

Author(s)

Boni Swadesi, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta
Dedy Kristanto, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta
Indah Widyaningsih, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta
Sri Wahyuni Murni, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta
Sinosa Husenido, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta
Mahruri Sanmurjana, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung
Roiduz Zumar, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta
Septoratno Siregar, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung

Abstract
Understanding polymer flow behaviour in porous media is essential to know the performance of polymer injection on oil recovery factor enhancement that is affected by various parameters. This research work conducted a series of waterflooding and polymer injection processes on acrylic or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) micromodel with homogeneous and heterogeneous flow patterns. In this study, we used the dry etching method to fabricate the micromodel. The waterflooding process is conducted first and then followed by polymer injection with different concentrations in each micromodel. The incremental oil recovery factor resulting from polymer injection can be determined and analysed to know the effect of polymer concentration and reservoir heterogeneity on the incremental oil recovery factor. In a particular scenario, the test is conducted with different injection flow rates to understand the effect of flow rate on the oil recovery. The micromodel flooding test result is further analysed by using Digital Image Analysis (DIA). The results revealed that the highest incremental oil recovery factor is obtained when the layers are perpendicular to the mean flow direction if the polymer solution is injected from a low permeable zone. In addition, the increase of polymer concentration will result in higher incremental oil recovery and a lower injection flow rate will give better sweep efficiency. This study shows the application of micromodel for the understanding of enhanced oil recovery techniques at pore scale.

Keywords
Micromodel, Polymer Injection, Incremental Oil Recovery Factor, Digital Image Analysis.

Cite this paper
Boni Swadesi, Dedy Kristanto, Indah Widyaningsih, Sri Wahyuni Murni, Sinosa Husenido, Mahruri Sanmurjana, Roiduz Zumar, Septoratno Siregar, Experimental Study of Polymer Injection Performance on Oil Recovery Factor Enhancement in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Porous Media Using Acrylic Micromodel , SCIREA Journal of Energy. Volume 6, Issue 5, October 2021 | PP. 69-94. 10.54647/energy48138

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