ASSESSMENT OF A SURFACTANT- POLYMER FORMULATION APPLIED TO THE CONDITIONS OF ONE COLOMBIAN FIELD
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| contents | ASSESSMENT OF A SURFACTANT- POLYMER FORMULATION APPLIED TO THE CONDITIONS OF ONE COLOMBIAN FIELD Tapias-Hernández, Fabián-Andrés Moreno, Rosangela Barros Zanoni Lopes Ingeniería Polymer Surfactant Interfacial tension Rheological behavior Phase behavior tests The surfactant-polymer (SP) process is one of the Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR) methods used in the industry. It has been continuously studied; however, it is still a challenge for the petroleum industry due to the difficulty to design the solution to be injected and forecast process performance. This paper is intended to contribute to the design of fluids used in an SP process based on some previously known properties and conditions. Hence, reservoir and fluid properties of a Colombian Field were used as reference parameters to select the polymer and surfactant. Then, the effects of salts, temperature, and surfactant on tailor-made polymer solutions were determined through a rheological study. Ostwald-de Waele and Carreau-Yasuda models adjusted the measured viscosity data against shear rate, while Arrhenius equation fitted viscosity values at 7,8 s-1 against temperature. The surfactant performance was analyzed using phase behavior tests, and the Chun Huh equations determined the interfacial tension (IFT) values. The Bancroft's rule was used as a qualitative verification tool of the kind of micro- emulsion formed. From rheology, we concluded that the viscous modulus is predominant for all polymer solutions, and the fluid thickness is reduced due to the presence of divalent cations and raise on temperature, salts or surfactant concentration. On the other hand, the observed phase behavior corresponded to a transition Winsor II to I without finding any Winsor III micro-emulsion. Therefore, some criteria were proposed to select the optimal conditions. For the desired conditions, the reduction of IFT reached values ranging in magnitudes of 10-3 to 10-4 mN/m. These values are usually associated with an improved oil recovery factor. 2019 artículo científico 0122-5383 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=46570769005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/46570769005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/movil 10.29047/01225383.152 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=465 CT&F Ciencia, Tecnología y Futuro application/pdf ECOPETROL S.A. CT&F Ciencia, Tecnología y Futuro (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.9 |
| format | Artículo científico |
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| spellingShingle | ASSESSMENT OF A SURFACTANT- POLYMER FORMULATION APPLIED TO THE CONDITIONS OF ONE COLOMBIAN FIELD Tapias-Hernández, Fabián-Andrés Ingeniería Polymer Surfactant Interfacial tension Rheological behavior Phase behavior tests ASSESSMENT OF A SURFACTANT- POLYMER FORMULATION APPLIED TO THE CONDITIONS OF ONE COLOMBIAN FIELD Tapias-Hernández, Fabián-Andrés Moreno, Rosangela Barros Zanoni Lopes Ingeniería Polymer Surfactant Interfacial tension Rheological behavior Phase behavior tests The surfactant-polymer (SP) process is one of the Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR) methods used in the industry. It has been continuously studied; however, it is still a challenge for the petroleum industry due to the difficulty to design the solution to be injected and forecast process performance. This paper is intended to contribute to the design of fluids used in an SP process based on some previously known properties and conditions. Hence, reservoir and fluid properties of a Colombian Field were used as reference parameters to select the polymer and surfactant. Then, the effects of salts, temperature, and surfactant on tailor-made polymer solutions were determined through a rheological study. Ostwald-de Waele and Carreau-Yasuda models adjusted the measured viscosity data against shear rate, while Arrhenius equation fitted viscosity values at 7,8 s-1 against temperature. The surfactant performance was analyzed using phase behavior tests, and the Chun Huh equations determined the interfacial tension (IFT) values. The Bancroft's rule was used as a qualitative verification tool of the kind of micro- emulsion formed. From rheology, we concluded that the viscous modulus is predominant for all polymer solutions, and the fluid thickness is reduced due to the presence of divalent cations and raise on temperature, salts or surfactant concentration. On the other hand, the observed phase behavior corresponded to a transition Winsor II to I without finding any Winsor III micro-emulsion. Therefore, some criteria were proposed to select the optimal conditions. For the desired conditions, the reduction of IFT reached values ranging in magnitudes of 10-3 to 10-4 mN/m. These values are usually associated with an improved oil recovery factor. 2019 artículo científico 0122-5383 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=46570769005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/46570769005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/movil 10.29047/01225383.152 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=465 CT&F Ciencia, Tecnología y Futuro application/pdf ECOPETROL S.A. CT&F Ciencia, Tecnología y Futuro (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.9 |
| title | ASSESSMENT OF A SURFACTANT- POLYMER FORMULATION APPLIED TO THE CONDITIONS OF ONE COLOMBIAN FIELD |
| topic | Ingeniería Polymer Surfactant Interfacial tension Rheological behavior Phase behavior tests |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=46570769005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/46570769005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/465/46570769005/movil |