Research Article

Performance of Gel Treatments in Reservoirs with Multiscale Heterogeneity

Table 1

Input data of reservoir property and gel reaction.

Parameters

Reservoir
 Porosity, 0.2
 Ratio of vertical-to-horizontal permeability, 0.01
 Depth (ft)1,300
 Temperature (°F)103
 Pressure (psi)200
 Compressibility, (psi−1)0
 Initial saturation
  Water, 0.3
  Oil, 0.7
 Initial hydrogen ion concentration (meq/mL)160
Kinetics of gelation
X40.8
X141.32
X161
days−1)15
(°K−1)−22,344
 SCR0.25
Permeability reduction factor
0.06
0.099
(m·wt.%1/3)4.9674 × 10−7
(wt.%−1)80
   10
   (meq/m3)10,000
0.169
Viscosity
(cp ppm−1)0.008
(cp ppm−2)2.7 × 10−5
Adsorption
(vol. of water/ppm of chromium)1,157
(vol. of water/ppm of chromium)100