Research Article

Experimental Study on Optimization of Polymer Preslug Viscosity of ASP Flooding in Interlayer Heterogeneous Well Group Artificial Sandstone Core

Table 1

Comparison of prototype and model parameters.

Similarity criteriaAttribute similarityPurposePhysical model valuesField values

Ratio of gravity to driving forceDetermine the amount of model injection0.3 mL/min30 m3/d
Geometric similarityDetermine the model size70.7 cm50 m
Geometric similarityDetermine the model thickness42 cm30 m
Dynamic similarityDetermine the injection-production pressure difference of the model0.2 MPa15 MPa
Consistent porosityDetermine the model porosity22%22%
Consistent crude oil viscosityDetermine the crude oil viscosity10 mPa·s10 mPa·s
Consistent gas log permeabilityDetermine the model average permeability500 mD500 mD

Subscript : model; subscript : oilfield prototype; : reservoir thickness, m; : reservoir depth, m; : oil-phase density, kg/m3; : gas permeability, mD; : water-phase viscosity, mPa·s; : the volume of water injected into the reservoir by the injection well per unit time, m3/s; : the similarity ratio of characteristic length; : the model length, m; : the field prototype length, m; : porosity, %; : pressure difference between production and injection, MPa; %; : oil-phase viscosity, mD; : acceleration of gravity, m/s2.